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Personal Care Staff Member

Karen Watson, RN

Karen Watson worked as a Clinical Coordinator full-time with Personal Care from 2002 until 2015. She now works PRN, primarily assisting with new client assessments, supervisory visits, and our continuing education program. She graduated from Georgia Baptist School of Nursing and has 46 years of nursing experience in orthopedics, spine surgery, and pain management.

Joy Jessup

Joy joined the Personal Care team in the Fall of 2020 as the Office Administrative Assistant. She has a passion for all things culinary and is a classically trained chef. Joy is currently studying Holistic Nutrition at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Chiquita Stone

Chiquita joined Personal Care as a Caregiver in 2009. After serving our clients in the field for almost 12 years, Chiquita joined the office staff as a Staffing Coordinator in 2021. 

Debbie Hughes

Debbie helps coordinate all our human resource responsibilities. This includes assisting in the hiring/onboarding process, maintaining staff personnel files, ensuring staff have all requirements up-to-date including their training requirements, as well as assisting with managing benefits such as vacation & PDO time, 401(K) and Medical Insurance. Debbie has an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration.

Cathy Schaum, RN, BSN

Cathy works primarily in the Decatur and North Atlanta area and is responsible for clinical oversight of these clients. Overseeing medication management clients is also a part of her responsibility. Cathy earned a B.S .in Nursing from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing. With a career of over 25 years in healthcare prior to joining Personal Care, Cathy had extensive experience as a Nephrology nurse, and in administrative rolls for assisted living and hospice care facilities.