Who We Are
Right at Home of St. Louis
Barbara Madison founded Right at Home of St. Louis in 2004. Madison is a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri - Colombia.
Prior to opening Right at Home of St. Louis, Madison worked as a long term care insurance agent. In this industry, she found that every one of her clients expressed a desire to stay at home in the event that they needed long term care. With the baby boomer population growing in age, Madison began to consider the growing need for long term care services and felt motivated to do something more for this population.
Her greatest inspiration, however, came from her own family. When her father was diagnosed with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, Madison's mother gave him supportive assistance almost around the clock. Although she knew her dad was getting the best care possible, Madison began to worry about the toll it might take on her mother's health and wished that more supportive care services had been available in their town.
This personal situation inspired Madison to found the St. Louis branch of Right at Home to better serve families in her own community, and since 2004, Madison and her team have showed their commitment to improving the quality of life of those they serve.
Right at Home
Right at Home was founded by Allen Hager. For many years, Allen worked in health care as a hospital administrator. While in the hospital environment, he watched patients – especially seniors – leave the facility and return home, but not necessarily return to health. Once home, a lot of his former patients were unable to care for themselves.
Allen knew that with a little help, most of these people could lead healthy, happy lives in their own homes. But he also knew that there were very few companies that offered this kind of help. Allen didn’t just jump in and start a franchising company, however.
First, he talked to dozens of families to understand the different kinds of challenges they faced and what kind of care would help. Then he became a certified nursing assistant so he could experience the needs of people who were still living in their home but who needed some professional assistance.
In 1995, Allen started Right at Home in Omaha, Nebraska. Five years later, he started branching into other regions of the country by carefully selecting franchisees who shared his passion for caring for those in their community.
Right at Home now has more than 175 offices that serve thousands of clients across the United States. We even have operations in the United Kingdom and Brazil.
From the get-go, Right at Home was welcoming, helpful, and immediately responsive to my Father's care. We instantly responded to their friendly and service-oriented approach and felt that we could work with them. They also seem to hold the bar pretty high for the caregivers working with them, and their high standards and extensive selection process reassured and impressed us.
Debra M.