Ten years ago, Re'Shane Lonzo learned firsthand about the need for a local quality home healthcare provider. When her friend’s daughter suffered a severe injury, she watched her spend countless hours caring for the girl without sufficient help. Though Lonzo worked full-time for Lansing Community College, she couldn’t help but volunteer to help.
“After two years and about 2,500 hours of volunteering, my friend said, ‘Re'Shane, you should start your own company,’" Lonzo says. “I researched the thought, obtained the proper insurances, and 10 years later here I am.”
Now with 50 employees and more than 40 clients, Lonzo is celebrating her tenth anniversary of her company,
DRM Genesis with additional growth. She added 10 employees over the last year, and expanded the company with a new office in Warren.
“We were introduced to a physician there with 30 plus years of experience and he was looking to add another discipline to his office complex, says Lonzao. “It was a great opportunity for us and that office is actually growing at a faster rate than our Lansing office.”
“Once we got into the groove of hiring healthcare staff to work with our clients, we realized there was a need for more healthcare training,” she says. “What better way to ensure that you have the most competent, compassionate home healthcare employees than to train them?”
Now celebrating its fifth year, the school now trains between 200 and 250 students per year.
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