HSU Snow Angels Have What It Takes…
February 16th was the day that the nation’s biggest snowstorm arrived in Indianapolis.
Beginning the evening of Monday, the 15th, the storm had dumped 10 inches on Indianapolis by morning. With all the side streets made impassible by accumulation, HSU’s Oksana Catalano knew that her patient was counting on her for care. Oksana set off on foot for the 1 ½ mile trek to her assignment, with the temperature around 12 degrees. Oksana made it to work and provided her usual excellent care.
Home Care in Indianapolis IN: Our Snow Angels
“We are blessed to have wonderful staff,” said Jeannie Nelis, Supervisor at HSU. Oksana was the most dramatic example, but other HSU staff went above and beyond during the snow emergency.
Latoya Chrisler has been a Home Health Aide at HSU for twenty years. She has braved many snowstorms and has always come through them smiling and determined and 2021 was no exception. When she saw the access to her client’s home was blocked by snow, she commandeered volunteers and had them shovel a path from the street to the door, ensuring a safe means to evacuate her client if needed.
“We had many, many staff who braved the official travel warning in order to make it to their patients during the storm,” stated Etelka Froymovich, RN, HSU President; “but these individuals truly went above and beyond to get to those who need care the most.”
Several nurses also stepped out to see their own patients as well as others who needed assistance: Michelle Hart, RN; Lauren Elling, RN; Nannette Logan, RN; Krys Ashlyn, RN; and Ruthie Knopp, RN.
A few nurses had to contend with their own vehicular issues and were still able to see their patients:
Michelle McGlaughlin, RN, and Deanna West, RN. Brittney King, LPN was perhaps the most resourceful. She had to get assistance and then “jacked the car up, popped the hood, heated the underside with a propane heater to get the fluids going” and was able to start her car – all to visit one patient who was waiting for her.
These HSU Staff really proved to be “Snow Angels.”
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As a practicing Registered Nurse, Etelka was keenly aware of a void in quality patient care that could be provided in the home. She embarked upon a journey to develop a home health care agency that would exceed all expectations and become a trusted partner to physicians and patients.
A Distinguished Career From Nurse to Director of Nursing to President of Home Services Unlimited
Etelka’s distinguished career followed a logical progression to her position as President of Home Services Unlimited. She graduated as a nurse practitioner with a Bachelor of Nursing (RN) in 1972 from Meshgorya University in the Ukraine, close to where she lived with her family. She married her husband Phil in 1973 and decided in 1977 that they would relocate to the United States to be closer to family and to come to this land of opportunity. With an eagerness to continue her budding career, Etelka sat for and passed her Boards in the U.S. in 1979.
A Love and Talent for Working with the Elderly
Etelka began her nursing career in the U.S. at Colonial Crest, now part of Golden Living, where she was the In-service Coordinator, the Director of Training and Education and Director of Nursing, a position she occupied for several years.
With a group of partners, she co-founded Adept Corporation, which operated group homes for the mentally challenged. The business was successful and in 1996, Etelka sold her share to return to her roots, caring for the elderly.
In January of 1997, Etelka opened Home Services Unlimited as a fully licensed business to provide home health care. In her quest to learn to do better for her patients, she had already obtained a Masters in Healthcare Administration (MHA) in May of 1990 from the College of St. Francis. As President of Home Services Unlimited, Inc., Etelka guides the trusted, experienced care model Home Services Unlimited uses to continue providing excellent home health care.
Giving Back to the Community of Indianapolis
Volunteering for community services is a high priority for Etelka. Her memberships include the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Executive Women in Health Care and the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care, where she is a member of the Board of Directors.
Etelka has also served on the Board of Directors with Hooverwood Home, a highly regarded geriatric facility, since 1997 and as the President for 2005-2006. Through her community work, she has received several awards and accolades, including the Nora McFarland award in 2002, from the Indiana Association of Home and Hospice Care.
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