About Babette Home Care

Long before Babette Home Care existed, there was one caregiver, one remarkable woman, and a relationship that would inspire a different kind of home care.

Babette Newburger lived an extraordinary life. She was an accomplished painter, sculptor, designer, and award-winning filmmaker who dedicated her life to creativity, innovation, and making the world a better place. She studied at the Art Students League of New York under renowned artists, created illustrations for Esquire Magazine, pursued industrial design projects that she hoped would improve everyday life, and spent years advocating for human rights and the environment.

But the people who knew Babette best would tell you that her greatest masterpiece wasn’t her artwork. It was the way she lived.

She was devoted to her family, fiercely compassionate, endlessly curious, and believed every person deserved to be treated with dignity and respect. She inspired those around her to lead with kindness, to see the good in people, and to leave the world better than they found it.

For the last eight years of Babette’s life, our founder, Wendy, had the privilege of being her caregiver.

With more than 40 years of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Wendy understood how to provide exceptional care. But caring for Babette became much more than a profession. It became a relationship built on trust, friendship, and genuine love.

Over time, Babette stopped feeling like a client.

She became family.

Wendy affectionately called her “Grammy.”

Together they shared conversations, laughter, quiet moments, and everyday routines that transformed caregiving into companionship. Wendy came to know Babette not simply as someone who needed assistance, but as an artist, a mother, a grandmother, an advocate, and a remarkable woman whose life was filled with purpose.

That experience forever changed Wendy’s understanding of what home care should be.

She realized that every senior has a story.

Behind every diagnosis is a lifetime of experiences, accomplishments, relationships, and dreams. Every client was once raising a family, building a career, serving their community, creating something meaningful, or changing someone else’s life.

They deserve caregivers who see all of that.

They deserve caregivers who recognize the person before the patient.

They deserve to be treated with the same dignity, compassion, and respect they have spent a lifetime giving to others.

Because of compassionate, consistent care, Babette was able to continue living with comfort, familiarity, and independence in the place she loved most. She lived to the remarkable age of 94, surrounded by people who genuinely cared for her.

When Babette passed away, Wendy knew her legacy could not end there.

She wanted every family to experience the same peace of mind she had been able to provide. She wanted every senior to be treated as an individual, not a task on a schedule. She wanted families to know that someone would care for their loved one with the same patience, kindness, and commitment she had given Babette.

In 2016, that vision became Babette Home Care.

Today, Babette’s legacy lives on in every client we serve.

It influences how we hire, how we train, and how we deliver care. We look beyond qualifications alone, choosing caregivers for their compassion, integrity, character, and heart. We take the time to understand each client’s routines, preferences, life story, and what brings them comfort and joy. We build meaningful relationships with our clients and maintain open communication with their families because exceptional care extends beyond the individual. It supports everyone who loves them.

At Babette Home Care, we believe home care is about far more than helping someone with daily activities.

It is preserving independence.

It is protecting dignity.

It is celebrating a lifetime of memories.

It is creating moments of joy.

It is bringing peace of mind to families.

It is honoring the remarkable life that came before the need for care.

Every visit is an opportunity to make someone feel seen, valued, and loved.

That belief began with one extraordinary woman whose life inspired us to build something different.

Every family has a story.

Every senior has a legacy.

It is our privilege to help protect both.

Babette wasn’t just the inspiration behind our name. She is the heart behind everything we do.