About

Alison E. Starkey, PT

Alison Starkey trained at Kings College London, graduated in 1988, and shortly thereafter moved to Canada where she worked for 2 years. She was recruited to Massachusetts General Hospital where she worked in acute care and ICU. Alison soon joined Carolinas Healthcare system (Atrium Health) where she worked in a variety of capacities for over 25 years. She successfully completed an MBA and MHA in 2001 and went on to start her own company Gaitway of Charlotte in 2012. Alison built ???Gaitway??? from the ground up and now runs a highly successful private in-home concierge therapy company serving the greater Charlotte area. Her passion continues to be keeping seniors out of nursing homes and in the community which is where they want to be. Alison is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner, a Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and a Certified Fall Prevention Specialist. Alison is a Credentialed Clinical Educator and a Certified Community Educator with the Alzheimer???s Association. Alison is frequently asked to sit on information panels and discussions throughout the Charlotte area. Alison has published several articles in ???All About Seniors??? magazine in recent years to include ???Fall prevention???, ???Rehab in the age of Covid??? and ???Long Covid ??? what is it and how is it treated.??? She lives in South Charlotte with her British husband and 3 busy teenagers.