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Mission Home Health & Hospice’s Annual Skills Fair

A Passion for Care joined Mission Healthcare’s Skills Fair to serve coffee, build partnerships, and support seamless home care collaboration.

Bethany recently attended Mission Home Health & Hospice’s Annual Skills Fair to share coffee, conversation, and resources about the value of home care. It was also the exciting debut of The Care Café – created to serve those who serve our elders and community. A lot of love (and caffeine) was poured into the day:

3 gallons of cold brew
2+ gallons of milk
2 bottles of syrup
A LOT of ice

We’re so grateful for the opportunity to connect, support, and (of course) serve coffee to the incredible professionals who dedicate their careers to caring for others.

Beyond the lattes, the event highlighted how A Passion for Care collaborates with home health and hospice teams like Mission Healthcare. We work hand in hand with these providers to support clients and their families, ensuring clear communication and coordinated care – from the services we provide in the home to bringing in additional support such as hospice or skilled home health – so every transition is seamless and well-supported. This partnership helps clients and their loved ones focus on comfort and peace of mind while we handle the details.

If you or an aging loved one is considering home care in San Diego, CA, please contact the caring staff at A Passion for Care today. Call (858) 798-5005

A Passion for Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving San Diego, La Jolla, Del Mar, Rancho Bernardo, Encinitas, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Fe, Point Loma, and surrounding areas.

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Pat Melzer

Owner at A Passion for Care

Like many people in the senior care business, founder Pat Melzer was motivated by personal experience to start an in-home senior service business in 2010. After watching chronic conditions, dementia, and surgeries take over the life of her once very intelligent and lively mother-in-law, Pat saw the enormity of the need for better in-home care. Drawing on her 23 years of experience in the computer industry as a software product manager, engineering manager and computer programmer, she decided to develop best practices to build an organization that provides truly excellent, personalized care. Throughout the company’s history, Pat has been personally and professionally committed to ensuring your loved one receives the quality care they deserve. With often heroic efforts by the staff and dedicated caregivers, the vision has become a reality to be very proud of.

Making the transition to a completely new industry brought the opportunity to learn and grow, which continues still today. Pat studied Gerontology in San Diego State University’s certificate program and became licensed as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), a Home Health Aide (HHA), and completed the California Certification Program for Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCCFE) as a Certified Administrator. She presented workshops at Aging in America Conference four years in a row and served as Chair of the San Diego Regional Home Care Council 2019-2020 and was the education board member for several years. More recently, Pat became a Certified Senior Advisor and was a San Diego Business Journal “50 over 50 2022 Women of Influence Honoree”.

Pat and her husband Roland have lived outside San Diego in the San Pasqual Valley for over three decades. She has two children who are grown professionals and three grandchildren. Pat enjoys traveling to, and visits from, family and friends throughout the year. While at home in San Pasqual Valley, she and Roland enjoy peaceful views and exploring the surrounding valleys.