Arctic Rose Assisted Living Home is in the highly capable and caring hands of owner and operator, Varun Patel. Before Varun got into the caregiving business, he was caring for people. Raised by his mother and grandmother, who cared for elders in their home, Varun was influenced by compassion, kindness, and the ability to solve problems for people at a young age. Later, Varun joined the Army and became a Army Officer, while serving his country he also earned his master’s degree in business from the University of Southern California. In 2015, Varun was honored to be selected as the Vice President of Logistics for the 2015 World Games. And in 2016, Varun came to Alaska and fell in the love with the friendly people and the glorious landscape. He decided to stay in Alaska and become an investor. Varun leaned on his business sense and generations of caring that had gone before him. He envisioned an assisted living home that was excellent in beauty, accessibility, care, and a variety of services offered. He envisioned Arctic Rose Assisted Living, LLC.

Compassion drives Claudia to do what she does every day – she helps people live their best life. In addition to being a nurse, Claudia is also highly skilled in every aspect of human resources and office administration. She brings organization to the organization. Claudia is involved with over-all planning and development, setting staff schedules, admissions, and meeting with families. She oversees the care of the home and sets the standard for excellence. She also has a heart as big as Alaska! Claudia’s biggest joy is seeing residents blossom in their care.

Elisa has been a nurse for nearly 40 years! She brings a plethora of knowledge and know-how to the organization. Some might say that she IS the organization – with her humor, patience, heart, ability to take on any challenge, and dash of tenacity, she keeps Arctic Rose on track and running smoothly. Elisa is the point of contact for licensing and day-to-day operations. From “A to Z, I handle everything.” She says, and she does. Elise finds a lot of satisfaction in providing a variety of activities for residents to choose from – she believes life is treasured the most when enjoyed and lived to the fullest.

It is everyone’s dream to work at a place that feels like “home,” and that is exactly how Casey describes Arctic Rose. She loves to plan activities and take residents to places like church, ice-cream shops, yoga classes, and the nail salon. When a parade is in town – she gathers the residents, and they enjoy the show! Casey makes sure the team of caregivers are on task, and the personal care, meals, laundry services, and companion time is top-notch. Resident satisfaction means a lot to Casey, and she makes sure everyone is healthy and happy.

Representing people and businesses, both through story-telling and graphic design is something that Kris has always enjoyed. A published author, Kris has been involved in writing, public speaking, promotions, and marketing for over 20 years.