Helping Hands Home Care has been in business in the Portland area for about 30 years, but is relatively new to the Columbia River Gorge. “Our staff have been providing everything — housekeeping, meal prep, transportation, personal care and medication management,” explained Mary Gailley, regional manager for Helping Hands, adding that the business also provides foot care for clients, help with dressing and bathing, doing the laundry, and even care for a client’s pets and plants.

For the third year, Hearts of Gold Caregivers has received the "Home Care Pulse" Leader in Excellence award from Home Care Pulse, a firm that oversees private duty home care. The Leader in Excellence Award is given to those home care businesses that consistently score among the highest in 18 or more areas, as measured by Home Care Pulse.

Hearts of Gold Caregivers, of Hood River, has received the best of home care Leader in Excellence Award from Home Care Pulse, the leading firm in quality assurance for private duty home care.