About Us

Our Board Members

Dana Arnone

Owner, Reliance Senior Home Services – Founder, All Things Home Care 

Caregiving is a critical but often thankless job. This has been especially true during the pandemic, as millions of caregivers have risked their lives every day. 

One frequently overlooked but necessary aspect of caregiving is transportation. Not all caregivers have access to reliable transportation, which has led them to turn down jobs, leaving vulnerable populations at risk. 

Dana Arnone is on a mission to change that. A registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience and the owner of Reliance Senior Home Services, Arnone recently launched a nonprofit organization called All Things Home Care to raise awareness about the growing issue of transportation in the caregiving community and to secure funding to transport caregivers to and from patients’ houses. 

Since home care agencies already operate on slim margins, they’re rarely able to fund transportation for their caregivers, which can lead to areas of Long Island becoming caregiving deserts of sorts. People who live in areas that are not centrally located are more likely to receive inconsistent care, and that puts everybody in a tough spot. 

“If you’re giving them an aide here, an aide there, and no one’s with them consistently, that leads to more possible exposure to COVID for the patient,” Arnone said. “There’s more inconsistency of care. And then they end up in the hospital.” 

She recalled a call she received from someone trying to find a caregiver who could get to Sands Point. 

“He said we were the sixth agency he was calling because no agency can guarantee an aide in that area,” Arnone recalls. “We couldn’t do it either unfortunately.” 

After countless encounters like that one, Arnone decided to establish the nonprofit. While it’s still in an early phase and Arnone is currently self-funding the initiative, she hopes that as people learn about the dire need for reliable transportation in the caregiving community, that they will step up to help make a difference.

Bridget Gallo, LMSW

Board Member 

Bridget Gallo, LMSW is a Licensed Master of Social Work with over 27 years of experience specializing in geriatric care. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. John’s University and her Master’s degree in Social Work from Adelphi University, along with a post-graduate certificate in Mental Health and Aging.

Ms. Gallo’s extensive career has focused primarily on skilled nursing and long-term care settings. Her experience includes roles as a Social Worker, Director of Admissions, Clinical Evaluator, Director of Social Work, and currently, Assistant Administrator. Her clinical and administrative background spans nursing homes, home care agencies, private practice therapy, and service coordination for the Nursing Home Diversion and Transition Waiver Program and TBI Waiver Program.

She is the owner and operator of BG Consulting, a private consulting agency providing services to long-term care facilities, with a primary focus on social work departments. Her consulting work includes staff education and training, clinical audits, assessment evaluations, Department of Health audit preparation, and regulatory compliance support.

Ms. Gallo has also served as a member of the MOLST Nursing Home Operations Implementation Committee, contributing to education and implementation initiatives for Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) through IPRO.

Her professional approach is grounded in the core principles of Family Systems Theory, with experience working with individuals, families, and couples within their environmental and systemic contexts. She is deeply passionate about aging in place and advocates for policies that integrate housing, healthcare, and transportation to create truly age-friendly communities where older adults can thrive independently and affordably.

Lauri Rogers

Board Member 

Lauri Rogers, with deep commitment, has spent much of her time on charitable work and advocacy, supporting the rights and well-being of people in the neurodivergent community. She has previously served as the Director of Development/Head of Fundraising for Autism Communities, where she built donor relationships and secured major gifts to help secure inclusive housing for the neurodivergent community. Lauri has served on many charitable boards over the years, holding nearly every position within a board. Driven by a deep sense of responsibility and empathy Lauri embraces the beliefs that strong people stand up for themselves while the strongest stand up for others, and those who have the capacity to give should do so generously.

Jillian Arnone

Jillian Arnone, BSN, RN, is a compassionate and relationship-driven nursing professional born and raised on Long Island. She graduated from Adelphi University with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, where she also served as President of Phi Sigma Sigma—an experience that strengthened her love for community, teamwork, and supporting others.

Jillian’s heart for caregiving began early in her career when she worked as a home health aide with Reliance Home Senior Services throughout nursing school. After earning her degree, she went on to care for patients at Good Samaritan Hospital as a night-shift registered nurse, all while continuing per diem nursing visits with Reliance. These experiences deepened her appreciation for meeting patients where they are and providing comfort during vulnerable moments.

Our Mission

To promote, support, and elevate the role of home health care workers by providing access to education and transportation – improving their quality of life- and ultimately patient outcomes.

To provide access to subsidized home health care worker assistance to patients in need.