Arista Wins Top Workplaces AwardAfter months of planning and research, Arista Home Care Solutions was officially established in September 2014. We started marketing live in January 2015 and welcomed our first client in March of that year. Starting as a private pay personal care service, the business steadily grew. Clayton, who handled roles as President, Marketer, and Finance Manager, operated from our home office, while Paula continued her full-time position as a Certified Medical Assistant with ProMedica.
As Arista expanded, Paula transitioned to part-time at ProMedica to focus more on the business, including client assessments, HR, and caregiver training. In 2017, we moved into our first office on Centennial Road and hired our first team member. Paula left ProMedica to work full-time as Arista’s Client Care Coordinator.
Paula became a Certified Dementia Practitioner in March 2018, and maintains that through continuing education. In October 2018, Alyson joined our team as a scheduler and, after six years of dedicated work, is now our Office Manager. As our client base and community reputation grew, Clayton continued marketing efforts, developing referral partnerships with local facilities and doctors’ offices. Encouraged by our clients, Arista became a certified provider of the Department of Developmental Disabilities in October 2019.
In the same year, we launched Orange Transport, a non-emergency medical transportation company. Clayton is PASS (Passenger Safety and Sensitivity) certified and is a PASS-certified trainer, with comprehensive expertise in passenger assistance techniques and emergency preparedness. To date, Orange Transport has logged over 200,000 miles, providing essential wheelchair-accessible transportation to our community.
In fall 2019, we began negotiations with a privately owned home health agency and, in December, acquired Alpha Home Health Care. This acquisition doubled our client and employee base, and we were pleased that most of Alpha’s staff joined our Arista team. By summer 2020, Arista Home Care Solutions had become a Medicare and Medicaid-certified agency, offering skilled nursing and therapy services. We moved from the Centennial Road office to Alpha’s offices on N. Holland-Sylvania Road as a temporary measure while consolidating the two companies and searching for additional office space.
In June 2020, we were excited to relocate to our current space on Central Avenue. This bright and open office perfectly accommodates our growing company. Paula, now serving as Administrator, and Clayton as President, continue to provide excellent in-home care services. In 2021, we established a new division, CareConnect, to manage our private pay and DODD clients, while Arista Home Care Solutions continued to focus on skilled care.
Today, our 60+ Team Members serve approximately 100 clients, patients and individuals. We’ve added HR and Business Development positions, and our office staff of 4 is managed by Alyso. Our DON, Diane, RN manages our skilled services clinical care, including the nursing and administrative staff.
During these ten years, we have been involved in many activities and organizations assisting seniors and others in our community. Clayton continues serving, now in his 5th year, as board president of The Northwest Ohio Gerontological Association, and recently led the Monroe County Walk to End Alzheimer’s Volunteer Walk Committee for a three-year stint. Paula is the President Elect of the Rotary Club of Maumee, an active member of HerHub (Women of Toledo) and the Northwest Ohio Chapter of Medical Assisting, and a Community Educator with the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Both Clayton and Paula volunteer at many area senior centers, and are supporters of local fundraising organizations like the D.O.V.E. Fund and Ruthie’s Angels, to name a few.
