The Barrington Area Council on Aging has a…
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Aging Better: BACOA Extends a Hand to Families Facing Alzheimer’s
Barbara spends a lot of time grieving. “I…
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Aging Better: BACOA’s Memory Café Offers New Connections for Those with Memory-Related Concerns
Every third Wednesday of the month, Pam pulls…
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Aging Better: BACOA’s Memory Café Offers Critical Socialization for Those with Mild Cognitive Difficulties
The Barrington Area Council on Aging is offering…
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329. Aging Better: I’m Toast! Survival tips for the Burnt-out Caregiver
Do you have responsibility for caring for a…
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34. BHS Girls Varsity Basketball Celebrates Senior Night Victory Against Hoffman Estates
Barrington High School’s varsity girls basketball team celebrated…
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95. Synergy HomeCare of Barrington Celebrates Six Years of Service
For six years, Synergy HomeCare has provided home-based, non-medical services to the Barrington area and beyond. Owner Diego Uribe and his dedicated team work around the clock to ensure that Synergy’s team of highly trained caregivers delivers the very best care to their clients. As they celebrate their sixth anniversary this month, they’re taking time to look back on what they’ve learned, and ahead to a growing future.
When Diego Uribe’s mother, Gladys Uribe, began her battle with cancer, Diego knew he would do whatever he could to ease her suffering and maintain her quality of life. “She had gone to the gym twice a day for as long as I could remember–she was a very healthy woman,” Diego recalls. “So to see her in pain, and to watch her health decline…it was a very difficult thing.”
Diego, a longtime Barrington resident, had to piece together resources in the Houston, Texas, area to provide the care his mother needed. Though there were many services available for medical and non-medical care, they were impersonal and required extensive coordination from a distance.
“I was upset by the lack of personal attention my mother received. She deserved better than that.”
It was a few years after his mother’s passing that Diego decided to leave his corporate job to pursue a career in home care services.
As Diego researched the home care industry, he was drawn to Synergy HomeCare’s business structure. “It provided some helpful tools for us as we were just starting out,” he says. So in March of 2008, Diego started the first Synergy HomeCare franchise in Illinois……