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Owner & Founder
Dorothy Tagarelli, LCSW
“I founded dotcares after working in the community with older adults and realizing there was not enough support for older adults and their families living with progressive physical and cognitive decline. My clients bring enhanced purpose into my life and I feel I make a difference every day.”
Dorothy Tagarelli, LCSW is the owner and founder of dotcares,LLC. She has spent her career working with the geriatric population and is a proud member of Aging Life Care Association and National Association of Social Workers. She is licensed to practice Clinical Social Work in NY and CT.
Personal experience with a disabled sister and elderly parents provided firsthand experience in dealing with many challenges that arise.
She not only talks the talk. She walks the walk.
Care Manager, Aging Life Care Professional
Margaret DeRose, LMSW
“Working with the elderly is dear to my heart. I find it deeply fulfilling to help bring comfort, purpose and dignity back into an older person’s life. The things I’ve learned from older people, and the devotion of their caregivers, is an inspiration to living my own life in a fuller way.”
Margaret DeRose, LMSW is a care manager/aging life care professional with dotcares, LLC. She has over a decade of experience working with older adults and their families and is passionate about helping them once again feel curious and purposeful about life.
While raising three children, Margaret became the primary caregiver for her elderly grandmother, experiencing firsthand the demanding and tumultuous tasks of caring for growing children and aging loved ones. She returned to school to get her master’s in social work in order to focus on providing quality care for the elderly. Since graduating, Margaret worked at an intergenerational adult day program in Westchester County, NY, helping to create educational, physical, and social activities to enhance the quality of life and create connections for older people, especially those with dementia.
Dementia Coach
Donna Sangi-Vallario
Donna is a Dementia Coach at dotcares, LLC. Her passion is to effect change in the manner care is delivered. Donna has held positions as a Memory Care Director at an area assisted living plus Director of Adult Day Centers. As a Dementia Coach, she shares her expertise in effective caregiving practices for people diagnosed with dementia and one that recognizes and gives considerable attention to the needs of the care partners.
Ellen Wright, LMSW
“My entire professional life I have had a passion for working with the elderly and addressing their health, physical, social, emotional and financial needs. I also love to work with family members and caregivers to reduce their stress, educate them regarding resources and options, and providing support and direction. I have worked in the hospital, home care, nursing home and physician practice settings and I have extensive experience dealing with illness and disability. My other passion is my family that includes my husband and two adult children along with my elderly parents and in-laws who are navigating their own experiences with aging.”