{"id":4011,"date":"2025-12-17T11:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:47:37","slug":"home-care-recognized-national-homecare-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/blog\/home-care-recognized-national-homecare-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Touching Hearts at Home Executive Director Recognized as a National HomeCare Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_f8e7df0acaf9b8bafff1e03ba3c92928\" class=\"block block--wysiwyg\" data-layout=\"plain\" data-bleed=\"on\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center\">We are blessed and honored that our executive director &amp; administrator, <em><strong>Christina M. Ramos<\/strong><\/em>, was recognized and named a <em><strong>National HomeCare Hero<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Christina got into the home care business following her grandmother\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis. Unsatisfied with their own family\u2019s experience with several home care companies \u2014which she calls \u201cone nightmare after another\u201d\u2014she and her parents decided to open their own, Touching Hearts at Home, in 2010.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Christina advocates for her community through fundraisers, events, and community connections, not just for their clients but for all seniors in the North Central Florida area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Read more about what makes Christina a HomeCare Hero here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ow.ly\/vZIH50XHCei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/ow.ly\/vZIH50XHCei<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4012\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4012\" class=\"wp-image-4012\" src=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/thg-recogniz-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Home Care Gainesville, FL - Touching Hearts at Home Executive Director Recognized as a National HomeCare Hero\" width=\"325\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/thg-recogniz-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/thg-recogniz-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/thg-recogniz-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/thg-recogniz-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/thg-recogniz.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home Care Gainesville, FL &#8211; Touching Hearts at Home Executive Director Recognized as a National HomeCare Hero<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>If you are considering <a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/about-us\/\"><em>Home Care Services in Gainesville, FL<\/em><\/a>, for an aging loved one, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts Home Care. Call today:\u00a0<em><a href=\"tel:3522253727\">352-225-3727<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are blessed and honored that our executive director &amp; administrator, Christina M. 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