James and Sandra Gardenhire, Franchise Owners Prior to owning Home Instead Senior Care of Chattanooga, James worked as a Reimbursement Analyst at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga and Life Care in Cleveland and has an Accounting degree. James also managed a credit union. James has first hand knowledge helping his father for a number of years with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. James’ passion and desire is to see seniors in our community remain independent, active and living with dignity.
Sandra was an RN, working at Memorial Hospital for 21+ years before joining Home Instead Senior Care full time in 2005. She currently holds an active nursing license due to the needs of Home Instead Senior Care. She is very involved with empowering CAREGivers to provide the highest quality of care in our area.
Home Instead Senior Care has been serving seniors since September 1996 in the Chattanooga area. James and Sandra have two sons and two grandchildren.   David Gardenhire, General Manager David joined Home Instead Senior Care in May 2009 and is involved with all phases of the business. David will be the second generation of Home Instead Senior Care in the Chattanooga area. David previously owned his own FedEx Ground route for ten years. David is married and has two children. David enjoys fishing and playing golf. Sam Gooden, Operations Coordinator Sam joined Home Instead Senior Care in June 2002 and holds a BS degree from UT Chattanooga. He has held several positions within the organization. He is a life long resident of Chattanooga. Sam’s previous experience has been working with Senior’s in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living as well as family members giving a variety of Senior’s knowledge. Sam enjoys local history, current events and automobiles. Lisa LeGrand, Client Care Coordinator Lisa joined Home Instead Senior Care in September 2008. She brings experience to us as a CNA as well as a private CAREGiver. She has had emergency training in CPR, first aid and has national certification in emergency communications. Lisa is a single mother of two teens. She has two Chihuahuas and she loves cooking Louisiana and Italian food! She is a singer, plays guitar and she loves music, dancing and the arts.   Staci Pomeroy, Community Service Representative Staci joined our Chattanooga territory in August 2010 after moving back to her home town. Staci is married and has a teenage daughter. She previously worked in a Georgia territory for two years. Staci has a BSW degree in Social Welfare from ESTU. She has been an Administrator in a Nursing Home as well as an Assisted Living facility. She brings a vast array of senior care experience to our team. Staci’s hobbies include leisure reading, horseback riding and outdoor sports. Her passion for volunteer work includes the Girl Scouts, Ooltewah High School and many senior and geriatric events. Diana Smith, Weekend On-Call Supervisor Diana joined Home Instead Senior Care in the fall of 2010. Diana works at the Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department as her full time job. Diana is a Licensed Massage Therapist. Diana is single and has a grown son. She plays piano for her son at a Nursing Home church service on Sundays. |