Welcome to Caring Transitions of East Colorado Springs

Going through a transition sometimes feels like trying to put a puzzle together when the pieces don’t quite match. At Caring Transitions, we look at the big picture and focus on making sure those pieces fit together in a way that makes the most sense.

I’m Wendy Jane and I own and operate this business with the help of my mom, Judy Downing. My mom and I are both nurses and, together, we have 75 years of experience caring for people.

I have worked with people of all ages in the field of psychiatric and hospice nursing. I also have experience doing long-term care assessments and care management. In 2005, I started bible college, received a minister’s license and went on to earn my graduate degrees. In addition to my professional background, I know a few things about transitions after having moved myself along with my three kids and mother, nine times in the last ten years. One of those involved liquidating everything but ten suitcases and two pallets to move from Hawaii back to the continental United States while enduring life altering events in my own personal life.

The last few years of my life have been all about transitions, both physically and emotionally. I’ve experienced the blood, sweat and tears of downsizing, packing, moving, resettling and then doing it all over again. I understand what people are going through and I think my experience gives me a unique insight into the financial stress, physical demands and emotional trauma these kinds of transitions can create. Although I’ve enjoyed being a nurse, I always knew I wasn’t meant for the typical 9 to 5 job. I’m excited that Caring Transitions allows me to serve others in a new way, through a new kind of community based, marketplace ministry.