Utah Home Health Care Leadership Team

Dr. Thomas J. Boud, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Thomas J. Boud, MD is a resident of South Jordan and has practiced medicine in that area since 1997. Dr. Boud attended Brigham Young University, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, and completed his Bachelor of University Studies – Pre-Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Boud attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine and did his residency at St. Joseph’s Family Practice in South Bend, Indiana.

Dr. Boud’s many certifications include Phlebotomy, Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Support, Advanced Burn Life Support, Advanced Life Support Obstetrics, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Neonatal Advanced Life Support. His medical interests include Women’s Health Care, Depression Management, Cardiovascular and Sports Medicine, Primary Care Orthopedics, Skin Cancer, Preventative Care, Bariatric Medicine, Diabetic Management, and Hospice management. Dr. Boud has presented lectures and papers on a variety of medical topics.

Dr. Boud’s personal interests include Scouting, the German language, medical missionary work, his family and religion, mountain climbing and running marathons.

Tim Farnes

CEO

Tim Farnes is the founder and former CEO of a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical/diabetic/health distribution company, one of the fastest growing companies in the country. He has numerous years of experience in the medical device industry as well and holds several patents for medical devices. Farnes is the founder and served as chairman of World Joy Inc., a non-profit organization completing humanitarian work in Ghana, Africa. Farnes studied business and economics at Brigham Young University, is married and has five children.

Tyler Farnes

President

Tyler Farnes Graduated from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in Health Sciences, Gerontology and Business Management. As part of his studies at BYU and to gain experience in the Senior Care market Tyler was employed by Intermountain Healthcare as a Physical Therapy Aide at the Transitional Care Unit in St. Joseph’s Villa. Tyler also worked in Indiana for Holy Cross Healthcare Systems in their Long Term Care division developing software tools to track key indicators for success in each of their multiple facilities. Following graduation Tyler started and operated the pharmaceutical division of a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical/diabetic/health distribution company. Tyler loves the Senior Care environment and is thankful to be back and engaged in this area of healthcare.

Tyler is married and has three children. Tyler loves to be with his family, loves to run, ski, read, laugh and be in the outdoors.

Gary Farnes

Director of Professional Relations

Gary was born in 1940 in Idaho Falls Idaho. He served a mission for his church in Texas. He received a BS Degree from BYU and a MBA/MHA from the George Washington University in Washington DC. He also served a postgraduate fellowship for 2 years in medical center management at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore Maryland. During his academic work at GWU he met the beautiful and talented Mary Ellen Orton whom he married 1 year later in the Salt Lake Temple. Mary and Gary have 7 children and 20 Grandchildren. Gary has spent 30+ years in Hospital Management with Inter-Mountain Health Care and the Holy Cross Hospital System with a final position as VP of Hospitals and SR VP for Hospital Integration respectively.

In 1998 Gary and Mary were called to preside over the Washington DC North Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They served for 3 years. Since their mission Gary has been employed by MedSource-Direct and World Joy, INC.

Hillary Lowe

Director of Nursing

Hillary Lowe grew up in the last frontier of Anchorage, Alaska. She has a love for the outdoors and adventure. Following in her Grandmother’s footsteps she attended and graduated from Weber State University in nursing. She has come to love being a nurse and providing care to many people in many different care settings, including; acute hospital inpatient, long term care, home health and hospice. After going through a very personal experience with her father, she found a great desire for helping alleviate the challenges that are presented with the death of a loved one. Hillary feels great joy and satisfaction in her work as the Director of Nursing at Aspire Healthcare. She enjoys listening to the “wise” population, as she likes to refer to them, and help them live the remainder of their life to their full potential and in doing so feels she gains wisdom and knowledge from this great generation.

Linda Hansen

Volunteer and Bereavement Program Coordinator

Linda recently joined Aspire’s family in January of 2010. She has been in the training industry for the past 17 years for a local day planner company and direct selling organization. She has traveled extensively across the world motivating and training independent business people.

With the downsizing of the company she worked for, Linda had the opportunity of being the full-time caregiver for her mother and working with a Hospice company. She believes that life has no coincidences and she was led to the Aspire family. Linda is fulfilling her dream of working in the medical industry by helping and serving others. She is actively looking for volunteers to join her in her quest for service.

Linda resides in Salt Lake with her husband Lynn, 7 children, 17 grand-children, and Dieter the amazing wonder-dog. She continues speaking to business people throughout the world and sharing her love for World Joy and Aspire Health. She loves computers, camping, swimming, baking, sewing, card making, scrapbooking, singing, and people!