The Home Instead Senior Care Halifax Team
Welcome to Home Instead Senior Care. We are Nova Scotia’s trusted source of companionship and non-medical home care for older adults. We have a team of trained, dependable and compassionate CAREGivers who can assist with light housekeeping, companionship and personal care.
We place a high priority on creating a compatible match between CAREGivers and clients. The bond that develops is one that fosters independence, and promotes well-being.
Compassionate staff members are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to quickly answer your questions and accommodate your needs. We offer a free, no obligation in-home consultation with you and your loved ones. Our team will work with you to determine the services that best fit your needs.
With over 150 CAREGivers on staff, we are sure to find a great match!   Jeanie Burke
President
In June 2003, during the early weeks of owning Home Instead Senior Care, Jeanie Burke's franchise in Halifax was a one-woman operation.
She was busy getting the word out, booking clients and recruiting caregivers. By September, the phone was ringing off the hook - a vicious cycle had formed with more clients than caregivers so, like any good entrepreneur, she did whatever it took to get things done.
Since then, she has gone from a one-woman show to having over 160 people on staff. She leads her team in maintaining a position of client-focus. After all, the aim of Home Instead Senior Care is about giving people peace of mind; about taking care of a family's most beloved members.
Jeanie has so many wonderful memories from her time with Home Instead Senior Care and is looking forward to many more. This is a business she can feel good about at the end of the day. She is providing for her family while helping others. With the help of Jeanie and her team, clients can hang on to a normal life. She's never heard anyone say, 'I'm looking forward to going to a nursing home when I get older.' Everybody wants to stay at home and when all is said and done, she helps make that happen.
 Aimee Landry
Manager of Client Services
alandry@homeinstead.com
The Manager of Client Services position is a vital link between our clients, family members, CAREGivers and the members of our office staff.
Aimee manages the quality assurance program, calling and visiting clients on a regular basis. She communicates any concerns with family members or other involved individuals, and creates and updates care plans to reflect the evolving needs of clients. Aimee makes extra contact at the beginning of service to facilitate a smooth start.
Prior to joining Home Instead Senior Care, Aimee worked for more than eight years in the health care industry. Her senior clients won her over time and time again, making for an easy decision to join Home Instead Senior Care, where she could work full time with seniors. Aimee's genuine concern motivates her to do whatever it takes to help keep older adults living at home, where they feel most comfortable and secure, for as long as possible.
 Sandra Laforge Human Resources Manager
Sandra is responsible for all aspects of Human Resources including the recruitment and selection of our CAREGivers as well as ensuring our strict training standards are met. She also organizes CAREGiver meetings, on-going education programs, CAREGiver recognition and much more. Sandra appreciates the importance of providing support to CAREGivers and encourages a healthy work life balance. Sandra holds an Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management and is CHRP certified. She has an extensive background in healthcare and has been an Aqua Fitness instructor for 15 years.
Sandra has many years of experience working as a care giver providing assistance with activities of daily living such as cooking, light housekeeping, personal care as well as providing encouragement to become involved with the community. For this reason she understands the needs of our valued clients and places great importance on the recruitment and selection of quality CAREGivers. She ensures the best qualified candidates are selected and trained to provide a positive impact for our clients and their loved ones.
 Katherine Keddy Accounting Manager
As our Accounting Manager, Katherine is responsible for the financial requirements of Home Instead Senior Care which include payroll for CAREGivers as well as invoicing for clients. Katherine has over 20 years experience working in various finance and accounting departments and therefore has the skills necessary to provide quality and knowledgeable help to both clients and CAREGivers.
Katherine is delighted to be working with an organization that provides such a vital service to our community. Katherine’s grandfather lived with her parents for eight years until he passed away at age 95. For this reason, she recognizes the value of keeping older adults in their homes where they feel most safe and comfortable.
 Carla Doyle
Carla, as our Administrative Assistant, is familiar with both the clients and CAREGivers. She assists the Scheduling Coordinator in maintaining the CAREGiver schedules, while assuring that the needs of each client are being fulfilled. She also has taken an interest in the social media aspect of the office, maintaining the social media accounts, email marketing, and website. She believes in the power of these forms of media to promote our fantastic CAREGivers, provide information on seniors’ health and services to those with senior loved ones, as well as a resource for CAREGivers to learn extra tips to enhance their abilities.
Carla is a recent graduate of Acadia University with a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Mathematics and Statistics. She has an interest in Public Health, and welcomes the opportunity to learn and participate in the senior care industry at a time of rapid change and growth.
Carla understands the importance of the services being provided by Home Instead Senior Care. Her grandfather lived in her family home until the age of 90, before moving into a nursing home, and she knows he could have benefited from a service such as this. She not only loves to hear how pleased the clients are with their CAREGivers, but she takes pleasure in discovering the devotion the CAREGivers develop toward their clients.
Carla says, “It is inspiring to hear how much the CAREGivers truly love what they do, knowing that they make a difference in the quality of life for the seniors they help to remain living at home.”  Natasha Murdoch Scheduling Coordinator
As one of our Scheduling Coordinators, Natasha is responsible for creating and maintaining client and CAREGiver schedules. She understands that each client and CAREGiver is unique and therefore works closely with both to ensure the best match is created. Natasha is educated in Technology and has extensive administrative experience.
Natasha joined our team in June of 2010. She places the needs of clients and CAREGivers highest on her priority list and always goes above and beyond to help where she can. She offers a great deal of compassion to all types of people, especially seniors, and enjoys the fulfillment she receives from her work with Home Instead Senior Care.
 Jackie Kelly
Receptionist
Jackie greets all visitors to the office with a welcoming smile and a sympathetic ear. No matter how eventful the day, Jackie effectively handles each call with patience, consideration and efficiency. She is pleased to lend a helping hand wherever it may be needed whether it is a co-worker, client or CAREGiver.
Jackie worked for eight years in the health care industry, took an early retirement and decided to return to full time work with Home Instead Senior Care. Through her previous career, Jackie has seen first hand the need for services that enable a senior to remain at home, independently.
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