| HomeCare Options Staff Ken Wessel, MSW, ACSW, LSW Executive Director  Ken
has been with HomeCare Options for over 30 years. He has served
four terms on the board of the National Association of Home Care and has
served as Chairman of the Home Care Aide Association of America, a
position he has been elected to four times. He has been an advocate for
patients of in-home care and for home care providers and workers.
He serves as President of the Home Care Council of NJ has been a four term Board
member and former VP of the Home Care Association of NJ and was Chairman
of the Passaic County Human Services Advisory Council for six terms. Ken has also been instrumental in setting the standards for care at home health agencies in New Jersey, working on the 1986-87 state task force which revised the licensure requirements for home health agencies. Ken holds two Congressional Certificates of Merit, presented in 1991 and 1997. He has been a recipient of the Passaic County Leadership Award and named United Way Executive of the Year as well as their 2005 recipient of the Community Cornerstone award. Ken was selected 2002 Home Care Association of NJ Member of the Year. He has testified before both houses of Congress and the New Jersey State Legislature a number of times in hearings involving home care issues. Ken has written numerous articles on home care topics and speaks around the country about the value of the home care workforce. He holds a Masters of Social Work / in Administration from Rutgers University and a B.A. in Political Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Email: Kenwessel@homecareoptions.com Alexis Barry BSN, MPA Director
of Services
Alexis received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and Master’s in Public Administration from Seton Hall University and has extensive experience in community-based and public health services, as well as the Medicare, Medicaid, and Title III programs. With more than 20 years in the planning, management and delivery of home health care services to the elderly, disabled, ill and those recovering from hospital stays, she is experienced in the nursing care of people of all ages, with particular interest in the care of older adults. Ms. Barry has recently served on the Monmouth County Office on Aging Advisory and Coordinating Councils. She was a former board member of the NJ Home Care Association, and served as chair of the Home Health Aide Committee and member of the legislative committee. She also served as secretary of the Home Care Foundation New Jersey. Ms. Barry is a past board member of the Commission on Accreditation for Home Care of New Jersey and a Life member of the Essex ARC. Email: alexbarry@earthlink.net
Sophia Zak, RN Field Supervisor Manager |
cheduling,
reception, and in-take departments. Any
questions or requests regarding the types of services, rates and availability
of staff go through
her department. Melissa began her career as a client service coordinator and holds a B.S.
in health education and community health from Montclair State University.
Sophia has been with HomeCare Options for
over 15 years. She directs the R.N.
field supervisors, orienting new staff and ensuring that all staff and
home care aide services meet state
and federal guidelines. She helps teach the home health aide course and assists with the
practical competency testing of new aides. She started with HCO as a Field Supervisor and
previously worked in nursing for over 20 years at St. Mary's Hospital in Orange. She is a
graduate of Felician College. 
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