The Experience you Need from a Team You Can Trust
At Bay Area Medical Supply, we know that we provide the quality medical equipment and home health supplies that families depend on every day. Whether you’re a senior looking for equipment to help you age in place in your home or a loved one serving as a caregiver, you can trust that we will provide you with the highest quality of equipment and the expert, compassionate service that you deserve.
Bay Area Medical Supply was founded by Stephen Zimmerman and Lauren Zimmerman Cook, who grew up in the area as their family owned and operated senior living communities in Alameda. Now, they have more than 30 years of combined experience in the senior living and home care industries and their mission is to put that experience to work for you and your family. The goal is simple: Provide the best home health equipment and customer support services to your customers to ensure they have a positive experience every time.
Meet Our Team
Lauren Zimmerman Cook, Co-Owner
Lauren has over 20 years of experience working in senior care and is a licensed California Nursing Home Administrator. She has been in the family business her whole life; in fact, she was almost born at the Waters Edge Nursing Home. As the only child for eight years, Lauren spent many hours following her parents around the Waters Edge Nursing Home. And as a preteen she lived at The Lodge for about a year, where having meals with the residents and listening in awe to their remarkable life stories helped shape her life.
Lauren began her official work at The Lodge while in high school where she spent much of her time in the accounting department. When she went off to college, she continued to spend summers and winters helping out at the various care facilities that make up AEC Living; her work ranged from accounting to the instillation of the medical record program. After obtaining her Master's Degree in accounting from the University of Texas, Austin, Lauren returned home to run the accounting program for the communities and did a stint as the Assistant Administrator at the Waters Edge Nursing Home. Lauren later went off to law school at Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans and received her LLM from New York University Law School, but not before helping to plan and open AES Therapy & Fitness, a Medicare approved therapy company.
Since returning to Alameda, in addition to working with her family first as CFO and now CEO for AEC Living, Lauren has been helping with the formation of Elders Village, a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on helping seniors stay independent through education and community, and serving on the Board of Directors for Alameda Meals on Wheels. Most recently Lauren, with her brother Stephen, has begun publishing Alameda Senior Magazine, an informative magazine focused on seniors in Alameda and the surrounding community. Lauren sees co-housing as an important option in Senior Housing and is proud to be working to bring it to the area.
Stephen Zimmerman, Co-Owner
Stephen is a licensed RCFE Administrator with over 10 years of experience working in the senior healthcare industry. Stephen has a unique perspective of the industry; he grew up watching his parents, Chris and Darnelle, manage the Waters Edge Nursing Home, The Lodge, and Elders Inn, and when he was four years old, Stephen moved into the Lodge with his family and lived there for nine months while his parents worked full time to get operations up and running. Because of this, Stephen may be the youngest person to have lived in a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly, and the experience led him to develop an affinity for seniors and healthcare workers who dedicate their life to caring for others.
Stephen is passionate about aging and the senior healthcare industry, specifically developing models of care that promote independence and sustainability. Immediately after graduating from UC Davis, Stephen began working at AEC Living. To get a better understanding of the organization and the industry, Stephen worked in various roles in the wellness programs, activities programs, and admissions. Stephen then obtained his RCFE Administrator license, and began managing the Lodge while publishing the Alameda Senior Magazine with his sister. Wanting to gain more knowledge of the psycho-social aspects of aging, Stephen obtained his Masters in Gerontology from the University of Southern California where he graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. The knowledge gained from his time at USC has led him to research and pursue innovative solutions to issues surrounding seniors and aging communities in his role as COO at AEC Living.
Jeffrey Silva, Fulfillment Specialist
Jeff started with the company in June 2020. He has 23 years of experience as a supervisor with UPS and 15 years as a Boy Scout leader. Jeff is bringing his expertise with packing and shipping boxes along with retail, inventory and leadership experience from UPS and the Boy Scouts.