Griswold is More Than Home Care
It’s Peace of Mind
At Griswold Home Care for Lakeville & Shakopee, 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
Merne Asplund
Owner Operator, CSA
Joseph Nyakundi
RN, BSN
Joseph Nyakundi is a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse who earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Southwest State University in Marshall. With a strong clinical foundation and a passion for patient-centered care, Joseph has developed extensive experience in skilled nursing settings.
He specializes in caring for patients with complex medical needs, including those requiring tracheostomy care, ventilator support, gastrostomy (G-tube) feeding, and advanced wound management. His hands-on expertise and attention to detail allow him to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care to vulnerable populations.
Joseph is deeply committed to his profession and takes pride in delivering high-quality nursing care. He finds fulfillment in making a meaningful difference in the lives of his patients and consistently strives to provide the best care possible.
Rynelle Dockter
RN
In Your Community
We’re in This Together
Our team is dedicated to improving the well-being of our community through in-home care that supports those who need assistance to live where they love. We are active in the neighborhood, from Lakeville to Shakopee, 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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