Business•9/30/26

Right At Home San Antonio Southeast Brings Its Team-First Growth Model To Corpus Christi

Right at Home expands into Corpus Christi, welcomes Shema Jackson to its San Antonio team, and brings its team focused approach to more South Texas families.

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A small group of people can build something significant when they agree on what winning looks like and hold one another accountable every week. That belief helped Right at Home San Antonio Southeast grow from a new operation into a South Texas home care provider. Now, the team is carrying that philosophy into its newly opened Corpus Christi location.

For owner Eduardo Peñalosa, the expansion represents more than adding another market. It is the next chapter of a business built around clear goals, local relationships, and people who take ownership of the families and communities they serve.

"We aren't interested in opening a location simply to put another dot on a map," Peñalosa said. "Our goal is to build an exceptional local team that understands this community and earns its trust."

Building The Team Around Experience

As Right at Home expands into the Coastal Bend, the San Antonio team has welcomed Shema Jackson to its growth team. Jackson brings experience in the home care industry and joins the San Antonio operation as it works to strengthen relationships with families and local community partners.

Her arrival reflects a principle that has guided Right at Home San Antonio Southeast from its earliest days: growth begins with the people behind the business.

Peñalosa has built the organization around a relatively simple idea. Each team member should understand what success looks like, know what he or she is responsible for, and have the freedom to become an expert in that area.

That approach helped the San Antonio operation grow from its first employee into a team supported by approximately 80 active caregivers. The company also surpassed $1 million in cumulative revenue during its first 15 months and reached approximately 1,300 hours of in home care delivered each week.

Yet Peñalosa sees the people behind those numbers as the more important story.

"My biggest motivation is seeing the people around me win," he said. "My vision has always been to surround myself with people who become far better experts than I could ever be in their individual areas."

Jackson is part of that growing San Antonio team at an important moment for the organization. With Corpus Christi open and the final quarter of the year approaching, the organization is focused on introducing its care model to more Coastal Bend families while developing meaningful relationships throughout the community.

Bringing A Proven Home Care Approach To The Coastal Bend

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For families, choosing home care can happen during a complicated period. An aging parent may suddenly need more help around the house. A spouse may need companionship or personal assistance. A family caregiver may need respite, or someone returning home after a hospital or rehabilitation stay may need additional support.

Right at Home provides nonmedical in home care designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities continue living with greater independence and support in familiar surroundings.

Services can include personal care, companionship, transportation, meal preparation, mobility assistance, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer's support, and assistance during transitions home from hospitals and rehabilitation facilities.

The Corpus Christi expansion gives families in the Coastal Bend another local resource when those needs arise.

It also gives Right at Home an opportunity to replicate a model that Peñalosa believes depends on accountability rather than size.

"A business like this is built by a small group of people who agree on what winning looks like and then hold each other to it every single week," Peñalosa said.

That philosophy shaped the San Antonio team and now serves as a foundation for Corpus Christi. Rather than treating growth as simply adding clients or hours, the company emphasizes building a team capable of supporting families consistently as demand increases.

Making It Easier For Families To Experience Care

To introduce its services to more South Texas families during the final quarter of the year, Right at Home San Antonio Southeast and Corpus Christi is offering a first shift at no charge for qualifying new clients who establish a recurring schedule of at least 12 hours of care per week during October through December. Families should contact the company for current offer details, eligibility, scheduling, and applicable terms.

The offer is designed to give families an opportunity to experience the company's approach to home care as they determine what type of ongoing support works for their circumstances.

That can be particularly valuable for families who are exploring professional home care for the first time. Inviting someone into a parent's or loved one's home is a personal decision, and trust cannot be established through a service description alone. It develops through communication, consistency, and the experience a family has with the people providing support.

For Right at Home, that brings the story back to the principle behind its expansion: people.

The organization that began with Peñalosa, one employee, and a clear set of goals is now entering another South Texas community with an expanding leadership and growth team. Jackson’s addition strengthens the San Antonio team as the organization continues to grow and support its expansion into Corpus Christi.

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A New Chapter For Home Care In South Texas

Right at Home San Antonio Southeast's Corpus Christi opening marks a new stage for a company that has grown by keeping its goals visible and its team accountable.

As the organization moves through the final months of the year, its focus is not simply on becoming bigger. It is bringing the same team driven culture that fueled its San Antonio growth to families throughout Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend.

Families interested in exploring home care services, learning about the new Corpus Christi location, or reviewing the first shift offer can visit careinsa.com. They can also follow Right at Home South Texas on Facebook for company news, community updates, and information about its services.

For Peñalosa and his growing team, Corpus Christi is not simply another location. It is another opportunity to prove what can happen when experienced people share a clear definition of success and work toward it together.

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