After completing her high school education, Sr. Enid Louw started her nursing training in 1970 at the Paul Kruger Memorial Hospital in Rustenburg. She successfully completed the Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery and later obtained the Diploma in Community Health in Pretoria. Even as a young nurse, she felt a calling to care for the elderly and foresaw herself eventually caring for her own parents. From 1973 to the early 1980s, she gained experience in clinic work, hospital duties, clinics, and pathology. She also worked as a school nurse in rural villages.

As a homemaker during the 1980s and 1990s, with two young children, the entrepreneur within her flourished, and she excelled in large-scale home baking from their small farm near Brits. The business transitioned into "Altemooi Hout and Handwerk Tuisnywerheid" in Brits, leading to the establishment of an "Altemooi Hout and Handwerk" factory on the small farm. Along with their children and school activities, the factory grew into a larger managerial task, and she and her husband, Peet, started marketing their products nationwide. They were invited by Trade and Industry to participate in the Masef International Expo in Milan, Italy. It was a wonderful family experience, and it made them realize that their business had grown significantly.

In 2005, she and her elderly parents moved to Stilbaai. Elderly care became a passion that Enid truly began to live out in her fifties when she started working at Jagersbosch in Stilbaai. A traumatic incident (an assault on a small farm) made both her parents more dependent on care and led to many prayers and questions: "Why did this happen?" This opened the door for her to start "Huis Lekkerbly Bejaardesorg" in January 2007. They purchased a house specifically for the purpose of providing elderly care in a home-like atmosphere, thereby meeting a significant need in Stilbaai.
"Huis Lekkerbly Bejaardesorg" thrived, with a maximum of 14 elderly residents supported and cared for by 12 caregivers and 3 nurses at times.
Over time, Enid also saw the community's need for terminally ill patients who wanted to be cared for at home. She began placing caregivers in private homes to look after these patients.

In 2019, Optimal Care NPC officially started as a home care service in Stilbaai, a service that can only be maintained through hard work, professionalism, self-motivation, and a strong supporting team. Sr. Enid's beliefs and determination are the driving force behind the team of ²trained caregivers and nurses, along with three (two part-time) administrative staff. Through thorough assessment of each patient, caregiver selection, and training, a system has been established to effectively provide quality care to frail elderly individuals and terminally ill patients in Stilbaai and surrounding areas.
Optimal Care doesn't just offer cold medical care; they become an integral part of each family's heartbeat in sensitive circumstances.

We often refer to ourselves as the A-Team.
Our team currently comprises three Directors, the administrative team, four Registered Nurses, up to 34 trained Caregivers, and three Companions who work tirelessly in homes primarily located in Stilbaai (Western Cape). We have recently expanded our operations to include placements in Port Elizabeth and the Limpopo area.