Our Story
Barbara Linder
Barbara Linder, M.P.A., is a leader who bridges healthcare, public service, and community care with a background that creates a rare mix of strategic insight and hands-on compassion to every project she leads. As Founder of Right at Home Senior Services, she helps older adults and families create homes that are open, orderly, and safe—spaces that make daily life easier and the future more secure.
After a career in financial system mergers, Barbara transitioned to healthcare leadership, holding executive roles at St. Luke’s Roosevelt and NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, where she oversaw psychiatric emergency services, inpatient units, and outpatient programs. Her focus was always on connecting complex systems with the human side of care—building programs that improve safety, dignity, and access.
Her inspiration for Right at Home began close to home, when an elderly neighbor struggling with hoarding faced eviction. Drawing on her hospital experience and community partnerships, Barbara coordinated medical care, home repairs, and support services that allowed him to remain safely in his apartment for the rest of his life. That experience shaped her conviction that organization, empathy, and practical planning can transform how people age in place.
In addition to her work with Right at Home, Barbara is the President of the National Executive Service Corps a nonprofit management consulting organization of retired executives who volunteer their expertise to strengthen other nonprofits. She also serves as a trustee of The Floating Hospital, which provides essential healthcare to families in need across New York City and is a board director of Concerned Home Managers for the Elderly, recognized for its innovative, relationship-based home care model.
Lauren Taylor
Lauren Taylor, M.A., M.S., L.C.S.W., combines decades of clinical expertise with a deep understanding of the aging process. With advanced degrees in Clinical Social Work and Oral History from Columbia University, Lauren brings a fresh perspective to geriatric care—one that honors both the practical and personal needs of every individual.
As Clinical Director at Right at Home, Lauren ensures seniors and their families receive expert care tailored to their specific needs. From comprehensive psychosocial assessments to actionable recommendations and trusted referrals, she helps clients navigate the complexity of aging with confidence and clarity.
Her private practice brings therapy into the comfort of home for housebound seniors, offering family consultations and virtual care across diverse clinical approaches. Her method is built on the power of storytelling and meaningful connection, where listening becomes a lifeline.
Families often turn to her to create oral histories, inspired by the profound impact her memory work has on their loved ones—and the timeless gift of recorded and transcribed family legacies.
Her experience includes years of work at Service Program for Older People (SPOP), New York City’s premier geriatric mental health clinic, where she provides individual and group therapy to seniors across every socio-economic and cultural demographic. Professor Taylor is also a senior lecturer at Columbia School of Social Work and a published author and
educator.
