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Staff Spotlight: Larisa David

We want to recognize one of our staff for their exceptional work in embodying our core values! Larisa David, who works for our branch, Haven Home Care, has been committed to our core value “Do What is Right, Not What is Easy” in order to provide the best care possible to her clients. Her director, Amanda, had this to say about Larisa:

“Since she has started, her smile and grace spread like fire. She is willing to jump in and help when needed. In her first week, we had 2 families call and give compliments on her. They said, ‘Larisa is a breath of fresh air, her smile lights up the room and she is a very hard worker. She gets right to it and gets the job done in a timely manner while having such grace and compassion.'”

We interviewed Larisa about her time working with us. Check it out below!

What do you love most about you job at Haven?

I love it that we get to visit and help people right in their homes. It must bring them and their families joy and comfort knowing there is help available. I like our awesome team!

What is your favorite memory while working at Haven?

I find it very interesting to meet patients who have lived a long time in the Ozarks and have so many stories about local history. Since I have only lived in Missouri for thirteen years, I like to learn about the place I now call home.

Congratulations Larisa! And thank you for all your excellent work!

 

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Why Ownership Matters:

At Haven Home Health and Hospice, we are proud to be the last locally-owned, independent, and clinician-led provider of home-based care in our region. While that may sound like a simple fact, it’s actually a defining difference—one that matters deeply to the quality of care our patients receive every day. In recent years, private equity firms and large corporate healthcare chains have rapidly bought out home health and hospice providers across the country, including right here in our community. What we’ve seen in the aftermath is troubling: rapid turnover of staff, shrinking time spent with patients, and decisions driven more by profit margins than by compassion, dignity, and clinical excellence. 

When ownership shifts from caregivers to corporations, priorities shift too. 

We believe healthcare should never be treated like a commodity. That’s why we’ve remained committed to local, clinician-led ownership—because we answer to patients, not shareholders. Our leadership is hands-on, involved, and invested in every life we touch. We believe that meaningful care takes time, intention, and heart—and it starts with the people who make the decisions. As owners who are also licensed clinicians, we understand the weight of the responsibility we carry. Our patients are not numbers in a spreadsheet. They are parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends. And we believe they deserve the kind of care we’d want for our own families. We will continue to stand against the corporatization of healthcare, and we invite you to stand with us. Whether you’re a patient, a referral partner, or a member of the community, your trust makes it possible for us to preserve something rare and essential in today’s healthcare system: personalized, human-centered care. Because in the end, ownership isn’t just about who signs the papers—it’s about who shows up when it matters most.

– John Ray, Founder

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