About Us
The focus of Coming Home Connection is to serve families and individuals with compassionate in-home care and personal support directed by the family. Support teams are made up of a network of trained volunteer and professional caregivers who help with end-of-life situations, brain injuries, and other long-term illnesses. Many of our clients have limited financial resources or may need more personal support beyond what their medical or medical benefits can provide. Our trained volunteers provide relief for family caregivers, or look after those who have no one else.
Since 2007 Coming Home Connection has trained more than 285 people from all walks of life, including many high school and community college students. Currently, we serve between 55 to 60 households per month.
There is no charge for our in-home services or volunteer training. Coming Home Connection is an IRS-recognized nonprofit corporation supported wholly by donations from individuals, organizations and foundations.
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Peterson, President
Director, New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council
Karin Thron MD, Vice President
Staff Physician, Ambercare Hospice
David Brooks, Secretary
Assistant General Counsel, New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
James R. Follingstad, Treasurer
Principal, Follingstad Grisham CPA LLC
Glenys Carl, Founder
CHC Executive Director, pioneer in homecare volunteer training
Paul Goblet
President, Asset Advisors
Debra Boldt
Development, Santa Fe Community College
Advisory Board
Mary Blissett, RN
Discharge Planner, Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Trevor Hawkins, MD
Southwest Care Clinic
Timothy M. Lopez, MD, FACP
Cancer Institute of New Mexico
Roger Miller, MD
Plastic surgeon and wound care specialist
John Redd, MD
Epidemioligist, Center for Disease Control
Stefan Ripich, ND
Naturopathic physician and nurse practitioner
Training and Education Board
Diane Broome, RN
Nursing Education Department, Santa Fe Community College, Coordinator of the Nursing Assistant Program, and Medical Terminology Instructor
Sara Kelly
Brain Injury Specialist
Jytte Lokvig, Ph.D.
Lecturer and author of “Alzeimers A to Z: Secrets to Successful Caregiving”
Denys Cope, RN
Death and Dying Educator
Cooperating Community Organizations
Ambercare Hospice, Santa Fe and Espanola
Amigos del Valle, Espanola
Arroyo Chamiso Pediatric Center
Cancer Institute of New Mexico Foundation
Capital High School
Children’s Medical Services (NM Dept. of Health)
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
EGIS Foundation
(Elders Getting Information and Services)
Espanola Hospital
Kitchen Angels
The MASTERS Program (Charter School)
New Mexico Adult Protection Agency
New Mexico Brain Injury Association
College of Nursing, Northern New Mexico College
Open Hands
PMS Hospice Center, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Community College
Southwest Care Clinic
Tewa Women United
VistaCare Hospice (formerly Odyssey Hospice), Santa Fe
Volunteers have provided free personal care to more than 100 individuals and their families in the Santa Fe, New Mexico area, who have fallen through the gaps in our medical care and insurance systems. Visit some we have served...
