About Bethesda Companions
Serving with Kindness, Mercy, and the Golden Rule.
Bethesda Companions, LLC is a faith-rooted, heart-led non-medical home care agency based in California, dedicated to delivering exceptional in-home support grounded in kindness, dignity, and compassion. The name "Bethesda" is historically known as a place of healing, mercy, and renewal — and that spirit lives in every interaction.
Our Mission
At Bethesda Companions, our mission is to bring kindness, mercy, and dignity into the homes of those we serve by providing reliable, compassionate non-medical care. We are committed to treating every client as family, honoring their unique story, and supporting their independence with respect, warmth, and integrity.
Our Vision
To create a community where every individual — from seniors to veterans to families in need — experiences the comfort of companionship and the reassurance of being cared for with love. We aspire to be recognized across California as a trusted home care agency where the Golden Rule guides every service.
Our Core Values
What guides our caregivers, every day.
Kindness & Mercy
Every act of care is infused with warmth, gentleness, and patience.
The Golden Rule
We treat each client and caregiver as we wish to be treated — with empathy, respect, and integrity.
Faith-Inspired Service
Our work is rooted in purpose, driven by a calling to serve with excellence and grace.
Family & Legacy
We see caregiving as both a profession and a sacred responsibility.
Meet Our Founder
John Cornejo, LVN
The story of Bethesda Companions begins with its founder, John Cornejo, and a life of service shaped by both family and faith.
John's journey into caregiving began at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he worked as a phlebotomist. Day after day, he met people in their most vulnerable moments — children, adults, and seniors alike — and quickly realized that beyond the procedure itself, what mattered most was connection: a kind word, a gentle presence, the ability to make someone feel seen. Those early lessons in compassion became the foundation of his calling.
Driven to expand his impact, John became a Licensed Vocational Nurse, serving in infectious disease, post-operative care, and across multiple specialties at both Cedars-Sinai and UCLA. He walked alongside patients facing chronic illness and the uncertainties of the pandemic, learning the value of offering not just clinical care, but human comfort.
John later led as a Director of Staff Development at a skilled nursing facility — hiring, scheduling, and mentoring caregiver teams — before moving into home health and hospice, where he discovered a deeper calling: supporting individuals and families at home during the most sacred chapters of life. He came to see caregiving not just as a career, but as a ministry of presence.
At the heart of John's story is his mother — a devoted Certified Nurse Assistant whose tireless work ethic and compassion lit the path for his own career. Watching her care for others with love and professionalism, John saw how caregiving transforms both the giver and the receiver.
Now a husband and father — with two sons and twin daughters on the way — John has woven together his family values, medical experience, and faith into a company designed to bless others while leaving a legacy of service. Bethesda Companions exists because one man believed care could be more than a service. It could be an act of kindness, a reflection of God's love, and a way of bringing light into the lives of others.
The Bethesda Promise
To care like family. To serve with love. To make every home a place of peace, comfort, and companionship.
Let's find the right care for someone you love.
Talk with a care advisor today — no pressure, just a caring conversation about what your family needs.