Our Community in Louisville, KY

I am a mother of 4, with 2 girls and 2 boys. I started my career in healthcare in 2009 as an EMT
and CNA. I have enjoyed every moment of my LPN career since I obtained my nursing license
in 2013. I have had the opportunity to work in many fields; starting in LTC and then psych,
pediatrics, home health and telehealth. Prior to Barton House, I was the Wellness Director for a
year and a half in Lexington, KY. I enjoyed my time working with our seniors and especially our
memory care residents. I relocated to Louisville in 2024 to be closer to my family. My heart and
love for the memory care population has landed me where I am today, and I am excited to be
part of the Barton House family.

“It gives me pleasure to help our residents live a life of independence, love, and joy here in our community.”

Martha is a Licensed Nurse with over 13 years of nursing experience. She received her nursing license in 2004 from the Galen School of Nursing in Louisville, KY. Her nursing background comes from years of geriatric and healthcare management service.
Martha joined the Barton House team in December 2015 as a nurse. She moved into the Director of Nursing position in August 2017. She takes pride in the quality of care that Barton House is known for. Martha is well known in her career as a team builder and brings the positive out in any situation.

While Martha’s main passion is nursing, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her grandson and family on her days off. Martha feels some people choose their careers for money or prestige, but she would like to believe she was one of those lucky people born into their calling to be a nurse.

Tracy went to Georgetown College on a volleyball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing & finance with a minor in psychology. 

She worked in management and marketing for 10 years before staying at home to care for her children. She was very involved in the parent’s association for their school, serving as President for many years. She also served on the board of The Francis Parker School of Louisville for several years. 

In 2019 as empty nesting approached, she prayed to figure out her next journey. At this time, she was also helping to care for her father-in-law, who eventually moved into the Barton House. She started out volunteering at the Barton House, which then progressed to taking a position of Activity Assistant and, finally, the Activity Director.

Her prayers were answered, and this was the perfect fit. She brings many games, intellectual stimulation, activities (modified for the residents), and fun, which she learned from years of working with her children and countless hours at their school. 

During covid-19, she set up group texts for each family to share daily activities, including pictures and videos sent weekly to the families. She also encouraged families to send videos back where they are shown on the big TV in the family room every Monday night for Family Movie night. As restrictions were lifted, she realized many family members lived out of town. So, she continued this weekly communication so the families could keep up to date with their family members. 

In her spare time, Tracy likes to play tennis, hike, and spend time with her family.

I was born and raised in Louisville, Ky.  I began working at Barton House in June 2016.  What started out as a part time position quickly turned into full-time. Working at Barton House made me realize that I have a love and passion for working with geriatrics in a memory care setting.  My goal is to provide support and encouragement for the staff as well as nurturing care and comfort to our residents.  I feel very blessed that our residents’ families have allowed us to care for their loved ones.  It’s a great privilege and honor to be part of each unique individual’s life journey.  Barton House is not our workplace but rather our home away from home.

Eric’s 40 years of experience in the field of maintenance has been through positions held in the military, industrial and residential trades. In the most recent 5 years he has enjoyed working in an elderly care facility which he finds to be much more rewarding. Eric sees his role at Barton House as being part of the team that provides a safe, comfortable and happy home to the residents by maintaining the building’s integrity, repairing and improving the workings of the building to assist and support the staff. At home, Eric loves spending time with family. Also enjoying time tinkering and restoring old radios and record players while listening to his vast collection of records. 

“In my 30+ years of experience, working here has been the most fulfilling because I get to use my food as a way to brighten the residents’ days. Food is a way to connect and show you care about someone.”

George was born and raised in Louisville, KY. He found his passion for cooking as a young man and studied under Chef Jimmy Gherardi from “Everybody’s Cooking” in Cincinnati. George helped open several restaurants in Louisville, spearheading the training and development of employees. 

In 1996, George joined Jewish Hospital as Executive Sous Chef and worked there for 18 years. He specialized in kosher and heart healthy cuisine, serving as the personal chef for one of the first AbioCor self-contained artificial heart recipients. He then led successful teams at Aramark, Morrison/Compass, and Sodexo. 

George has appeared on several TV shows to showcase heart healthy and diabetes-friendly meals and also helped launch the Soul Food cookbook for heart disease. 

George joined the Barton House family in 2019 as Dietary Manager. He has a special connection to Barton House, as his mother and aunts had Alzheimer’s. He sees working at Barton House as his way of giving the residents the care he wanted his mom to have.