CareGive​rs Plu​s Home Care Services​
Keeping Families Together Since 1994
Keeping Families Together Since 1994
Our Office Team
Our Office Team
Our office team is here to assist you every step of the way!
Our office team is here to assist you every step of the way!
Alena Vollme B.S.W.
Owner/Operator
Alena is a Youngstown State University School of Social Work graduate. After graduating she obtained her License as a Social Worker in Ohio, the state where she resides with her family. Shortly after obtaining her Bachelors of Social Work she began working for CareGivers Plus as an office assistant in 2005 and took over as company owner in 2021. Alena is able to assist our clients with all aspects of service set up and service management. She also handles human resources and can assist current and potential employees with any aspect of hiring and ongoing employment. Her background in Social Work allows her to better match our caregivers to our clients and orchestrate services to meet all of our client’s needs. Please feel free to contact her for any questions you may have or help you need to set up services or to obtain employment.
Heather Waltz
Care Coordinator/Head Team Leader
Heather joined our team in 2022 as Head Team Leader to our caregiver team and Care Coordinator to our clients. She has several years' experience in Caregiving in homes, hospitals, and nursing home settings. She has specialized training in Alzheimer’s and Dementia as well as other certifications for training in the caregiving business along with experience in Hospice client care and Hospice Medical Equipment Care and maintenance. Her focus is on making the employee on-boarding experience as wholistic as possible to provide our new hires with the best possible training and start to their employment. She also focuses on nurturing existing caregivers to make sure they have everything they need to provide the best possible client care. Additionally, she works with new clients to ensure a smooth start of services. She loves building and maintaining relationships and facilitating communication with clients, caregivers, and the home office. Heather is also a supermom to 2 amazing kids and loves being The Sharpsville Marching Bands' number one fan!
Nancy Rhodanz
Assistant Team Leader/Office Team
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Nancy began her healthcare career in 1995 after graduating from the Business Institute of Pennsylvania. She worked many years in both the hospital and medical offices before starting her family and taking time to raise 3 wonderful children. In 2012 she returned to her calling in healthcare while also enjoying time with her new grandson. Nancy originally joined our team in 2019 as a caregiver. She took a brief break from fieldwork and gained additional administrative experience. Having both hands client care and office administration experience makes her perfectly suited to assist both our caregivers and clients with any needs they have. We are so glad to have her as our Assistant Team Leader and Office Assistant. Outside the office, Nancy enjoys camping in the mountains with her husband and beautiful golden retriever,
Robert Devine R.N.
Founder
Robert Devine received his license as a Registered Nurse in 1976 after graduating from Youngstown State University. As a registered nurse, Robert has worked within many arenas of the health care system, In While working at Sharon Regional Hospital Robert observed the increasing need for in home care options and the lack of local services available for our community elders who wish to remain in their homes as long as possible. Recognizing this need, Robert founded CareGivers Plus Home Health Care in 1994. The agency became licensed by the State of Pennsylvania and Medicare certified in 1996. Mr. Devine’s philosophy is to operate a health care organization which strives to treat our clients with compassion and dignity while providing a broad spectrum of in-home care that are designed to keep our clients living safely and comfortably in their homes for as long as possible.
