Today we’d like to introduce you to Cornelius Tanase.
Cornelius, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
Loving Care Cottages is a personal care home and residential care home in Houston, TX.
We offer assisted living and memory care in a home-like environment. We care for people who need assisted living and/or have dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and whose families are looking for an alternative to a large sterile corporate-owned nursing home facility. Our homes are family owned and operated, so we can achieve a higher level of care (patient to caregiver/nurse) at a lower price than our competitors.
I am an Ex-Investment Banker who started this with my mother, a retired registered nurse with over 35 years of experience. My younger brother helps us as well along with our experienced employees.
We are fully licensed by Harris County and the State of Texas. Our prices are 10-50% below those of large assisted living facilities in Houston, TX. (depending on level of care)
We have 2 homes are located in Houston, TX, in northern Harris County, just south of Spring, TX. Each home is located in a quiet residential neighborhood and holds no more than 16 residents.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Licensing has been a nightmare. The regulations have become far stricter over the past 2-3 years.
Finding qualified employees is also very hard. Caregivers often want to sit or sleep or play on their phones.
Some patients can be combative so finding a good hospice or visiting physician can be challenging. Dementia can be a very challenging and difficult disease to manage.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
Loving Care Cottages is a Licensed and Certified, Small Type B Facility holding a maximum of 16 seniors.
This small environment provides substantial benefits compared to large national chains in so far that seniors get more personalized care and more attention from staff and residents.
We have created a facility that embodies all the best qualities witnessed in the industry.
We welcome you to come view our home and services.
Physical and behavioral routines are key factors in creating daily routines and service plans for residents. Our Loving Care community provides familiar surroundings that provide a reassuring sense of safety and meaning.
Loving Care Cottages offers a resident-centered program designed to meet the specific needs of those with various levels of incontinence care and assistance eating, walking, bathing, and dressing. We provide daily structure 7 days per week to help maintain resident abilities and encourage the use of their remaining skills.
The sense of peace, love, and family at Loving Care Cottages will allow your loved one to comfortably live in a home, as opposed to merely existing in a room.
Our residents receive personal care and attention directly from a licensed nurse who is charged with only a few patients per day. Major nursing home chains will offer a nurse to upwards of 50 or 100 patients per day. Our residents receive more care and more attention.
We have made Loving Care Cottages feel as much like home as possible – warm, friendly, familiar and safe.
Due to Loving Care Cottage’s small size, up to 16 residents can live comfortably in a home like setting. There are 10 impressively large suites to choose from, each featuring peaceful surroundings, lovely arched windows, window dressings, and a home-like setting designed to re-create environments that people have enjoyed throughout their lives.
Interior spaces are decorated like those of a private home and tiled walking areas give residents the opportunity to safely explore their surroundings.
Our specialized settings and services help us meet the needs of people requiring care for bathing, eating, dressing, personal hygiene, ambulation, and incontinence care.
Loving Care Cottages staff members are nurses who have previously worked with our founding RN nurse and are carefully selected for their experience managing the unique challenges associated with providing personal assistance to seniors. They are also compassionate, understanding, and creative. If you have a family member with incontinence trouble or requiring assistance with daily habits, we can provide the care they need.
Members of our staff are well educated nurses. Their experience and education is vital in maintaining the well-being of our residents. We make sure that a professional and personal touch is always embedded in our duties and services. Skilled caregivers are also around 24 hours a day to look after their daily activities. The safety of your loved one is our highest priority. With our qualified team, your mind will be at ease.
What were you like growing up?
I was always a strong numbers guy. Math and History were my strongest subjects. Although I excelled in those subjects, I was always weak in English and the sciences. I learned Romanian and English at the same time, so when I was young my English was so so.
I stopped speaking Romanian when I was 7 years old in order to strengthen my English. Although I can still speak it, I can understand very well.
I’ve always been a pretty aggressive go getter. I don’t give up easily and I push until I get where I want to be.
Latin dancing is my biggest hobby. Salsa is my strongest dance. I’m also pretty good at bachata and cha-cha. I take lessons every Tuesday at Amaya’s. It’s pretty much my only hobby aside from working at my 2 assisted living facilities.
Pricing:
- Building 1: prices range froom $3500 to $4000 a month
- Building 2: prices range froom $4000 to $5000 a month (more luxerious building)
Contact Info:
- Address: 14977 Terrace Oaks Dr., Houston, TX 77068
- Website: www.lovingcarecottages.com/
- Phone: 2819104497
- Email: ctanase@gmail.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovingcarecottages/
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