A House Full of Love Jamie Dwyer has been a healthcare professional for more than a decade — with six of those years working as a nurse. After spending 14 years assisting adults with special needs at a group home in New York, she joined the Sonas family. And, for the past two years, she has been a home caregiver for… Read More
COVID-19 Advisory Sonas Home Health Care’s COVID-19 Updates We are actively monitoring the progression of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Recently, community-wide transmission of COVID-19 has occurred in the United States, including in the area where Sonas Home Health Care provides services. Community spread of COVID-19 is difficult to detect and control. As a company that… Read More
The Theory of Love Debra Lewis has been working at Sonas’s Naples office for three and a half years, but she’s been a nurse for more than four decades. Since the first day she arrived at Sonas, she’s been the caregiver for the same person, L.F., who has a degenerative neuromuscular condition. As a result, L.F. needs a ventilator,… Read More
Miracle Baby Beats All Odds A.A. was born at 29 weeks of gestation with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. At one month of age, she had surgery to remove one of her little kidneys. At three months of age, she had a second surgery to remove her remaining kidney. Her mom, Angélica, recounts the story. “She didn’t have kidneys for… Read More
Sonas Takes Action in Regard to Equality and Social Justice Dear Sonas Family, Over the years, we have worked hard to create an environment of acceptance, diversity, and love — not only for our patients but for our employees. We accept and strive to provide a comfortable atmosphere for people of all races and backgrounds. To us, true diversity is exemplified through the way we… Read More
Home Healthcare That Brings Peace of Mind Melissa Williams is a mom to 11-year-old J.W. and baby V. Her older daughter, J.W has spinal muscular atrophy Type I. In the beginning, Melissa would do everything on her own. However, when she found out she was pregnant with her younger daughter and that J.W. needed a tracheostomy, she realized she would need a lot of… Read More
Miracle Child Gets a Second Chance T.W. is a special needs child. But, he wasn’t born that way. On March 1, 2014, he suffered a near-drowning accident that caused extensive brain damage and left him disabled. In the words of his mother, Tanisha, he was practically in a vegetative stage. Tanisha sat down with us to discuss her story. “When he… Read More
Local Seamstress Makes Face Masks To Help During COVID-19 Pandemic March 2020 has brought widespread uncertainty and worldwide unrest with the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the healthcare crisis, hospitals in several countries are running out of supplies — and small businesses everywhere are worried about their future. With the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)’s recommendations of social distancing and cities issuing stay at home orders, these… Read More
When Caregivers Make Life Easier A.F. was a healthy boy until an accident in 2015. His mom, Feline, faced a parent’s worst nightmare when she found her son at the bottom of a swimming pool. She sat down with Sonas to recall her experience. “Even though I don’t know how to swim, I jumped in to get him.” But it… Read More
A Little Boy with a Big Personality Melony Robinson is the mom to an adorable three-year-old, E.R., who was born with Trisomy 21. She first heard of Sonas through a social worker who was helping her find assistance to care for her baby. “He had a kidney transplant, which required a lot of close monitoring,” explains Melony as she sits down to… Read More
