Anchor Care Consulting
Assisted Living Mentor
Guiding Communities. Growing Leaders. Supporting Care.
Forty years of experience — turned into books for the people doing the work every day.
Three books by Nurse Kathy — all available on Amazon. Real stories, real lessons, written for the people who do the work every day.
After 40 years in healthcare and a lifetime of caring for others, Kathy shares something harder than any clinical skill: learning to slow down and truly be there. Be Present is a heartfelt collection of reflections on the moments that matter most — the quiet ones, the unexpected ones, the ones we almost missed.
Written for caregivers, nurses, family members, and anyone in a helping profession — a warm reminder that the most meaningful moments are rarely the ones we planned.
"The moments we remember are rarely the ones we planned."
In the restaurant world, three Michelin stars mean a kitchen is worth the journey. Kathy brings that same standard to assisted living leadership — the consistency, the culture, and the care that residents, families, and staff can feel the moment they walk in.
Written for administrators, owners, and the leaders coming up behind them. Every chapter ends with a Three-Star Takeaway: three steps you can put to work in your building this week.
For anyone who has ever had a drawer full of half-written business plans and a head full of ideas that won't settle down. Kathy's story spans 40 years — from gift baskets on the early AOL internet, to four assisted living facilities opened simultaneously, to a Paint and Sip class she built before anyone had a name for it.
The message is simple and hard to argue with: every business you start teaches you something only the next one can use. The learning compounds. The ventures are never random. They're an education you couldn't have gotten any other way.
"I can't walk through a store without seeing something I could make better. I've been starting things since my twenties and I'm not done yet. This is what I've learned."