Carpinteria’s Visiting Angels franchise sold

Laura Tunberg recently purchased the Carpinteria location of Visiting Angels, a home health care service located at 5565 Carpinteria Ave., Suite 1; it is the fourth Visiting Angels operation that Tunberg now owns and oversees. 

Tunberg, who was born and raised in Carpinteria, owns two Visiting Angels operations in the San Fernando Valley and one in north Orange County, she told CVN. Visiting Angels provides senior care services, such as home, palliative and end-of-life care, as well as services for seniors suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

Tunberg said with her leadership style, clients can expect a higher focus on customer and caregiver wellness, as well as better working conditions for caregivers

“You’re only as good as your caregivers,” she told CVN. 

Methods of improving the experience for caregivers and clients, Tunberg said, include regular events at Visiting Angels of Santa Barbara, such as Alzheimer’s walks, birthdays of the month celebrations and sponsored activities. Tunberg also said she’s implemented a caregiver wellness program, which gives caregivers access to breathing, meditation and exercises to combat stress and fatigue. 

“I spend a lot of time and energy trying to figure out how to make the job better,” Tunberg said. “Caregiving can be a solitary and stressful job.”

Tunberg currently lives in the San Fernando Valley, having left Carpinteria after high school. She hopes to move back to Carpinteria soon, she told CVN, and when in town, she enjoys walking along the beach, eating at Giannfranco’s Trattoria and visiting the Palm Loft Gallery.