A longtime New Canaan resident has launched a new business designed to help local families in need of home healthcare services.
Katarina Tchakarov is the co-founder and owner of God’s Acre Concierge. Photo courtesy of Tchakarov
Katarina Tchakorov, a registered nurse and private-duty and post-surgical care specialist, said she launched God’s Acre Concierge to cover “care for seniors, end-of-life responsibilities and also recovery after aesthetic surgeries.”
“So many times people don’t want to go or stay in the hospitals when they are recovering after aesthetic surgeries—they go home, but they need the support of a registered nurse,” she said. “We provide the support and match the client with a registered nurse.”
Known to scores of local families as the former director at The Inn assisted living facility, Tchakarov said that care “is not just about physical assistance to people, but it’s also about serving with dignity.”
“We try to make people independent and bring peace of mind for loved ones,” she said.
The company offers several levels of service, including daily care, memory care, hospital-to-home recovery and end-of-life care. One service, called “Total Care,” is for clients who are “bedbound or significantly mobility-limited,” according to the God’s Acre Concierge website. It includes “skilled positioning, pressure-injury prevention, hygiene, and the constant clinical presence that complex acuity requires.”
Tchakarov said the business is centered around her experience as a RN.
“My background was always focused on caring for people during vulnerable moments of their life,” she said. “Working in healthcare and in senior living centers, I learned how to care for clients so we can advocate for their support, guide them and give compassionate care.”
Asked how she came up with the business’s name, Tchakarov noted that the town was founded at God’s Acre, so “it represents continuity, dignity and care across generations.”
“I was looking for the right name, one that would represent New Canaan—and also, I like the historical part,” Tchakarov said.
Tchakarov said her title at God’s Acre Concierge is co-founder, with her husband Svetlin Tchakarov the other co-founder.
Unlike most concierge businesses, the Gods Acre has an individualized care plan for each client, Tchakaro said.
“We match the caregiver based on the client’s needs and build a relationship with the patient and their families,” she said. “We try to communicate, care for them and we make sure everybody is safe.”