Our Team
We recognize you have a choice in deciding who will care for your loved one. Our hope is that you will give us a call first when making this decision. You will see that we provide the most wonderful, dependable CAREGivers in the Greater Charleston area.
Our leadership staff is always available to answer your questions. We offer a no obligation in home assessment at no charge. Call any of our team members at 843-571-3000 to discuss nonmedical care giving for your loved one, and to arrange an in home appointment. We would be honored to become an extended member of your family.
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Harry and Nancy Fendrich are co-owners of the Greater Charleston franchise, established in 1999. We are dedicated to serving every family member and client with a commitment to ensuring our CAREGiver and client relationship is an excellent fit! Harry is our general manager and Nancy serves as our human resources manager. Our CAREGivers are very carefully selected for their compassion and dependability, and we employ the top 5% of qualified CAREGivers in the community. We also serve the community as leaders involved with: South Carolina Aging in Place Coalition (executive committee, treasurer and member of the Board); South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature (caucus member); Low Country Senior Network (infrastructure committee co-chairman, finance committee and member of the Board); and The Lighthouse for the Blind (member of the Board of Trustees). |
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A retired Episcopal priest, and having been active in ministry for over 30 years, the Reverend Paul Gilbert continues to serve as a parish priest providing pastoral care and Sunday worship at Grace Episcopal Church, located in the historical district of Charleston. He is a member of the Association of Christian Therapists, and is a trained spiritual director. He also serves as an advisor to us and is co-host of "Time for Seniors and Their Families", presented by Home Instead Senior Care at 8:30am (EDT) on Sunday morning radio, FM94.3. Issues and solutions relevant to senior care are presented in this weekly program. |
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Marianne Nehls is a Licensed Practical Nurse and serves as our Director of Community Relations. Marianne, as a member of our leadership team, is focused on the evaluation and needs of potential clients, and she is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of quality care by our CAREGivers. Her twelve years of geriatric nursing experience is a valuable resource to our clients and their family members, and to members of the medical community with whom she interacts. |
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Gloria McDonnell is our Administrative Manager. She joined our leadership staff in 2006, after relocating from Pennsylvania where she served with the local Home Instead Senior Care office as a manager. Gloria is an extraordinarily compassionate person, and invests a large part of her heart in talking with clients, family members and CAREGivers. She is also involved in the day-to-day operations of our service, as well as client invoicing and payroll administration. |
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Tameika Cave serves as our Staff Coordinator. She is gifted in listening to the needs of our clients and in knowing the skills of each of our CAREGivers. As a result, she is highly successful in her ability to place CAREGivers with clients. Lasting relationships often occur with CAREGivers and clients becoming "best friends". Tameika is also known as the "Voice of Home Instead Senior Care in Charleston" on the radio. |
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Debbie Byrd is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, with a specialty in professional training, and has over 15 years of related experience. She leads our professional training seminars for CAREGivers, assists in retention and recruitment, and is the co-editor of our CAREGiver newsletter. |
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