Testimonials
CK&A values all input from current and former clients. We strongly believe that our experiences and our clients' input help us shape our services. Listed here are a few recent testimonials from some of the many satisfied clients of CK&A. If you would like to share your experience with us, please click here to fill out our feedback form.
"CK&A Geriatric Care Management is a premier agency that combined professional evaluation with unconditional love and care for my aging father and stepmother. Dignity, respect, and peace of mind were just words until I needed to trust someone to help care for my family. Sharon, Lee, and Marti took the enormity of the challenges of living so far away and found manageable solutions for every issue.
Sharon had an amazing ability to accurately identify my family’s needs at our first brief meeting. She offered comprehensive advice giving us the courage to make the initial difficult decisions. She was open and welcoming yet focused on the immediate and long term requirements for my father and stepmother.
Lee was my angel. If it mattered to you, it mattered to her. She gave such person-centered care always willing to sacrifice her time to ensure all needs and goals were clearly identified and met. She showed our family how to face all challenges and overcome all obstacles with her understanding, patience, and confident knowledge.
Marti became a special treasure in my heart for my father. She responded to his mental decline from Alzheimer’s by highlighting their time together playing simple children’s games. She encouraged him to talk about his remaining memories of his childhood days by lovingly and repeatedly showing him black and white photos of his precious farm in Ohio.
Life is precious and memories are bittersweet. I am blessed to know Sharon, Lee, and Marti not only in their professional capacity but also as friends of my heart."
Sharon had an amazing ability to accurately identify my family’s needs at our first brief meeting. She offered comprehensive advice giving us the courage to make the initial difficult decisions. She was open and welcoming yet focused on the immediate and long term requirements for my father and stepmother.
Lee was my angel. If it mattered to you, it mattered to her. She gave such person-centered care always willing to sacrifice her time to ensure all needs and goals were clearly identified and met. She showed our family how to face all challenges and overcome all obstacles with her understanding, patience, and confident knowledge.
Marti became a special treasure in my heart for my father. She responded to his mental decline from Alzheimer’s by highlighting their time together playing simple children’s games. She encouraged him to talk about his remaining memories of his childhood days by lovingly and repeatedly showing him black and white photos of his precious farm in Ohio.
Life is precious and memories are bittersweet. I am blessed to know Sharon, Lee, and Marti not only in their professional capacity but also as friends of my heart."
Patricia Warren
Warren, Ohio
"My mother has Alzheimer's! I do not think I need to say anything about the devastating effects of this disease for her, but the emotional stress it had created within our family was quite overwhelming. I live in New Jersey with one brother in Connecticut and another brother in Florida. Thankfully with CK&A managing our mom's care, we all have the peace of mind to deal with this most difficult situation. Before we hired CK&A there was constant difficulty in managing all aspects of our mom's affairs. In Lee we have found someone who is warm and compassionate, organized, and knowledgeable. She has supported us through each stage of this disease. She watches over the aide we have living with our mom and she has brought a certain dignity into our lives. She keeps each of us apprised and involved in all aspects of my mom's life.
Lee is an amazing caregiver herself! She takes care of ALL of us. Our quality of life, my siblings and myself, as well as our mother's, has changed for the better, even with this disease raging on. I cannot be more grateful that we have found her!"
Lee is an amazing caregiver herself! She takes care of ALL of us. Our quality of life, my siblings and myself, as well as our mother's, has changed for the better, even with this disease raging on. I cannot be more grateful that we have found her!"
Robyn Ehrlich
West Orange, New Jersey
"I could never have managed to take the kind of care my Mother received without CK&A. She really trusted Lee which was an added bonus. Our entire family will never forget the professionalism and loving attention you gave to our Mom and us."
Lynn Surry
New York, New York
"For more than a year Lee Petinsky was an effective, conscientious, and caring geriatric care manager for my mom. My brother, sister, and I live far from Hallandale and are often traveling. We needed someone who would be our eyes and ears looking after mom and occasionally intervening in the tangle of bureaucracy that is geriatric care. For example, mom had 24/7 nursing assistants, but if there was a change in their schedule Lee would always check to make sure everything was all right. Once it was not, the night nurse had left before a temporary day nurse arrived. Lee became concerned when no one answered the phone and hurried over to the house to find my mother in a bad condition. She stayed several hours comforting and taking care of mother until her regular day nurse arrived home from vacation. My brother, sister, and I could not have done what she did on that day.
In short, Lee’s work went far exceeded what I had hoped for. I gratefully recommend her and CK&A as exemplary care managers."
In short, Lee’s work went far exceeded what I had hoped for. I gratefully recommend her and CK&A as exemplary care managers."
Richard Block
Chicago, Illinois
"As children living outside of Florida, we recognized the real challenge of having someone to whom we could turn to regarding our parents’ care. The attentive care managers of CK&A became the “fifth daughter” when our mother became ill and they are continuing with their phenomenal devotion to our father. Whether it is keeping track of medical needs or just a visit to say “hello”, we can be confident that someone is always there. In all honesty, we don’t know what we would do without CK&A."
Michele Isaacs
North Ridge, California
"I have wanted to express my feelings to you about you and your Geriatric Service. Your professionalism for the client and the family is extraordinary. You made these past four and a half years so much easier for Hy and me. I always felt better after speaking with you and getting your advice. Knowing we could count on you to back up Cynthia was a blessing. You treated my mother and Cynthia, her caregiver, with dignity and respect, and, for that, we are so appreciative. If I hear of anyone's needing your service, I would gladly recommend you."
Judy and Hy Ozer
Delray Beach, Florida
"I live 1200 miles away from my mother, I used someone else prior and weekly visits weren't getting the job done. Sharon was aggressive, moved mountains, and was warm and caring. When I met her I felt her sincerity immediately, and I felt that I knew her for a long time."
Leslie Cooper
Roslyn, New York
"My overall experience with Sharon was wonderful. Sharon's professionalism and timeliness of services was terrific. If I could I would want to clone her and bring her up to Baltimore."
Louis Friedman, Attorney
Baltimore, Maryland
"Sharon, many, many thanks for your generous assistance, your patience and your understanding. I look forward to a trusting and caring relationship between us and between you and my dad."
Gail Twersky Reimer’s
Director Jewish Women's Archive
Brookline, Massachusetts