A Short History of
Dobson Health Care
Dobson Healthcare was created because there was a need...
...there were too many high level patients that could not go home.
I am often asked how I came to start my business. Well...Believe it or not twenty years ago I was a nurse working full time in a Lansing hospital and also part time for a national home healthcare company. One of my home care clients at the time was a teenage quadriplegic, who over the course of time became ventilator dependent. When this happened, the company I was working for told me that they could not provide the high tech care required for a vent dependent client in their home. So he would have to be placed into a nursing home until a facility that accepted vent patients was found.
As you can imagine he was devastated, as was I. I knew the unfortunate reality of this teenager’s tragic condition meant that the little independence he had would be constricted even more. Nursing homes caring for clients with such complicated needs were few and far between. So, even when the care manager found a nursing facility; it may not have been near his home or suitable for someone his age.
Through research and meeting with many physicians, nurses, and insurance case managers; I presented a home care plan that would enable him to stay in his own home. As I had hoped, the proposal was approved on a trial basis. With the assistance of many wonderful healthcare providers I found myself responsible for coordinating and overseeing home care for our first patient. Our efforts proved to be a tremendous success and this is how Dobson Healthcare Services was born!
We are fortunate! In today’s market, there are very few independently and locally owned home care agencies remaining in business after twenty years. As the initial RN investor still actively involved, I am proud to say our small East Lansing office (serving only Ingham County) has continually grown to the point that we now have 3 Regional Offices caring for clients in more than 36 counties. Stretching from Lansing north to the Mackinaw Bridge, our clients range from premature infants to 102 year old grandmothers.
