A not-for-profit home care agency providing a range of services throughout the Grand Valley and other areas of Western Colorado is celebrating 20 years in operation.

“Our goal has always been to provide people with the services and resources they need to remain at home,” said Charleen Raaum, chief executive officer of SummitWest Care. “We provide compassionate home care for all ages, from NICU babies to seniors and everything in between. It doesn’t matter what age you are, home is the safest, most comfortable place to be.”

Formerly Home Care of the Grand Valley, SummitWest Care is headquartered in Grand Grand Junction. The agency provides medical and non-medical services to patients in Mesa County as well as in Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and Pitkin counties. 

Those services include occupational, physical and speech therapies as well as skilled nursing care. SummitWest Care is the only home care agency on the Western Slope that provides medical pediatric and newborn home care. 

Additional services offer assistance with grocery shopping, housekeeping and meal preparation. 

In response to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, SummitWest Care partnered with Health Recovery Solutions to offer telehealth and remote patient monitoring. In 2021, SummitWest Care developed a chronic care management program offering additional support to clients who suffer from two or more chronic diseases. 

“It is important that we are flexible,” Raaum said. “What it comes down to is: How can we better serve our community? We are always looking for more ways to help people who are in need.”

For more information, log on to www.summitwestcare.com or call 263-0202.