Appreciation for Our Employees
At Patience In Home Care (PIHC), we know we are only as good as our employees. At PIHC, part of our foundation is regularly engaging our team to learn from them, know where they are at, and continuously improve our organization and enable our employees to thrive and grow with us!
Appreciation for Our Clients
At PIHC, we are never content until your loved ones are. We know our best referrals and our reputation count on those in our care and we will actively engage them to hear their ideas and continuously improve our services for them. We hope to expand services to provide new ways to entertain and engage our clients as we grow and allow our clients to drive what they need and want most.
Catherine - Director of Nursing
Patience In Home Care's Director of Nursing, Catherine Breiwick, resides in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis Minnesota with her husband and two children and two dogs. She graduated from the College of Saint Catherine in 2005 as an Associate Degree Registered Nurse (RN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Bethel University in 2010, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing with concentration in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care provider in 2016 as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) . Her background in nursing includes but is not limited to, inpatient adult/geriatric psychiatry health, Intensive Care Unit with certification as a critical care RN, cardiac diagnostic testing and rehab, hospice and palliative care, outpatient drug rehab, interventional acute and chronic pain management, complex chronic condition management to improve and maintain quality of life. Catherine strongly believes in including her patients and their families as part of the care team. "We collaborate together in meeting your individual needs" -- Catherine Breiwick.
Robbie – Director of Operations
Robbie has Bachelor of Science in BCIS (Business Computer Information Systems) and has spent the better part of 23 years managing system’s teams between two organizations (nearly 15 years for a small benefit enrollment /administration company and over 8 years at a large financial institution). He enjoys working with Information Systems & Technology and his passion is making things work better, faster, and more efficient. He appreciates diversity of all people, believes in the golden rule, sustainability in living and compassion for other beings (except mosquitoes and daleks).
Joni - Business Office Manager
Joni (pronounced "Johnny") has joined Patience In-Home Care team family in Sept of 2025. She brings with her over 10 years of Office Management Experience to help lead this organization to new places and higher ground. She is originally from Little Falls and after college she made the decision to move to the Minneapolis area focusing her career in office management, computer programming and teaching computers for adults. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, kayaking and jigsaw puzzles. Joni is a compassionate, energetic and driven person who is excited to get to know each and every one of our team and the families, friends and community we serve.
Patience - President/CEO
Patience In Home Care's founder, Patience Nixon, is passionate about in-home care, helping others and running the business the right way with the right people. Patience has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and is an RN having 20+ years working in health care (senior living, assisted living, group home, private duty nursing). She has been highly sought after by her previous and current employers for the level of care and experience she provides. Patience has worked in in-home care and institutional elderly care for many years and has taken care of clients with various trach and ventilator needs (i.e., Muscular Dystrophy, ALS, and quadriplegic clients) as well as elderly clients (i.e., clients with dementia & Alzheimer’s).