Howard County is More Than Home Care
It’s Peace of Mind
At Griswold Home Care for Howard County, we offer compassionate in-home care for those who want support to live where they love. With over four decades of experience and a storied legacy of compassion and integrity, we focus on the people we meet and the connections we make right here in our own community. It is our privilege to support your unique needs with respect, empathy, and dedicated attention so you can Live Assured, without the weight of worry.
Griswold is an award-winning pioneer in the non-medical home care industry. We believe Care Professionals are the foundation of our success, and our commitment to innovation is based on our desire to improve the lives of everyone we touch as we serve this community. We focus on personal care, homemaking, companionship, and support for those with conditions, illnesses, or injuries.
Meet Your Team
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Christopher “Hope” Hopes
Owner / Director
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Christopher “Hope” Hopes
Owner / Director
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Christopher “Hope” Hopes
Owner / Director
I am Christopher “Hope” Hopes and I am privileged to be the Director of the Griswold Home Care for Howard County, Maryland. I live in Howard County with my wife, Jennifer, and our growing daughter, Charley. We love this community.
While I was growing up, I was raised to believe in service to others. As a Social Worker’s son, serving others in my community is all I have ever known. As a young man, I was blessed to earn a commission in the US Army and honorably retired after 27 years of service. I achieved far more than I ever thought possible in my career and was privileged to serve the greatest of Nations, alongside the greatest teammates in the World. However, as fate would have it, my service came with a steep price and an abrupt end, leaving me with numerous combat service-related disabilities.
Following my military service, I was eager to change directions following a passion of mine in making a positive impact in others’ lives. I made a career change to Griswold Home Care after realizing they are an industry leader, focused on providing supportive in-home care services for older adults and the disabled. Through Griswold Home Care, I have been given the opportunity to make life more dignified for those struggling with daily activities that most take for granted. It is highly personal to me caring for our clients and I remain fully involved during your loved ones care to ensure the highest of standards of care are met. We are 100% focused on better outcomes for your family and bettering our community. We have an amazing team of Professional Caregivers and Care Coordinators who are here to help you and your family navigate these challenging times.
In Your Community
We’re in This Together
Our team is dedicated to improving the well-being of our community through serving those who need assistance to live where they love. We are active in the neighborhood, so you’ll see us around town at events, participating in associations and meetings, and supporting local organizations inside and outside the care industry. We firmly believe in our ability to create a happier and healthier place to live through the connections we make with the people in our community.
Jean’s Story
In 1982, Dr. Jean Griswold founded our company at her dining room table in a small suburb of Philadelphia. She found out that an elderly woman in her community had died of complications because she had no support system for care. Jean felt this was an easily preventable tragedy and was driven to find a solution by pairing Caregivers with those who could not thrive in their homes alone. She was a true visionary, establishing one of the first and most successful non-medical home care organizations in the country, despite being wheelchair-bound due to Multiple Sclerosis. Over 40 years later, her legacy lives on nationwide.
Scholarship
Where would we be without Caregivers? Their selflessness is astounding, yet they are often overlooked and underappreciated. The Jean Griswold Foundation is dedicated to supporting Caregivers, the backbone of the care industry. We provide educational scholarships so Care Professionals can further their training, enhance their skills, elevate their careers, and better assist the people they serve.
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