Home Instead Senior Care
Metro Baton Rouge

Sandy Hull is the General Manager for Home Instead Senior Care.  A graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University's Nursing Program, she has been a Registered Nurse for 27 years and is a Certified Care Manager as well as a Certified Senior Care Consultant.  Throughout her experiences working in nursing homes, assisted living and retirement communities, Sandy often heard seniors comment, "There's no place like home."  As a result, she is committed and passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of seniors in the community by helping them remain in their homes with non-medical support.  Sandy serves on the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Geriatric Society and is a Charter Member of Louisiana Geriatric Society, Louisiana's LEADER Nursing Change Coalition and Arkansas' Nursing Home Culture Change Coalition.  Sandy can be reached directly at shull@homeinsteadla.net.

Aletta White, our Client Services Coordinator, has been with the company since 2007.  Her experience and compassion in working with clients and families gives them peace of mind through her commitment to quality care.  Aletta is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Gerontology/Aging Studies and Gero Counseling.  She is a native of Ferriday, Louisiana, but now calls Baton Rouge home too.  She enjoys spending quality time with her daughter, family and friends.  She also likes watching football – Go Saints!  It is personal to Aletta because she understands the importance of providing services that make a difference in the lives of seniors daily. Aletta can be reached at

aletta@homeinsteadla.net.

Contrenda Bethley is a Care Manager for Home Instead Senior Care and has been with the company since 2007.  She is a licensed, Certified Medical Assistant from Delta Junior College.  Contrenda is the mother of 3 beautiful children and enjoys spending time with them, attending their many sporting events, and she also enjoys motor sports in her spare time.  She is dedicated to making just the right match for our clients and caregivers. Contrenda can be reached directly at cbethley@homeinsteadla.net.

Jessica Dunaway is a Care Manager for Home Instead Senior Care.  Her excellent rapport with our caregivers in addition to her ability in working with our clients makes her a great addition to the Care Management Team.  Jessica is the mother of Sebastian, a sweet and inquisitive child.  She enjoys bringing him fishing, going to the zoo and spending time with family.  She looks forward to providing excellent customer services to our clients as well as our caregivers.  Jessica can be reached directly at jdunaway@homeinsteadla.net.

Barbara Simmons is the Human Resources Manager for Home Instead Senior Care and has been with the company since July 2008.  She has over 20 years’ experience in human resources and brings to Home Instead Senior Care an extensive knowledge of recruitment, placement, manpower utilization, and addressing client needs.   Barbara and her husband David are natives of Louisiana and have lived in the Denham Springs Area since 1989. Together they have raised 3 sons and have 3 grandchildren; Clayton, Ashlyne, and Emily.  Barbara is active in her church and enjoys spending time with her husband and grandchildren.  She also enjoys home decorating, baking, gardening, and watching LSU FOOTBALL – GEAUX TIGERS!  Barbara can be reached directly at bsimmons@homeinsteadla.net.

Catherine Jeansonne is our Recruiting Coordinator for Home Instead Senior Care. She has 9 years’ experience in Human Resources, and for 2-1/2 of those years, she was the Hiring Coordinator for 8 facilities of a high volume shipping company. She also has 5 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant and 2 years’ experience in Sales for an Industrial Company. She grew up in Baton Rouge/Baker area. Catherine and her husband, R.J., live in Rosedale, LA and have one daughter, two sons, and four beautiful grandchildren, Ethan, Briannah, Alaysa and Avery.  She loves traveling and having dinner parties for her family and friends. She enjoys recruiting at churches, colleges and job fairs.  She loves getting to know active caregivers and interacting with them and loves interviewing potential caregivers, especially hearing their experiences with previous clients and seeing the compassion they have for seniors. Catherine can be reached directly at cjeansonne@homeinsteadla.net.

Adriann Griffith performs as Director of Community Education for Home Instead Senior Care.  She graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi University for Women, earning her bachelor’s degree from the School of Education.  In addition to her career as a librarian, Adriann has enjoyed a wide variety of positions including the mayor’s secretary, floral designer, office manager and patisserie waitress.  She is also an artist, founding the successful Duck Pond Studio.  Of all her job titles, Adriann most enjoys “Mom.”  She and her husband Ken have two children, Liz and Adam.  Adriann is now also enjoying the title of “Nanny” to her grandchildren.  Adriann serves in her local church in various areas including Sunday school and women’s ministries.  Growing up in a multigenerational household governed by fun-loving elders taught her to appreciate the humor, strength and individuality of seniors.  For this reason, Adriann is delighted to be a team member at Home Instead Senior Care.  Adriann can be reached directly at agriffith@homeinsteadla.net.

Craig Zaunbrecher has served as a Community Service Representative for Home Instead Senior Care since 2008.  A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Craig has been living in Baton Rouge since 1994. He is a graduate of Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan Catholic High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from LSU. He devotes much of his time increasing awareness in the community about the benefits that Home Instead Senior Care’s programs and services have to offer. Craig is proud to be a member of the Home Instead Senior Care team and is very excited to meet new people who could benefit from hearing about all the great ways Home Instead Senior Care can positively impact their families’ lives. Craig can be reached directly at craig@homeinsteadla.net.

Megan DiBenedetto, LMSW, MSSW is a Community Service Representative for Home Instead and has been with the company since 2010.  Megan obtained her B.S. degree from Louisiana State University in Psychology and obtained her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee.  Her experience in counseling, case management and outreach to vulnerable communities in the local Baton Rouge and Knoxville, TN makes Megan a great asset to the Home Instead team. She has worked with senior adults in the past at the NeuroMedical Center and has seen the benefits of at-home care-giving in the lives of her own family. She looks forward to positively impacting the lives of clients and family members by educating the community about the services Home Instead provides to seniors.  Megan can be reached directly at megan@homeinsteadla.net.

Jane Landry has served as the Billing Manager for Home Instead Senior Care since 2010.  With more than 20 years’ experience in the finance field, she enjoys utilizing her accounting knowledge daily as well as working with Home Instead clients and family members.  A native of Waverly, Iowa – go Iowa Hawkeyes!  She also enjoys watching LSU football and cheering for the Tigers!  Her favorite past times include reading and spending time with her children, Lindsay and Nicole.  Jane recognizes the importance of the service Home Instead provides to our clients and loves that every day we make a difference in people’s lives. Jane can be reached directly at jane@homeinsteadla.net.

Brittany Tarleton, a native of Baton Rouge, is the Billing Coordinator for Home Instead Senior Care.  Her background includes accounting and working in various capacities in human resource departments.  She is currently working on obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.  She enjoys drawing, scrapbooking and spending time outdoors. For more than 4 years she has been in the senior care industry and loves working for a company that provides needed services to seniors in the community and the impact these services make in their daily lives.  Brittany can be reached directly at brittany@homeinsteadla.net