Our Arizona Team
Steve Alfonsi
Owner/CEO
In 2005, Steve’s mom, Shelby was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He quickly turned his focus into becoming a caretaker himself. Not knowing much about the home-care services industry, he immediately immersed himself into learning as much about these services to provide his mother with the best care possible.
After spending time as a successful executive for a few well known fortune 500 companies, Steve decided to take a path towards a more fulfilling career to honor his late mother.
He learned the home care industry’s ins and outs, intending to start a company to serve families who find themselves in the same position he was in years before.
Steve has now started 3 different companies offering a variety of in home care services for families in need during their difficult times. Steve advises people who find themselves in a caregiving role for those who are ill or need assistance, that help is always just a phone call away.
“It’s something I feel deeply passionate about. We provide respect and dignity for others. We aspire to be perfect. Life is precious, it goes by so fast. Make those last hours, days and weeks a better experience for your loved ones.”
steve@rovitacare.com
Megan Gorst
Executive Director, NP
Hospice and palliative medicine has been my chosen practice since 2010. I love what we bring to our communities and the gift that we offer at such an important time in life.
My other loves are family and farming. We care for many rescue animals including donkeys, pigs, chickens and dogs. Their innocence and simplicity reminds me of what is important and rejuvenates me for each day ahead.
meg@rovitacare.com
Traci Henes
Director of Patient Care Services, RN
Working in Hospice is rewarding and I love what I do. I feel blessed to work at such an amazing organization. When I’m not working, I love traveling and spending time with my family creating memories. Every day is a gift.
tracih@rovitacare.com
Matthew Hemstreet
Medical Director, MD
I have been in medical practice for almost 30 years, I have practiced outpatient medicine, hospital medicine, and have had the honor of serving as medical director for an LTAC, a nursing home, and two different hospices. I believe strongly that a physician’s role is to assist the patient at living a long and healthy life, and when that life comes to close a physician’s role becomes preserving the comfort and the dignity of that patient until they pass.
Adam Arias
Marketing Community Relations Director
Lisa Bennion
Admission Nurse, RN
I want to be a part of the conversation that normalizes death and dying as the natural part of life that it is. I am blessed to help others journey to the other side gently, with ease and grace.
Lori Frisbie
Chaplain & Bereavement Coordinator
I love my roles as hospice chaplain and bereavement care coordinator for Royal, shining my light, sharing a smile, and comforting hearts at very tender times. I also delight in my two dogs, laughing with my family, playing board games, and finding beauty in common places.
Glenn Swain
Chaplain
My life’s calling is to be of service to patients and families who entrust Royal Hospice for loving, compassionate care. As a hospice chaplain and ordained Interfaith Minister, I meet patients and families where they are emotionally, in the moment. It’s a blessing for me to be a spiritual comfort at an emotional time that is often filled with sadness and anticipatory grief. I’m filled with gratitude for the work I do each day.
Contact Us
Phone
(480) 626-8242 (Arizona)
Locations
14809 N 73rd St Suite 202, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Partners & Charities We Work With
Care Level Partners
Royal Hospice has formed realtionships with other providers across the nation to make sure you and your family has as many resources as possible. We’d like to introduce you to our sister companies ComForCare and Vital Palliative.
ComforCare Scottsdale Arizona
Our home care services and compassionate caregivers help older adults live independently in their own home and continue to do all the things they love. We do not just assign caregivers to a job. We match our caregivers based on the needs, interests and personalities of our clients.
Whether your loved one’s health concerns are due to illness, injury, or aging, our personal home care packages and flexible scheduling allow your loved one to maintain a sense of freedom, dignity, and connection to friends and family.
For older adults, continuing to monitor care after release from a facility is crucial in ensuring a full recovery. With hospital-to-home transition care, ComForCare Home Care Scottsdale, Arizona can help to transfer your loved one from a facility, such as a hospital, to an assisted living community or to their home. With ComForCare at your side, your loved ones will always receive the care they need.
Vital Palliative Scottsdale Arizona
Our mission is to exceed the ordinary as we collaborate with healthcare providers to help those with serious conditions and illnesses, by providing assistance, education and support to enhance quality of life.
Palliative Care is a relatively new specialty offered to individuals with serious and chronic illnesses such as congestive heart failure, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), AIDS, kidney failure and Alzheimer’s.
The Palliative Care Team will work side by side with a patient’s Primary Care Physician, or Specialty Physician, to appropriately manage a patient’s pain and symptoms, while providing social support and resources to the patient’s family and friends.