At Cura for Care, we are committed to providing educated, caring, professional caregivers, health aides, and personal assistants. Our professionals receive paid staff training and supervision to provide the best possible home care. Our staff are insured and bonded, receive quality compensation, paid time off, holiday pay and health benefits for full time employees.
“We want people to thrive at home and reduce their need for expensive medical services, and that’s why we created Cura for Care.”
Moises Paz has a passion for bringing quality home care to Middle Tennessee through focused personal connection with clients and families.
In 2018, Moises led the company in an expansion to extend Cura's reach to form a network of care that also provides childcare & executive assistants to help families and individuals maintain the work/life balance necessary for a healthy lifestyle.
With five children, twelve grandchildren, and parents who had memory loss, Moises knows firsthand the challenges facing families. As part of a local non-profit connected with the Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging, Moises facilitated memory care training programs for professional and family caregivers. For over 20 years, he managed large preschools, afterschool programs and day camps with up to 900 campers.
Paula Timmreck
Operations Manager
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Paula Timmreck brings a wealth of experience and competent service to her role as Operations Manager. After 30 years of home care and nursing roles as well as administrative responsibilities, Paula stepped easily into this role of oversight and advocacy for our clients.
Her warm heart and caring personality were shaped as she provided care for her own grandfather. She loves the aspect of caregiving that transforms clients into dear friends. As an administrator, Paula oversees caregivers to help ensure those good relationships are being established and developed by staff.
Paula enjoys spending time with her family and her Chihuahuas.
Tamra Leach
On-Call Supervisor
"Home health allows families to just be families and not have to be the workers. Every family needs to understand what is going in their loved one's life, sometimes they need some to talk and sometimes they need someone to listen."
Tamra Leach received her BS summa cum laude from Union University in Health Management and Organizational Leadership, and she's currently pursuing her master's degree while serving as Cura's On-Call Supervisor.
Tamra began her career in caregiving while still in high school. As her family grew, she adapted her career in this rewarding field that shaped her perspective as a person to see the value of expanding caregivers' development beyond the typical roles.
Since each client and family is different, adaptability, friendliness and ongoing education have shaped Tamra into a "go-getter" whom staff and individuals are thankful to have around them.
Rhonda Grundman
On-Call Supervisor
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Rhonda has been a long-time part of the Cura family, and she brings invaluable experience as a CNA, medical assistant, and childcare supervisor.
As on-call supervisor, Rhonda provides assistance to families and clients needing consultation and guidance during off hours, and she's excellent at helping combat isolation in seniors by introducing different clients and facilitating fun outings for them to enjoy together.
Erica Kimball
RN, Care Supervisor
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Erica has spent her life as a caregiver, first as a mother baby nurse, and second as a full-time mother.
Now she's expanding her reach to bring warm
assistance to seniors and families. Erica oversees care plans ensuring service excellence to seniors, children and those provided by our executive
assistants.
She manages insurance claims ensuring that services are compliant with care plans and insurance policies.
Anita Kincaid
Director, Care & Community Relations
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Anita Kincaid is the personable director of Cura's client and community relations.
With a background in business as well as several years experience as a caregiver, Anita brings professionalism and warmth to our staff. In her role as a caregiver, individuals take an instant liking to her.
Resistance to necessary tasks like bathing and hygiene dissipates in the light of her good natured confidence. One client in his late 80’s put it simply by saying, “I love Anita.” His wife quickly chimed in that she felt the same way.
May
LPN, Care Manager
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May has won the hearts of our clients & staff by showing up to emergency and hospital rooms bearing balloons and get-well cards. She's part of the client care team, making home or hospital visits on short notice.
A caring professional, May has worked as part of clinical support and as an LPN caregiver with hospitals, insurance companies, residential facilities and as a home care provider.
Cathy
Nurse Assistant,
"Chief Motivator"
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Cathy is our go-to person when someone is down or refuses to get up and out. She'll start them with a quick trip to the store, then a full shopping trip. Soon enough, she has them excited about a dinner date or show tickets at a local dinner theatre. For seniors struggling with isolation, Cathy's focus on engaging with old friends or making new friends is entertaining and motivating.
She's also a superb cook, involving her clients in organizing shopping trips and making special meals. One day while cleaning, Cathy found $1400 forgotten by a client under his mattress. Because of experiences like this that demonstrate her trustworthy, loving character, deep friendships develop between Cathy and her clients.
Dee
Childcare & much more!
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Erica has spent her life as a caregiver, first as a mother baby nurse, and second as a full-time mother.
Now she's expanding her reach to bring warm
assistance to seniors and families. Erica oversees care plans ensuring service excellence to seniors, children and those provided by our executive
assistants.
She manages insurance claims ensuring that services are compliant with care plans and insurance policies.
Cheryl
Certified Nurse Assistant
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Cheryl brings professional training and experience in her role helping individuals living with memory loss.
She's on staff with the prestigious Abe’s Garden Memory Care Center of Excellence, and she has a knack for motivating individuals to get out of bed and stay active. Daily life becomes an adventure with trips to the store or walks in the neighborhood.
*For privacy, we withhold our care partners' full names. The above are a small sampling of our top-notch providers!
How Cura Elevates the Profession of Care
At Cura, we invest in our professionals, health aids, and personal care assistants. All caregivers receive paid professional training on a variety of topics including:
• Person Centered Care and Service
• Effective Communication
• Bathing and Personal Hygiene
• Exercise and Appropriate Activities
Staff are trained in Understanding, Deescalating, and Redirecting Challenging Behaviors. We also provide specialized training on client-specific needs such as Alzheimer's disease and memory loss, diabetes, joint replacement and post-surgery/chronic care.
Monitoring and Supervision:
All home visits are GPS-verified using electronic monitoring, tracking, and verification of on-time service. Every member of our care team is carefully screened via references, abuse registry, and criminal/drug and driving background checks.
Care partners receive ongoing supervision to ensure that each care partner is
individually and appropriately matched to the individual receiving care. Care
Managers (supervisors) maintain regular communication with individuals receiving
care, their families, friends, and the medical team as appropriate.
At Cura for Care, our care partners are on a career path: insured, bonded, fairly and
compensated. They receive employee benefits including financial support for
continuing education.