Why choose us for home care in Gansevoort, NY?

Maureen is a 2002 graduate from the University of Maryland, College Park. Go Terps! In her past life, Maureen worked in Manhattan as an event planner, a public relations associate, and an elf in the Lord and Taylor window during the Holiday Season. She then lived in Maui for several years where she grew a passion for Scuba Diving. After living the good life in Maui she decided to move back closer to her family and they now live in Ballston Spa. Maureen has worked for Home Instead in a variety of assignments and positions for almost twenty years. She now serves as General Manager and shares ownership with her father. Her favorite part about working with Seniors is hearing their tales and adventures and listening to their advice. She is amazed at the impact our Care Professional team has on the lives of our clients. Maureen has a R.N. degree in Nursing. Aside from handling the day-to-day operations at Home Instead, Maureen can also be found running after her son, Brendan. Brendan, in typical fashion, never sits still.

Maria does the marketing for our office throughout the tri-county area we serve. She networks with area hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and various senior organizations to ensure that the community knows who we are and how we can assist folks by providing quality in-home care. Maria also presents community programs and workshops on issues related to aging, such as Alzheimer's education for families, home safety, preventing hospitalizations and senior fraud protection. Currently, Maria is an active volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association. She is one of their Caregiver Support Group Leaders and is also a member of their Adirondack Leadership Council. She is a member of the Warren, Hamilton and Washington County Long Term Care Council and the Saratoga County Aging and Disability Network. She is also an active member of the Saratoga Springs Lions Club, and has recently been elected Secretary of the New York Statewide Senior Action Council - Saratoga Chapter.

Laurie received her Associates Degree in Accounting from Fulton Montgomery Community College. Upon graduation she went to work in the business office of a local nursing home. Her office happened to be situated on a patient wing. It was here that Laurie found her niche in life. Residents who lived at the nursing home would stop by and say hello and share their day. This was the best part of her day and she believes it brightened their day as well. Laurie had a very special relationship with her grandmother Theresa who lived to the age of 96. They enjoyed spending time together, often sitting down for a great game of pinochle, and Laurie helping her Grandmother with daily tasks when assistance was needed. After moving to the Saratoga Springs area Laurie worked in the adult day care field for many years. Laurie recently worked in our office as a Staff Coordinator. She is happy to be back under her new role that still allows her to work with our wonderful Care Professionals. She is "happy to be back in the office with a great group of co-workers." (Her quote, not ours, but we couldn't agree more!) Laurie shares her life with her husband, four children and her dog Darby. She enjoys gardening, cooking, playing cards, scrapbooking and taking walks with Darby.

Marsha has an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts and Business from Cobleskill College. She also attended Russell Sage College and the University of Scranton. She started her working career at General Electric where she was a specialist, quality control for electric insulation for generators. She moved to Pennsylvania and owned a florist and greenhouse business, Beagle Florist, for 10 years. Subsequently, she worked as a treatment coordinator for an orthodontic practice. Coming out of retirement, she is now our Client Care Manager, having finally figured out what she wants to do when she grows up. She states this is her dream job and we couldn't be happier. Marsha has three children scattered across the country in Los Angeles, Seattle and Scranton…all great places she really enjoys visiting!

Susan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from SUNY Oneonta. She spent her Freshman year at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan and her Junior year in Nottingham, England. While studying abroad, Susan traveled extensively in Great Britain and Europe. Susan started at Home Instead as a Care Professional but now enjoys working in the office where she can assist our clients, as well as our Care Pros. Susan is also our Weekend On-Call Coordinator. Susan has always enjoyed helping Seniors, whether it was a neighbor or a family member. She and her husband live in Ballston Spa. Susan has 4 daughters and her husband has 3 sons. Between them, they have 9 grandchildren. When her children were young, Susan taught Sunday school and was their Girl Scout/Brownie troop leader. Susan loves to travel, spend time with her grandkids and laugh!

Georgia has been with Home Instead since 2017 performing payroll and bookkeeping functions. She brings to her position over 25 years of business experience with varied responsibilities including: controller; human resource manager; benefits administration; office management and customer service. She has worked for large national and international organizations but found her true calling while working at a small assisted living facility in Peterborough, NH. Georgia felt a connection to residents and very much enjoyed the interactions she had with them, as well as the staff. She began using her accounting and bookkeeping skills to assist individuals and small businesses and eventually started her own consulting company in 2000. Originally from this area, in 2017, Georgia and her husband Tony moved back to Saratoga from New Hampshire, where they lived for nearly 20 years. They have four daughters and 11 grandchildren. Most of their family still lives in this area and being near their daughters and grandchildren has been a blessing. Their youngest daughter and two of their grandchildren live in Florida providing a nice place to get away in winter.

Nelson Carpenter is the Primary Owner of NEC CARE, Inc. doing business as Home Instead. Nelson started Home Instead in Saratoga Springs following a diverse career in employee relations and health benefits. He was Director of Employee Health Benefits in the New York City Mayor's Office of Labor Relations and later Deputy Director of the NYS Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Upon leaving government he served as Vice President of Value Health, Inc. and National Vice President of Prudential Healthcare. After working for mega-sized employers for over 33 years, Nelson thought it might be nice to work for a smaller company, so he started his own. He recently served on the Board of Directors of the Senior Center of Saratoga Springs, the Visiting Nurse Services Foundation of Schenectady and Saratoga Springs, and the Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern NY. He is President of the Lake Placid Club Lodges Resort and his family spends much of their free time in Lake Placid. He and his wife Maryellen live on McGregor Golf Course where he is a fairly mediocre golfer. She's pretty good.

Griffin is our greeter and visits often to meet new Caregivers and to get treats and rubber balls from the staff.