CarolinaHearts Home Care marked its fifth anniversary last Thursday with a ribbon cutting event put on by the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce.
On hand for the event were Rockingham Mayor John Hutchinson and chamber president and CEO Kristi King. They talked about how CarolinaHearts Home Care helps the community, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The care they give has been seen firsthand by our family.” Giving care to other people for a living is the most important thing I can think of. Hutchinson said, “That means it’s hard work but very nice work.”
At the event, CarolinaHearts CEO Bridgette Laney and COO Brian Laney talked about how they have been caring for patients in the area for more than 20 years. Bryan Laney said that CarolinaHearts opened for the first time in 2008 in Hamlet’s Whistle Stop Shopping Center.
“We moved to the Whitley Building in 2009, but most of the time we were just doing payroll and other tasks on Fridays at those offices. But in 2019, we really saw the need to help the Richmond County Community.”
We put money into this building and opened our office here. There have been many events since 2019 as everyone knows. “We’re thankful to still be a part of the community and be able to help people,” Bradley Laney said.
Laney said that CarolinaHearts has more than 100 aides working all over the area, with more than 40 of them in Richmond County. With the help of CarolinaHearts caregivers, families can take care of their loved ones in the safety of their own homes.
“We offer both short-term and long-term care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
“Our caregivers help with everything from just being there to make sure you’re safe to giving you full hands-on care that includes bathing, dressing, and any other task, as well as light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, transportation to appointments, and running errands,” Laney explained.
Because the people of Richmond County helped CarolinaHearts so much, Laney said that his company often does what it can to give back to the area.
“We want to do everything we can to help the community.” We put on events for local police and delivered meals with United Way. At the Cole Auditorium, we hosted an event for veterans. “The senior centers and the Richmond County Aging Services are very important to us in a lot of ways,” Laney said.