About Our Local Office

The Greater Twin Cities Office of Right at Home is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home Inc., a senior home care and staffing company providing care since 1995. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for those we serve. We do that by providing high quality in-home caregivers to serve you.

For many years Bob and Paul have felt a strong calling to serve the community in a more significant manner than their church and volunteer involvement. Both had lifelong experiences with seniors in need of assistance. Bob worked in a hospital/nursing home as an adolescent, and Paul provided companionship and chore services for an elderly widow through all of his teen years. Both have impacted the lives of elderly neighbors and employees as adults. This background combined with the further inspiration of Bob's mother, a retired nurse who worked as a companion in the industry, helped the two decide to investigate their ability to provide this type of care and assistance to a wider community on a full-time basis. After months of investigation, Right at Home became the clear choice. The Mission of improving the quality of lives of those we serve hit the core of what they were searching for.

Prior to starting Right at Home Twin Cities, Bob and Paul spent the majority of their careers in management positions. Bob spent 17 years managing stores for Kwik Trip, Inc. a convenience store chain based in LaCrosse, WI. Most recently, Bob has worked in the accounting department at Barrett's Moving and Storage of Eden Prairie, MN. For the last 3 1/2 years, Paul had been a manager and consultant with BORN, a leading e-business consultancy headquartered in the Twin Cities. Previously, he worked as a staffing coordinator and operations manager for Jeane Thorne, Inc. a premier administrative staffing company headquartered in the Twin Cities. Paul graduated with a BA in Religion from Luther College in Decorah, IA and has completed coursework at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA and Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Mary's Hospital in Green Bay, WI.

Julie Ellingson, LSW Manager of Client & Community Relations
Julie Ellingson, LSW, joined us on December 12, 2002.

Prior to earning her LSW degree, Julie was trained and worked as a medical secretary for several years. Julie earned her degree in Social Work from Southwest State University in Marshall, MN. She interned at Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield, MN. Julie spent a year working with MN Flood Support Services as an outreach worker as well as a couple of years as a Grief Group Facilitator. Julie also worked for a rural public health program coordinator for a traveling children’s clinic. Prior to moving to the Twin Cities, Julie was the Senior Link Volunteer & Older Adult Education Program Director for Lutheran Social Services in southwestern Minnesota. Most recently Julie was with Ebenezer Society where she had been the Admissions Director of their Minneapolis Campus, a 364 bed facility, for the previous 6 years.

Community Involvement: Board of Directors – St. Paul Area Senior Worker’s Association Education Committee – Social Workers in Marketing Evangelization Committee – St. Luke Lutheran Church Council Choir Member – St. Luke Lutheran Church Choir

Paul R. Blom, Owner/CEO Bob White, Owner/Director of Operations

Front L-R: Leslie, Bob, Julie Back L-R: Paul, Leanne, Lisa, Owen