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After losing his mother, Jonathan

Schemesch became a devoted advocate

for home health care

By Christopher Pearson
For mor
For more information about e information about
J onathan Schemesch was living in joined The Roads Home Health Care, Care, call 754-263-2210 or
The Roads Home Health
In the two years since Jonathan
Israel in 2014 when he got the
visit www.TheRoadsHH.com.
phone call that would change his
the company has grown to become
life. His mother was critically ill one of Florida’s top providers of
and doctors were initiating a medical- skilled nursing and therapeutic care compassion and professionalism when
ly induced coma. Jonathan dropped for home-bound patients, including interacting with family members and
everything and flew to Miami to be receiving the Centers for Medicare & patients,” Jonathan explained. “I am
at her bedside. About a month later, Medicaid Services’ coveted four-star passionate about the care my patients
his mother passed away from a rare rating. Jonathan has become the top receive and pay close attention to
disease, leaving him and his younger producer in the company, a mentor to the details in every case. The families
brother devastated. other employees and a well-respected deserve compassion, and I take that
In the weeks that followed, member of the home health care responsibility seriously.”
Jonathan found comfort in talking industry in Florida. The Roads Home Health Care
with new friends Andy and Chantel Jonathan was born in Los Angeles, provides a variety of services for
Hernandez, whose mother also had raised in Miami and lived in Israel, patients recovering at home from
passed away just a year before his where he served in the Israeli Army stroke, joint replacement surgery,
mother. The Hernandez siblings saw and sold his own clothing line for congestive heart failure, diabetes
qualities in the young man that he did several years. Now that he is back and other conditions. The agency
not – or could not – see in himself, in Miami, he is extremely grateful to offers physical therapy, occupational
especially as he grieved. They invited Andy and Chantel for igniting his therapy and skilled nursing services in
him to join their company as an passion for home health care. multiple languages. The Roads Home
account executive with The Roads “As I learned with my mother’s Health Care also offers assisted living
Home Health Care, located in Miami’s passing, it’s so important for placement through Florida Senior
Blue Lagoon Office Park, and his life health care professionals to show Placement.
immediately changed for the better.
“In the weeks following my
mother’s passing, I was fortunate to
meet Andy and Chantel, who took
me under their wings and believed in
me when I didn’t believe in myself,”
Jonathan said. “In my job, I have the
opportunity to help other people
whose loved ones are recovering from
illness and injury. I relate to them so
well, having been in their situation with
my mother.”
The Roads Home Health Care
CEO Andy Hernandez added, “My
sister and I recognized right away
that Jonathan had the characteristics
necessary to be successful in the
home health care field. He relates
well with people, has a passion for
everything he does and works very
hard.”

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