OUR TEAM

 CARE COORDINATORS: 

DAYS AND AFTERNOONS

Karen  joined our team in June 2020. She has been involved in senior care for over 15 years.  Karen has been a CNA for many years.  She most recently was working for a larger facility that was recently sold to a corporation.  It was a tough decision for her to leave the residents she loved and had worked with the last 12 years, but she longed to work for another family owned facility. She has brought a vast array of knowledge from her past experiences. Karen can be found working afternoons.

Danae is a CNA who joined our team in June 2018. She moved down from the Upper Pennisula to spend time with her boyfriend. You will see Danae 3 days a week on our day shift.

Susan joined our staff in November 2018. She has known our owner Mike for over 20 years and Mike persuaded her to join us at Sandyside.  Sue is the second member of our cooking staff and we are thrilled to have her on our team.

Cathy joined our team in February of 2020. She has worked in senior care for many years. Cathy loves caring for our residents at Sandyside and drives from Birch Run everyday to do so.  

Jessica joined the Sandyside staff in August of 2022. She has 6 years prior experience in senior care, including 5 years of being the administrator at a large local senior facility. She works fulltime days, with an occasional afternoon shift.

Angie joined our staff in late February 2023. She has several years experience working with the elderly and the demented population. She will be fulltime on our day shift.

Tara joined us the middle of May 2023. She has been assiting the elderly for almost 25 years.  Tara will be full time working both our day and afternoon shifts.

MIDNIGHTS

Vicky is a CNA that started at Sandyside as a volunteer through Oakland schools. Vicky was hired in March of 2019, just after her 18th birthday. She works fulltime on our midnight shift.

Roxanne “Roxi” has over 30 years of experience in senior care.  Roxi will be working fulltime on both our midnight shifts.

Kristal joined our staff in September 2022. She has 2 years of prior senior care experience. She will be working 4 midnight shifts a week.

Nyia is currently enrolled in the LPN program at Dorsey College in Madison Heights.  She has several years of senior care experience. She is the proud mother of two young boys.

PART-TIME

Mary has been employed at our facility since 2012.  Mary is now semi-retired working Saturday and Sunday in the kitchen. Her full-time job is now caring for her grandchildren.

Mandy has been with Sandyside since the beginning in August of 2019. She started working at the facility in 2009, when she was just 16 years old. She has taken a little time off to add two children to her family. She, her husband and 4 children live in Gaines. Mandy drives over an hour to care for our residents.  

Debra  joined our staff late in 2019. She has been employed at the South Lyon School District as a para-pro tending to the needs of some of the districts special needs children. She has the perfect demeanor to add to the enrich the lives of our residents here at Sandyside.

Alexa joined our staff in December of 2020.   She worked for a larger local facility for about a year before joining us at Sandyside. She will be starting the RN program at Oakland Community College in January 2023.

Danyelle joined our team in November 2021. She has over 10 years as a CNA. Danyelle worked at our facility for several years under the former ownership. 

Katie joined us early in 2021. Katie is the fourth of the young ladies that works with us that has aspirations to become an RN. She is currently enrolled in college and working afternoons with us on a part time basis.

Asia started her relationship with the residents volunteering at our facility through Oakland Schools Technical Campus.  She officially joined our staff, in a paid capacity, in February 2023.  She will graduate from Lakeland High School this year and plans to further her education and become a registered nurse.

Ryleigh graduated from Milford High School is 2022. She is currently enrolled at Oakland Community College working towards degrees in Gerontology and Business administration. Ryleigh has a passion for caring for the elderly and it is her dream to someday own a facility similar to Sandyside.

Madison will graduate from Lakeland High School in June of 2023. She recently received her CNA through Oakland Schools Technical Campus.  She will start college in the fall of 2023 working towards becoming an RN.  Her goal is to be a NICU nurse.