Who We Are
Our Team
Carolyn Peters
President & CEO
A strong entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for people inspires Carolyn to make a difference in the lives of those she encounters. Carolyn founded Silver Lining Care in 2015, creating a cohesive caring team to support families.Carolyn’s business background includes experience in consulting, human resources and leadership development serving clients from medical, manufacturing, restaurant, not for profit, transportation, and construction industries.
Carolyn has relevant experience in the home care field by acting as the primary caregiver and family manager for her mother utilizing the RHA Family Managed Care program. This has involved hiring all staff and managing the private home care for her parents since 2012.
Carolyn’s personal values include her faith, family and serving her community.
Ivan Desharnais
Care Coordinator
Ivan has over 5 years of experience in healthcare. His experience includes working on a medical/palliative ward, as well as emergency ward and rural ICU. Ivan has a passion for helping people in need which led him to volunteer for a few years in a cross-cultural setting which included a role as a community health liaison helping individuals find the healthcare they needed. He speaks English, French, and Spanish. He holds a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing. Ivan and his wife have been married for 13 years, and they have 4 children.
Tracy Friesen
Care Team Relations
Tracy has a real passion for people. She believes that every person has value and displays that attitude in her desire to connect with them on a personal level. Tracy has been the primary caregiver for her parents since 2014 as well as her brother who has been dealing with mental health challenges for the past 20 years. Her goal is to assist them in living full, joy filled lives, on their terms. Tracy’s past experience includes many years in the administrative and retail management field. She considers it an absolute privilege to take time to volunteer in a visitation ministry to the amazing elderly people in her church. Tracy shares her life with her husband and best friend of 34 years, their daughter and 2 incredible grandsons.
Jayson Giesbrecht
Care Coordinator
Jayson has a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and almost 5 years of nursing experience, most of which has been spent caring for the elderly as a Geriatric Nurse Specialist. Previously Jayson attended Bible school and worked as a pastor of youth and music. Jayson is fluent in Low German, know some High German, and very much enjoys connecting with older adults. Jayson has been married for over 19 years and he and his wife have three awesome sons. For Jayson, faith permeates life and caring for one another, particularly in times of need, has been a very meaningful part of his journey. Some interests outside of work include a love of music including playing the drums, both as part of a band and also in church worship, golfing and a good cup of coffee!
Esther Reimer
Care Coordinator
Esther has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare field, specifically with the aging population. She has worked in a long-term care facility for many years and has been with Silver Lining Care since 2015. She holds a Bachelor degree in Social Work and has a passion for empowering people to live independently for as long as possible. Esther loves working alongside families to find ways to meet the needs of their loved ones because family is important to her. She enjoys spending time with her husband, children and grandson who all love to travel, camp and go hiking. Esther’s faith is a big part of who she is which is evident in her compassion towards the people she serves.
Our Values
We will build compassionate relationships with families to assist you in determining the best course of action for living a full life, and focusing on the things that matter.
We will participate in frequent, clear communication with staff and families.
We will serve you with a generous spirit, a joyful servant’s heart, and inspire the sparkle in our client’s eyes. We are family.
Our Story
Our family may be much like yours. Through the years we have found ourselves dealing with raising a family, minor surgeries and health concerns, along with more challenging times such as mental health concerns. Our parents pulled through those challenges and we found ourselves in the sandwich generation, caring for our own children as well as providing increasingly more support for our parents. There came a time when we were told that our mom needed to be placed in a personal care home. However, we as a family wanted to do all we could to allow our parents to remain in their home for as long as possible.
This journey eventually led us to the Family Managed Care program available through the Regional Health Authority. We hired staff and developed an amazing team of caregivers that feels like part of our family. They administer medications and take care of housekeeping, grocery shopping, blood work appointments, meal prep, and outings. Seeing the way they love and care for our parents is such a huge blessing to us.
Three years later, Silver Lining Care was born to provide much needed services for Steinbach and Southern Manitoba. Our faith in God is a legacy that our parents have passed on to us and we want to serve Him and our community in this way.
We are family. Caring for our community by bringing hope, life, and joy to your home.
Our Story
Our family may be much like yours. Through the years we have found ourselves dealing with raising a family, minor surgeries and health concerns, along with more challenging times such as mental health concerns. Our parents pulled through those challenges and we found ourselves in the sandwich generation, caring for our own children as well as providing increasingly more support for our parents. There came a time when we were told that our mom needed to be placed in a personal care home. However, we as a family wanted to do all we could to allow our parents to remain in their home for as long as possible.
This journey eventually led us to the Family Managed Care program available through the Regional Health Authority. We hired staff and developed an amazing team of caregivers that feels like part of our family. They administer medications and take care of housekeeping, grocery shopping, blood work appointments, meal prep, and outings. Seeing the way they love and care for our parents is such a huge blessing to us.
Three years later, Silver Lining Care was born to provide much needed services for Steinbach and Southeast Manitoba. Our faith in God is a legacy that our parents have passed on to us and we want to serve Him and our community in this way.
We are family. Caring for our community by bringing hope, life, and joy to your home.
Testimonials
Join Our Team
Caregivers are the heart of Silver Lining Care. If you have a passion to serve others, a positive attitude, patience, and you love people, this is a great opportunity for you. Whether you are looking for a full-time career in caregiving, are a college or university student, or simply wish to re-enter the workforce, we would welcome you to apply as a Silver Lining caregiver. Silver Lining Care offers a great team environment; we value each other, treat each other with mutual respect and have a desire to go above and beyond in serving our community.
Complete the online application form and we will be in touch when an opening becomes available.
Join Our Team
Caregivers are the heart of Silver Lining Care. If you have a passion to serve others, a positive attitude, patience, and you love people, this is a great opportunity for you. Whether you are looking for a full-time career in caregiving, are a college or university student, or simply wish to re-enter the workforce, we would welcome you to apply as a Silver Lining caregiver. Silver Lining Care offers a great team environment; we value each other, treat each other with mutual respect and have a desire to go above and beyond in serving our community.
Complete the online application form and we will be in touch when an opening becomes available.
