The people behind our home care
PROPELLING LIVES FORWARD
If you’ve been searching for a home care agency for your care or your loved one’s care, then you know there is a sea of sameness in the dozens of home care choices, making it difficult to actually choose one. And we know that can be frustrating.
Compassionate, Affordable Care
from Andover, Blaine and Coon Rapids to Mahtomedi and Woodbury and all points in-between in the Northeast Metro. Your Award-Winning Choice for Non-Medical home care for the Twin Cities Northeast Metro.
SYNERGY Homecare is an affordable, compassionate, and respected home care choice for families who want to keep their loved ones at home rather than in a nursing home or assisted living facility. With over 90-years of caring for others, the management team is committed to the best possible care. Our AWARD WINNING, trained, dependable caregivers are available 24/7, year-round. Our Quality Program is leading the industry! Did you know that most Home Care agencies do not routinely measure their quality. Everyone gets testimonials, but does your agency measure and track their quality. SYNERGY HomeCare tracks it each and every month. We review input and make adjustments as needed. For a more than a decade, 11+ years we have won Provider of Choice by BestofHomeCare.com. You can count on our caregivers to enhance the quality of you and your loved one’s life by meeting a wealth of physical and emotional care needs, including: Bathing, dressing, toileting, assistance with transfers, use of mechanical lifts, medication and PT reminders, meal preparation, grocery shopping, errands and transportation to doctors / hair dresser, etc. (Full Services Listing Click Here)
In 2019, SYNERGY HomeCare was proud to join the Struthers Parkinson’s Care Network. They provide a full curriculum of Parkinson’s Disease education that we have all our caretakers partake in. The training and support our caregivers receive help them to provide quality care for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. SYNERGY HomeCare’s membership in the Network reflects our commitment to individuals and families living with Parkinson’s.
Brian McDonald | President
Brian has always had a passion for helping others and finds SYNERGY HomeCare to be the perfect culmination of his life’s experiences.
Brian first became aware of the value of in-home care in 2003, when his brother-in-law, Kelly Ketchum, battled brain cancer. The McDonald and Ketchum families took turns as Kelly’s full-time caregivers until he was admitted to hospice.
Kelly died on Oct. 17, 2003, and exactly nine years later, Brian joined SYNERGY, determined to make a difference in other people’s lives. He is guided every day by a quote by Mary Rose McGready:
“There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.”
Previously, Brian worked in marketing and product engineering at Medtronic in Mounds View, Minn., where he contributed to the planning and design of implantable pacemakers, defibrillators, and heart valves. He also worked for the company as a technical field engineer, training both physicians and Medtronic field teams how to implant the Medtronic pacemakers and defibrillators.
“My experience at Medtronic taught me the value of focusing one’s efforts on the patient and the importance of doing everything possible to help them,” said McDonald.
Brian attended Duke University Medical School and completed his basic sciences and 1st year of clinical rotations. He applies his medical knowledge each and every day he is working with clients to ensure the best possible care plan.
Very early in his career, Brian worked at NASA on the International Space Station and building and launching communication satellites. He likes to joke that he’s the most “compassionate Rocket Scientist you’ll ever meet.”
On Saturdays, in the fall you will find him glued to the TV cheering on his alma mater, Notre Dame. GO IRISH!
Our promise to you: care that moves you
Life is in constant motion. From the time we smile our first smile, ride our first bike, find our first home or embrace our first grandchild, it just keeps moving. And a moving life is a full one. But sometimes, life can take a turn that slows us down, or even stops us in our tracks. That’s where SYNERGY HomeCare comes in. To keep the basic needs of your life effortlessly moving forward. So you can focus on what moves you and get the most out of every day.
We guide with purpose
We take a strong lead with a kind hand in what can be a stressful, uncertain time in your life. By charting an assured course and making certain that you and your family members understand what’s happening, we can keep you comfortable every step of the way.
Great care comes from confidence, and confidence is contagious. We know what we’re doing and we’re always striving to do it better. One of the things we do best is relate to people on a personal level. And when you do something well, it breeds confidence. In you, and everyone around you. That’s why our clients, employees and franchise owners are so confident, too.
How we do it:
- We serve beyond the job description.
- We approach the job with a sense of adventure and purpose.
- We take ownership and responsibility over results.
- We quickly spot new opportunities for improvement and act on them.
We know individual people have individual needs
What we do:
We listen and ask questions. That’s the best way to learn how to impact an individual’s life. That’s how we do it. And that’s why we are recognized as an organization that shows an unwavering commitment to understanding people’s needs and providing the care option that best adapts to those needs. This is how we keep you and your life moving forward by being intuitively personal.
How we do it:
- We approach every encounter with compassion, personality and positive energy.
- We inspire others through words.
- We are curious. We ask questions and listen to what’s unspoken.
- We help you set goals. We make you feel as though we are walking with you on your care journey.
Life moves in one direction – forward. No matter your circumstances, SYNERGY HomeCare steps in with effective, comforting, life-affirming care that moves people emotionally and physically forward, from personal assistance and companionship to live-in and even family caregiver respite. We provide full support for fuller lives. Ultimately, we create a feeling of forward momentum, not just in lives but also in the home care industry.
Whether you’re a high-octane octogenarian who just needs a hand, someone confined to bed who needs a little more help, or a person dealing with lifelong disabilities who needs someone to walk beside them on their journey, we’re here to care with whole hearts and open arms.
We know you have questions. And we have answers. When the time is right for you, we would be honored to speak with you. We listen!
