Real Life

Why More OT Students Should Experience Fieldwork Outside the Clinic

Before we get into this story, here’s something I didn’t fully appreciate until recently. Some of the most valuable occupational therapy learning doesn’t happen ...
Shelley Pillado

I Wasn’t Looking for Insight… Until I Walked Into This Airport Bathroom

Notice Anything? Look closely. What do you see that’s different than a typical public bathroom?Doesn’t matter if it’s men’s or women’s. Pause for a ...
Shelley Pillado

Why I Stopped Networking (And Found Someone Better at It Than Me)

There’s a reason people love Patti.And no, it’s not because she’s loud, flashy, or trying to work the room. In fact, it’s the opposite. ...
Shelley Pillado

She Was Only With Us a Short Time.

She Changed Everything. Her name was Gladys. ∞ ∞ ∞ Her eyes were soft with a voice was strong, though worn by years of ...
Shelley Pillado

Opening an Assisted Living Home Felt Like Climbing a Mountain in Flip-Flops

Planning an open house and climbing a mountain feel oddly similar to me. Sweaty palms.Second-guessing every decision.Feeling exhausted before you even start. Party planning ...
Shelley Pillado

The Day We Said Yes…

 And Walked Away From “Cookie-Cutter Care” For Good A true story about soup, presence, and building the kind of home I would live in ...
Shelley Pillado

That Little White House..

What is to become of it? How many times does it take for an occupational therapist and a construction engineer to figure out a ...
Shelley Pillado

My journey

The purchase… Wow, it was scary, I mean filled with junk, to the ceiling in some places…scary.   A small white house very obviously neglected ...
Shelley Pillado

Let me introduce myself

I've created this change even within my own family. This is my grandma that is a resident.
Shelley Pillado

Welcome!

This is my first ever blog… I have dragged my feet on getting it started, for what reason, I am not sure.   Maybe I ...
Shelley Pillado

Here at HolistiCare Homes,

They FEEL it.

They feel it the first time they walk through the door and realize nobody is rushing past their mom.
Nobody is ignored in front of a television for hours.
Nobody is waiting endlessly for help while overwhelmed staff scramble from crisis to crisis.

Instead, they see calm.
Connection.
Conversation.
Laughter coming from the kitchen.
Care partners who KNOW their loved one’s routines, preferences, fears, stories, and personality.

And something inside them finally loosens.

Because after months, sometimes years, of stress, second-guessing, exhaustion, and wondering if they’re making the right decision…

They can finally breathe again.

With only seven residents and two dedicated care partners, your loved one receives the kind of attention that larger settings simply cannot consistently provide.

Not because we say the right things.
Because there is actually TIME to notice the little things.

The subtle changes.
The quiet emotions.
The “something feels off today” moments that matter.

Here, your loved one is not treated like a task list.
They are treated like a human being whose comfort, dignity, safety, and emotional well-being matter deeply.

This is the kind of place where families stop feeling constantly on edge.
Where visits feel warmer.
Where meals feel more personal.
Where relationships grow.
Where trust is rebuilt.

And where families finally stop feeling like they have to carry everything alone.

Because at HolistiCare Homes, we are not simply providing care.

We are helping families feel safe again.

Holisticare Homes, assisted living home elkhart IN, group home, senior living community, senior care, dementia care
Facebook YouTube
© 2026 HolistiCare Homes. All rights reserved.