Brayden Wheeler – Owner
Brayden, and his beautiful wife Darci, have lived in Cache Valley for 6 years with their three children Charlie, Tucker, and Sage. Brayden is the second of 8 children and grew up in Southeast Idaho farming. He studied business administration at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT and has spent the last 10 years working with different healthcare tech startups in Salt Lake County. Brayden has a passion for business and caring for others, and Assisting Hands has been the perfect combination of those two passions. In his spare time, Brayden loves spending time with his family, especially outdoors. An avid hunter, fisher, and lover of the outdoors, he can be found with his loved ones enjoying God’s beautiful creations on any given day. Brayden truly loves caring for and helping others, and does his absolute best to create a fun and loving environment for his staff and an amazing experience for the people they care for.
Kris Kofoed – Administrator
Kris and his wife Alesha have four children and have called Cache Valley home their entire lives. Kris grew up surrounded by family here in the valley, and he went on to earn a degree in Business Information Systems from Utah State University. After spending a year as Assisting Hands’ Marketing and Business Operations Manager, Kris now serves as the agency’s Administrator.
Kris’s path to home care is a personal one. When his father, who spent his career serving others, was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, Kris felt a strong desire to leave the corporate world and dedicate his work to helping families through the same kinds of challenges his own family faced. He wants every client to feel how much he cares about seeing them healthy and happy in their own homes.
A natural people person, Kris makes friends easily and genuinely cares about everyone he meets. In his free time, you’ll find him skiing or enjoying the mountains with his family, or on the sidelines coaching his kids’ soccer teams.
Lori Copling – Director of Nursing
Lori Copling has worked as a Registered Nurse for over 35 years. As a teenager, her Mom and baby brother almost died during childbirth. The nurse caring for her Mom recognized the severity of the situation and saved her and her brother’s life. That situation led to Lori pursuing nursing as a career and wanting to be like that nurse, who was a strong advocate for her patients and truly made a difference. Most of her experience has been in Women’s Services (Labor and Delivery, Nursery, Postpartum). She has also worked in Home Health, the Emergency Department, as a Nursing Instructor and a Nurse Manager. She has received multiple nursing certifications and awards and was recently awarded Nurse of the Year by her colleagues at Cache Valley Hospital. Lori received her Nursing degree at Brigham Young University and has taken Master’s Degree courses at University of Phoenix. When Lori is not working, she loves spending time with her family. She has been married to her husband, Nathan, for 35 years and they currently reside on a small farm in Richmond, Utah. She enjoys gardening and helping with the chores around the farm. Her children and grandchildren are her pride and joy! She has four children and will welcome her 12th grandchild this year. Some of her favorite past times are traveling, Jeep and Harley Davidson rides and holding Cousin Camp for the grandkids.
