Meet Our Home Care Staff

In Bend and Central Oregon

Michael Dean Bautista
Administrator

Michael Dean has his degree in nursing and his family has owned and operated an in-home care agency in Los Angeles since 1982. He brings compassion, experience, and energy to the Safe Haven Care team.

Michael Dean volunteers his free time to COCOA (Central Oregon Council On Aging)as an Advisory Member. He also acts as a Meals on Wheels Driver for COCOA. He is a Hospice/Transitions volunteer with Partners in Care. And volunteered with Bend's Park and Rec. as a Coach for Flag Football. You will find him all over Central Oregon from LaPine to Madras and from Sisters to Prineville. Michael Dean enjoys being out in the Central Oregon Community.

You will also find Michael Dean enjoying the outdoors, from walking the river to floating it during the summer. Climbing the Three Sisters Wilderness area and also the Mt Hood Meadows area. Fishing to rock climbing at Smith Rock and other fun activities that Central Oregon has to offer.

Patricial Bommarito
Quality Control Manager
Supervisor

Patricia comes to Safe Haven with a Master Degree in Behavorial Science and over 20 years of experience in the field of Gerontology.

Patricia has:

Provided senior services for a city

Been responsible for starting two care management programs

Did intake for a hospice and home health agency in California

Was the Central Oregon Director for the Alzheimer's Association

Was the Administrator of a memory care in Bend

Her passion for providing quailty care for older adults and their families was instrumental in the development and presentation of her workshop intitled "What About Mom and Dad?" a workshop developed specifically for those caring for older adults.

She serves on Cocoa's Advisory Board and will be teaching her workshop "What About Mom and Dad?" for COCC in October.

In her spare time, Patricia can be found with her daughters and her grandsons or at the dog park with her two King Charles Cavs. and her Aussie. Additionally, Bend has brought the beauty of the outdoors into her life, which often is incorporated with her children/grandchildren and her dogs.

Berit Zetterberg, R.N. - P.A.

I have many, many years of nursing as a Registered Nurse. My background as a Float Nurse gave me an opportunity to be admitted to the Grand Forks Medical School in the Assistant Physician's Class.

The training was very hard but I learned a great deal. As I love people and medicine this combination has been a perfect fit for me. I hope to continue to be of help to   people.

Ruthanna Warnock
Rep. for our Bend Oregon office

In Medford and the Surrounding Areas

Ed Lassman
Administrator

Danika Bischoff

Danika Bischoff is a long-time resident of the Rogue Valley. Her growing-up years were enriched by her close relationship with her grandparents and great-grandparents. She has always been comfortable relating to all age groups, and to people with differing ability levels. During her teen years she was active in her church youth group and 4-H horse club.

Danika strayed from Medford's natural beauty only long enough to attend college in the Napa Valley, where she met her husband of 15 years, Monte Bischoff. After college Danika was employed by a long distance telephone company, where she worked her way up from order entry to outside sales and customer service. For several years she worked part time for Monte's company, Payroll Specialties, while concentrating on parenting.

She is a currently a member of the school board of her daughter's school, which includes fundraising and public relations. She enjoys spending time volunteering at her church. Her interests and hobbies tend to center around family life. Hiking, camping, snow-mobiling and traveling to fun places are favorite activities. Her two daughters have inherited her passion for animals. Their menagerie includes: a horse, a dog, 3 cats, a hamster, and fish in the pond and the fish bowl.

Danika is a caring and compassionate person whom others gravitate to for emotional support and common sense counsel.

Naomi Trent
Supervisor/C.N.A.

I always believe in God first, Family second and every one I feel is family through Jesus Christ.  I was a teen when my parent took care of my grandmother at the time I did not like it. Now looking back it was a good experience that prepared me for today. I went to C.N.A. classes through a nursing home and I found it to be a rewarding career.  I love my family and enjoy my children and the animals we take care.  I run a mini farm in the out skirts of Grants Pass and try to keep up with everything like animals, kids, parents, and still find time for myself. Helping others is rewarding weather it is in the community or at home.

Winter Begay
Caregiver for Medford Oregon

My focus in life has been family and friends. I have believed all my life that with out each other we have nothing.

A young man still in elementary school not long ago started a chain of events by forming a single sentence, Pay it forward. Through my life I have strive in helping others the best I can with what I have to offer. A helping hand.

About myself, I love the out doors and all the animals it has to offer. To watch the wonders around me continually amazes me. What I have to offer is my ability to help others that are less fortunate and unable to complete a task and would like a helping hand from time to time. There is no shame in this, just a caring hand reaching out to you hopping some day someone does the same for me. Let us take care of each other. Warm hands warm heart.

I am experienced in C N A C P R First Responder Alzheimer's and communicable and contagious Diseases and Prevention.

God guides my foot steps in all that I do. With out him I would be lost.