About Rachel

I found Rachel to care for my 80 year old father in September of 2021 and she was a godsend. She was the perfect match for my father who is a former athlete (football, triathlons, even did an Ironman) and was suffering from neurologic issues and short-term memory loss. Rachel herself was a former D-1 soccer player, with a then current 24 Hour Fitness membership and an excellent handle on nutrition. The icing on the cake was that she also had the cutest dog named Dougie and my dad is a huge dog lover. As a bonus, her mother is a nurse and could provide advice over the years, such as giving my dad Paxlovid at the first sign of Covid. Since I was living in Virginia and visited my father for a week each month, Rachel started part-time but morphed into full time, mainly because I didn't want her to find another client! Overall, throughout the years, she was quite reliable. She preferred to drive my dad's car to save hers the wear and tear. Eventually, we even added her to our auto insurance. She did the grocery shopping, cooked his meals, including leaving prepared meals in the fridge for weekends. Over time, I trusted her enough to let her put my dad's credit card in her Apple wallet and she'd oftentimes send me pictures of receipts although I never asked her to. She administered his medications and picked up his pills from the pharmacy. She drove my dad to 24 Hour Fitness as well as to his bi-weekly physical therapy appointments. While I preferred to take my father to medical appointments, Rachel took him to hearing aid checks and ear cleanings, toenail clippings and blood draws. While cleaning wasn't her strong suit (and I'd remind my father that I didn't hire her to clean the entire house anyway), she did wash his clothes, sheets and towels. She became an integral part to running my dad's household, from putting out trash cans, to intercepting the mail to decorating on various holidays. She loved to bake and my dad loved sweets! Sadly, my dad was diagnosed with cancer in the fall of 2025, so I basically began living with him in early 2026 to care for him during radiation therapy. Not knowing how he would fare, I couldn't justify paying Rachel indefinitely and had to let her go. I'd highly recommend Rachel am so grateful that we had her with us on this journey for so many years. Drawbacks: beware that Dougie likes to lift his leg whether inside or out and lots of coffee carafes broken.