Our Mission is Our Promise
The Mission of Harmony Community Healthcare is to provide excellent and compassionate hospice and palliative care while creating a community bond through the professional services of our medical staff and volunteers.
Brianna Henderson - CEO
Brianna began working alongside hospice agencies in 2011 and as a hospice social worker in 2012. After becoming a social worker, she came to realize that the holistic, person-centered approach to hospice was missing from many organizations in Tucson. As a result, she started Harmony in 2016.
Over the years Brianna has become a leader in the community, delivering innovative programs aimed at filling the gaps in elder health. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brianna launched Harmony House. Funded by Pima County Health Department, Harmony House was the only specialized Assisted Living center in the USA to offer free COVID-19 care in a family-friendly environment that felt much like home.
In 2022 Brianna also launched Harmony Palliative Care, a community based palliative program to provide the much needed care and support for those who need health care assistance, but would like to continue curative treatment.
Also, a passionate advocate for people living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Brianna currently holds a position with the Regional Leadership Council of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. She is Also a member of National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and proud to be a Signatory of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion.
Brianna holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree from Arizona State University. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).
Daniel Casto, MD
Dr. Daniel Casto completed medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his family medicine residency and teaching fellowship at the University of Arizona.
Dr. Casto has a wide range of experience including 30 years in family practice in Idaho, Tucson and Philadelphia, as well as community health centers, solo practice and group practice. Recently he was Assistant Medical Director at Pima County Health Department and now continues clinical work in Urgent care.
He enjoys caring for the underserved and has worked at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Clinic and directed refugee health screenings for Pima County. Outside of work he enjoys hiking, bicycling and gardening with his wife and 4 children. He is bilingual in English and Spanish. Dr. Casto began working as the Hospice Medical Director in September of 2019. He is very involved in palliative home visits and education in the community.
Dorothy Drysdale-Lentz
- Director of Nursing
Dorothy Drysdale Lentz is a true Arizona native, she was born in Tucson at Saint Mary’s Hospital. She is the middle child of three growing up in Tucson and Sahuarita. She graduated from Sahuarita High School and went on to attend Pima Community College earning her Practical Nursing Diploma. She was the first person in her family to attend and graduate college. During her career as an LPN she worked in nursing homes as a medication nurse and unit manager as she continued to take classes towards her RN goal. She was a single mom, working and going to school to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2005 from the University of Phoenix. Dorothy began working in the hospice field in 2014 and found that this was truly her calling.
She loves being a hospice nurse providing care and companionship to her patients and their families.
Dorothy has one daughter, Cecilia, and is the grandmother of two awesome kids, Cheyanne & Simon, who call her Memaw. When she is not working she loves to hang out with her grandkids, play with her cat JoJo, relax by watching a good comedy, going out to dinner, or going for a bike ride.
Yvette Bredice
- Director of Bereavement and Education
Yvette Bredice is a compassionate End-of-Life Doula dedicated to supporting individuals and families through the dying process with empathy and grace. After a near-death experience, she gained a deep understanding of life and death as a continuous journey, shaping her approach to end-of-life care.
Formally trained through INELDA and the Care Doula School, Yvette founded Tucson End of Life Doulas (TEOLD) to provide community and high-quality care for those in their final days. She is also a Nervous System Regulation Coach, integrating trauma-informed care into her work.
Currently serving as Bereavement and Education Coordinator at Harmony Community Health Care, Yvette leads grief support groups, trains healthcare professionals, and facilitates Death Cafes to foster open conversations about dying. She specializes in VSED (Voluntary Stop Eating & Drinking), helping individuals navigate their end-of-life choices with dignity.
Passionate about education and advocacy, Yvette actively raises awareness about end-of-life options in Arizona, ensuring individuals can make informed and meaningful decisions. She considers it a privilege to guide others through one of life’s most sacred transitions.
Quality of life through excellence of care
Harmony Community Healthcare is dedicated to delivering compassionate, individualized care for patients and their families as they face a serious or terminal illness. Our teams of care providers and volunteers work collaboratively across the health system to improve quality of care and experience. Our programs and infrastructure allows us to make it simpler for individuals and families to navigate their healthcare system and communicate with their healthcare team, so they can experience greater continuity in care and service especially during this critical time.
At Harmony Community Healthcare, our professional staff is well experienced and able to provide care for the client, as well as guidance to their family and caregivers. We are well versed in all of the details which need to be evaluated and taken to help determine if hospice care is appropriate. Our staff of Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, CNA’s, and volunteers guides you through each and every step of the way, meeting your needs emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Respectfully, the level of care is totally up to you, and we work with each client and their family to design a personalized program of care according to need and wishes.