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Meet the Team

Sanjay Das

President

Sanjay Das originally grew up in India, but has made the United States his home for over 23 years. With his decade-long experience as a family caregiver, he started the agency as a tribute to his grandmother, who raised him since the day he was born. Sanjay is passionate about senior care, nature, and staying healthy. A former IT professional with a 20 year phenomenal corporate career, he currently focuses on creating certainty & hope for seniors and their families, and improving people’s lives.”

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Denise Brannen

Training Manager/RN

Denise has been a Registered Nurse for over 20 years and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. She holds a Ed..D in Educational Leadership and is a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Denise is relatively new to Always Best Care Senior Services and works with client assessments, developing client care plans, and provides training for caregivers.

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Brandy Carter

Scheduler

Brandy is the overnight and weekend Scheduler for Always Best Care. She likes having the ability to speak with caregivers in order to maintain consistent client care. Her strength is helping resolve chaos. Brandy enjoys nature and spending quality time with her family.

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Alisa Cooley

Scheduler

Alisa has been the Scheduler at Always Best Care for close to 3 years. Before coming to ABC, she was a caregiver for over 10 years. She is responsible for building caregiver teams around client needs, ensuring there is compatibility and that all shifts are covered. Alisa is a political junkie who enjoys reading in her spare time.

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Tracey Greggs

Client Care and Employee Resources Manager

A 30 year career educator and administrator, Tracey served at the school, district, state and university level. She earned a Ph.D in Organizational Leadership. She has been with Always Best Care for over 3 years. She enjoys building relationships with the clients and their families in order to provide a positive care experience, as well as finding resources that address and support employee needs. She is an avid reader and huge classic movie fan.

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Mimi Saraphis

Nursing Supervisor

Mimi Saraphis is the Nursing Supervisor and has been with Always Best Care from its conception, over 5 years ago. For most of her nursing career, her focus was Labor and Delivery. For the last 10 years she has focused more on working with Seniors. She loves to travel and spend time with her children and friends.

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Leah Woerner

Caregiver Success Manager

Leah is a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where she recited her Masters in Christian Education and Biblical Counseling. Leah is currently pursuing her Grief Counseling Certification. She has a genuine passion for helping others. She has been a caregiver for over 15 years and has enjoyed her transition to Caregiver Success Manager. In her free time Leah enjoys playing boardgames and traveling.

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Always Safe

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Always in Touch

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Philips Medication Dispensing Service

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Philips Lifeline Emergency Alert

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Testimonials

Elderly Care for Patrick M. O'Kane

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Patrick M. O'Kane
Jan 11, 2019

Kathy McClure is a problem solver. She assisted us on Long Term Care Reimbursement and took us thru the process smoothly....View Full Testimonial
-Patrick M. O'Kane,

Elderly Care for Patrick M. O'Kane

Kathy McClure is a problem solver. She assisted us on Long Term Care Reimbursement and took us thru the process smoothly.

-Patrick M. O'Kane,
In-home Care for Jesse Stone

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Jesse Stone
Jul 11, 2018

Nate and Charlene are the best in their field. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and your company....View Full Testimonial
-Jesse Stone,

In-home Care for Jesse Stone

Nate and Charlene are the best in their field. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and your company.

-Jesse Stone,
Senior Care for Jesse Stone

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Jesse Stone
Jul 11, 2018

Nate and Charlene are the best in their field. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and your company....View Full Testimonial
-Jesse Stone,

Senior Care for Jesse Stone

Nate and Charlene are the best in their field. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and your company.

-Jesse Stone,
Elderly Care for Melanie Saxton

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Melanie Saxton
Apr 16, 2018

Always best Care of Raleigh is always responsive. One of family needed an assistance at home, and we called Always Best Care for the assistance, I'm glad they answer it . The staff and caregivers are Reliable, incredibly capable, compassionate with kind attitude. We absolutely loved the caregivers Reliable...View Full Testimonial
-Melanie Saxton,

Elderly Care for Melanie Saxton

Always best Care of Raleigh is always responsive. One of family needed an assistance at home, and we called Always Best Care for the assistance, I'm glad they answer it . The staff and caregivers are Reliable, incredibly capable, compassionate with kind attitude. We absolutely loved the caregivers Reliable provided and well trained. Thank you Always Best care for helping us!

-Melanie Saxton,
In-home Care for Janeen Delimata

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Janeen Delimata
Jan 21, 2018

We called Sanjay to help us find an assisted living facility for our mom when her health took a sudden turn for the worse. His compassion and care for our parents in the past and actually for the whole family unit told us he would help us find the perfect...View Full Testimonial
-Janeen Delimata,

In-home Care for Janeen Delimata

We called Sanjay to help us find an assisted living facility for our mom when her health took a sudden turn for the worse. His compassion and care for our parents in the past and actually for the whole family unit told us he would help us find the perfect place for her. Well he did - he sought out the perfect place which is amazing - Spring Arbor. Not only did he meet us at a couple of places on his time - he visited our mom at the rehab center she was at - again on his own time. He gives his all to the entire family unit and helps you through the entire process till the end. We will be forever grateful for his help and compassion throughout this stressful time in our lives. Knowing our mom is in such a warm loving environment as Spring Arbor gives us total peace of mind and for that we are eternally grateful!

-Janeen Delimata,
Senior Care for Bill Hornbogen

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Bill Hornbogen
Aug 1, 2017

Dave and his staff go above and beyond with their care. They all take special interest with their clients. Also a very helpful resource in future planning and current ideas. Trust your parents to these people - they will not let you down....View Full Testimonial
-Bill Hornbogen,

Senior Care for Bill Hornbogen

Dave and his staff go above and beyond with their care. They all take special interest with their clients. Also a very helpful resource in future planning and current ideas. Trust your parents to these people - they will not let you down.

-Bill Hornbogen,
Elderly Care for Bill Hornbogen

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Bill Hornbogen
Aug 1, 2017

Dave and his staff go above and beyond with their care. They all take special interest with their clients. Also a very helpful resource in future planning and current ideas. Trust your parents to these people - they will not let you down....View Full Testimonial
-Bill Hornbogen,

Elderly Care for Bill Hornbogen

Dave and his staff go above and beyond with their care. They all take special interest with their clients. Also a very helpful resource in future planning and current ideas. Trust your parents to these people - they will not let you down.

-Bill Hornbogen,
In-home Care for Brandon Ficklin

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Brandon Ficklin
Sep 9, 2016

During one's lifetime, there are usually just a handful of people that impact one's life in a profound way. Family and friends would be a safe bet that most would include in this category. However, who do you turn to when you only have one parent who can no longer...View Full Testimonial
-Brandon Ficklin,

In-home Care for Brandon Ficklin

During one's lifetime, there are usually just a handful of people that impact one's life in a profound way. Family and friends would be a safe bet that most would include in this category. However, who do you turn to when you only have one parent who can no longer take on life's challenges or remember life's blessings?My sister and I were fortunate enough to have our challenge with our father met by a group of strangers that flourished into what I would consider a blessing. My dad has early onset dimentia, and at only 63 years of age, he was (and still is) deteriorating at a quicker pace as times pushes forward. To describe our experience and to not write a well thought out review would not do these people justice. My name is Brandon Ficklin, and my family is truly grateful for the work done by everyone involved. They took the time to find the kind of person that would be best suited for someone like my dad. They met with my sister and I regularly, made us feel comfortable and confident within our own minds and hearts, and the caregiver that my dad came to know was (and still is) a person that anyone would be lucky to know. Her name is Frances, and she came to treat my dad in the best way possible. The whole team (Sanjay, Dawn, and Frances), during one of the most trying times in our lives, were all compassionate, honest, straight forward, endearing, and professional. Words can not adequately express the thanks and appreciation my sister and I feel. So, in closing, I would say that Sanjay, Dawn, and Frances have, collectively, impacted our lives in a profound way. Thank you all and much love.

-Brandon Ficklin,
Senior Care for Margaret Sollod

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Margaret Sollod
Sep 9, 2016

I don't know what I would have done without Sanjay helping me and my family through one of the most difficult times of our lives. My mother was gravely ill and had been hospitalized for 8 months, totally bedridden. I needed to move my Dad to the area, needed...View Full Testimonial
-Margaret Sollod,

Senior Care for Margaret Sollod

I don't know what I would have done without Sanjay helping me and my family through one of the most difficult times of our lives. My mother was gravely ill and had been hospitalized for 8 months, totally bedridden. I needed to move my Dad to the area, needed to find a place where Mom could get the best in physical rehab and had no idea where to start. He sorted through the options, made visits with me, met my Dad and visited my Mom in the hospital while she was recovering. He went above and beyond and I can't thank him enough for guiding me through the maze of Senior care options and getting them to where they needed to be. I would never have been able to do it without him.

-Margaret Sollod,
Elderly Care for Jennifer Buenviaje

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Jennifer Buenviaje
Sep 9, 2015

Sanjay has been an absolute Godsend to work with in getting my grandmother transitioned happily to an independent living community. He has been ever so prompt and attentive to our needs and wants and through the very end has made sure to not only follow up but go above...View Full Testimonial
-Jennifer Buenviaje,

Elderly Care for Jennifer Buenviaje

Sanjay has been an absolute Godsend to work with in getting my grandmother transitioned happily to an independent living community. He has been ever so prompt and attentive to our needs and wants and through the very end has made sure to not only follow up but go above and beyond even after the ink had dried on the contracts. I am so grateful that he came so highly referred by a financial planner friend of mine and I will no doubt continue to sing his praises to anyone and everyone that I meet in need of a wonderful "senior living real estate agent" as I have so fondly dubbed him.

-Jennifer Buenviaje,
In-home Care for Dina Pahl

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Dina Pahl
Sep 9, 2015

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!Finding a home for your elderly loved one is extremely emotional and daunting! Asking questions you never thought you would be asking. The hundreds of places you could visit. If this is you, I would highly recommend calling Sanjay Das.Sanjay, visited my home, and over...View Full Testimonial
-Dina Pahl,

In-home Care for Dina Pahl

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!Finding a home for your elderly loved one is extremely emotional and daunting! Asking questions you never thought you would be asking. The hundreds of places you could visit. If this is you, I would highly recommend calling Sanjay Das.Sanjay, visited my home, and over the next few days had long conversations, with both my husband and myself to determine what we "thought"our loved one needs were. And after much consideration, and using all of his resources, Sanjay recommend several places. Together With Sanjay, we toured them all and in the end, we decided on something completely different then the very first community we viewed. Sanjay was able to change mid stream, and help us to understand what Mom's needs truly were. We started a whole new search with new criteria.Sanjay was knowledgeable, very soft spoken, kind and respectful. He was extremely patient and would give up until he found the perfect home for Mom. Thank you Sanjay.Dina Pahl

-Dina Pahl,
Senior Care for Kaye Saunders

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Kaye Saunders
Sep 9, 2015

My mother recently moved into an Assisted Living facility in Cary. This has been a difficult journey for mom and our family, and I honestly don't know what we would have done without Sanjay Das. He has been with us every step of the way for the past four...View Full Testimonial
-Kaye Saunders,

Senior Care for Kaye Saunders

My mother recently moved into an Assisted Living facility in Cary. This has been a difficult journey for mom and our family, and I honestly don't know what we would have done without Sanjay Das. He has been with us every step of the way for the past four months. He arranged and accompanied us on visits to many area facilities, answered countless questions we had, was available to my mom and us literally 24/7, and helped us walk through the maze of details in getting mom settled. He has gone above and beyond the call of duty to a degree one rarely sees, and his kindness, efficiency, and professionalism are unparallelled. I am pretty picky about customer service and I don't normally rave about things, but I can't say enough good things about Sanjay and how important his help has been to us. He has actually kind of become our family's hero and I wholeheartedly recommend him.

-Kaye Saunders,
Elderly Care for Bob Cirulnick

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Bob Cirulnick
Sep 9, 2015

I want to thank Sanjay and Always Best Care for always going above and beyond to exceed expectations. I live out of state and had an emergency situation with my mother who needed immediate care with no notice. No other provider could rise to the occasion on short...View Full Testimonial
-Bob Cirulnick,

Elderly Care for Bob Cirulnick

I want to thank Sanjay and Always Best Care for always going above and beyond to exceed expectations. I live out of state and had an emergency situation with my mother who needed immediate care with no notice. No other provider could rise to the occasion on short notice, but Sanjay was able to fill the need by providing 24 hour care that evening and consistently thereafter while my mother was recovering. He went above and beyond by treating my mother like one of his family, and made constant communication standard operating procedure. He also informed me of services that were beneficial to my mother which were beyond the scope of those offered by his firm. He delivers service with empathy and care that focuses first and always on the person in need and the person's family! I highly recommend Sanjay and Always Best Care for all elder care needs.

-Bob Cirulnick,
In-home Care for Glo Mer

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Glo Mer
Sep 9, 2014

A neighbor across the street suggested I call "Always Best Care" after my husband fell. They were helpful when I needed hourly care for him at home. When I could not longer keep him at home, they helped me a lot looking for a facility. Sanjay and Cheryl went out...View Full Testimonial
-Glo Mer,

In-home Care for Glo Mer

A neighbor across the street suggested I call "Always Best Care" after my husband fell. They were helpful when I needed hourly care for him at home. When I could not longer keep him at home, they helped me a lot looking for a facility. Sanjay and Cheryl went out of their way to help me. They stood by me through it ALL.

-Glo Mer,
Senior Care for Mel Kosmin

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Mel Kosmin
Sep 9, 2014

Although I have not had the need, personally, to call ABC for care I don't doubt that that would be my first call should the need arise. I've had the privilege of having Sanjay as both my friend and colleague and so I have a lot of faith in...View Full Testimonial
-Mel Kosmin,

Senior Care for Mel Kosmin

Although I have not had the need, personally, to call ABC for care I don't doubt that that would be my first call should the need arise. I've had the privilege of having Sanjay as both my friend and colleague and so I have a lot of faith in his ability to provide both caring and service through ABC. For me, these are the two ingredients that I would expect and require. Recently, my neighbor was in need and so I recommended ABC and was able to observe how Sanjay responded. Even though he was just starting his business and was not yet able to place his care givers in the home he still spent a lot of time with my neighbor, offering guidance, caring, and comfort to assist them in getting the best care available. And that's just who he is. Fortunately, now he has his license and is fully equipped to provide care.

-Mel Kosmin,

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