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Who is Carol MacDonald?
The Globe and Mail reported on 2022-08-02 that Gotcare was founded in 2018 by Chenny Xia and Carol MacDonald, a former occupational therapist. Toronto Life's 2022-03-10 profile named her co-founder and president of Gotcare.
What is her role at Gotcare today?
Gotcare's about page, checked 2026-09-19, lists Carol MacDonald as President & Chief Care Officer in its founding team, with the credentials OT Reg. and BA (Gerontology), 32 years in complex home care, and a 2025 CAOT Award of Merit.
What did she do before Gotcare?
In Toronto Life's 2022-03-10 profile she said she owned an OT company for more than a decade that was acquired in 2008. The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub's profile, published 2021-12-16, names that firm as Fulcrum Consultants and says it was acquired by LifeMark Health.
Where did the idea for Gotcare come from?
She told Toronto Life (2022-03-10) that in 2015 she saw clients paying agencies heavily to manage their care, and decided consumers could take ownership of it, which would cut agency costs and let personal support workers earn more.