For Venus Ricks, RN, owner, founder and director of nursing for Vital Sign Home Care, providing excellent care to older adults is not just a career — it’s a calling.
Ricks was inspired to start Vital Sign after seeing her grandmother, who lived with dementia, treated “as a task, instead of a human being.”
When Ricks became a nurse, the picture was similar.
“I witnessed families struggling to navigate the system, seniors being overlooked, and caregivers who were doing their best, but lacked proper support, guidance, and compassion-driven training,” says Ricks. “While medical care was being provided, the emotional and human side of caregiving was often missing.”…