Meet JoAnne Dykstra

Joanne “Jo” Dykstra has dedicated her career to caring for others. She began working in healthcare at age 18 as a Certified Nursing Assistant and has since served individuals in a variety of settings, including helping to open and operate a state veterans home in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 2018, Jo helped found Golden Life, where she continues to foster a culture centered on compassion, dignity, and exceptional resident care.

What Jo loves most about her work is building meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and the Golden Life team. She believes every resident has a unique story and considers it an honor to help create an environment where people feel safe, respected, and genuinely at home.

Born in Connecticut and raised in New York, Jo now calls Michigan home. She shares her life with her husband, Mike, and is grateful for their large family, which includes nine stepchildren and two dogs, Charlie and Milo. Opening their home to foster children has also been one of the greatest blessings of her life, deepening her compassion and strengthening her faith.

Outside of work, Jo enjoys traveling, walking, gardening, decorating, writing, trying new recipes, reading her Bible, and visiting her mother in New York. Guided by her faith, she strives to work hard, remain humble, treat everyone with kindness, and measure success by the lives she positively impacts.