Griswold is More Than Home Care
It’s Peace of Mind
At Griswold Home Care for Oahu, we offer compassionate in-home care for those who want support to live where they love. With over four decades of experience and a storied legacy of compassion and integrity, we focus on the people we meet and the connections we make right here in our own community. It is our privilege to support your unique needs with respect, empathy, and dedicated attention so you can Live Assured, without the weight of worry.
Griswold is an award-winning pioneer in the non-medical home care industry. We believe Care Professionals are the foundation of our success, and our commitment to innovation is based on our desire to improve the lives of everyone we touch as we serve this community. We focus on personal care, homemaking, companionship, and support for those with conditions, illnesses, or injuries.
Meet Your Team
Jennifer Murata
President & CEO
Aloha! I am privileged to be the President of Griswold Home Care for Oahu, a leading home care provider that celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022 and honors the name of its founder, Jean Griswold.
As a fourth generation kama’aina, I was lucky to grow up in Moanalua near both sets of my grandparents and our large extended families. My oji chan & oba chan and kung kung & nainai (grandparents) along with my parents, instilled the importance of ‘ohana (family), respect for our kupuna (elders), and the values of hard work, education, integrity, and humility. These values and family life shaped me into the person I am today and is the catalyst for my deep interest in home care. Having experienced firsthand caring for a family member (my disabled sister) and seeing my grandparents and now my parents navigate their golden years, I understand how challenging it can be for families to provide care for another family member.
Our experienced caregivers receive first-class training and support. They, along with our amazing team of office staff, are here to help individuals and families better manage their family’s changing and increased needs.
On a more personal note, I live in Nuuanu with my husband, Lance, our teenage daughter, our sweet 17-year-old mini dachshund, and two feisty budgies. I enjoy spending time with friends and family, traveling, eating, hiking (to offset my eating), weeding, and listening to audio books.
I hope you give us the opportunity to serve you. To learn more about our services, or join our team of caregivers, please give us a call at (808) 539-1700.
Cecilia "Cici" Fong
Administrator
As Home Care Agency Administrator for Griswold Home Care for Oahu, Cici manages and oversees home care services, human relations, brand management, documentation and compliance monitoring, and operations.
Cici has worked as the Director of Fund Development at the YWCA Oahu and Program Officer at Hawaii Community Foundation, and has held various roles for the Helemano Plantation and the Hawaiian Humane Society. Her most recent position was First Vice President, Community Advancement Manager with ASB.
She is actively involved in the community through her board memberships with the Organization of Women Leaders, See Dai Doo Society, Child and Family Service Guild, and Lanakila Pacific Foundation.
Melissa Caballes
Supervisor
Starting out as a companion at a care home in Kailua, Hawai‘i, Melissa worked her way up to managing one of the care homes that she was working for, and obtained her CNA license and Adult Residential Care Home License (ARCH). Clients became family and she realized that this was her calling. She decided to make home care her life’s work and continued her education, receiving her bachelor’s degree in social work.
Melissa loves working with Alzheimer and dementia clients, as well as the “harder to handle” clients. She enjoys coming up with ideas on how to make her client comfortable and earn their trust.
Lynne Yamamoto
Administrative Assistant
Jasmin Howell
Senior Accountant
Coming soon!
Kathleen Wagner
Controller & Treasurer
As the Controller and Treasurer, Kathy Wagner leads the Accounting and Finance team for all companies within the Royal State family of companies.
Prior to joining Royal, Kathy worked as the Senior Accountant at DTRIC Insurance where she founded its Wellness Committee. She also held various supervisory accounting and analyst roles with Plymouth Rock Assurance in New Jersey and Pilgrim Insurance in Boston.
Kathy holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Certificate in Accounting from Boston College.
Kathy is a current board member of the Aloha United Way Women United and enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, Scott and family and friends.
In Your Community
We’re in This Together
We're passionate about making our community a happier, healthier place to live. Our team is dedicated to helping neighbors stay in their homes, surrounded by the people and places they love. You'll often see us around town, whether it's at local events, community meetings, or supporting organizations that make a difference. We believe in the power of connection and are committed to building strong relationships with our ohana.
Stay in touch with us for upcoming events and workshops.
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Jean’s Story
In 1982, Dr. Jean Griswold founded our company at her dining room table in a small suburb of Philadelphia. She found out that an elderly woman in her community had died of complications because she had no support system for care. Jean felt this was an easily preventable tragedy and was driven to find a solution by pairing Caregivers with those who could not thrive in their homes alone. She was a true visionary, establishing one of the first and most successful non-medical home care organizations in the country, despite being wheelchair-bound due to Multiple Sclerosis. Over 40 years later, her legacy lives on nationwide.
Scholarship
Where would we be without Caregivers? Their selflessness is astounding, yet they are often overlooked and underappreciated. The Jean Griswold Foundation is dedicated to supporting Caregivers, the backbone of the care industry. We provide educational scholarships so Care Professionals can further their training, enhance their skills, elevate their careers, and better assist the people they serve.
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