Rewarding Care Careers
Care Professional Awards & Recognition
At Home Instead®, our success revolves around the work of our Care Professionals – and we make sure they know it! We celebrate Care Pros year-round through: notes of appreciation, recognition in our employee newsletter, flowers, extra time off, and even impromptu office parties.
Do You Know Someone With A Caring Heart?
We all have that someone who is a natural born caregiver. If you know a friend or family member that would make an outstanding Care Pro, someone who would easily receive a standing ovation from Home Instead, please share the career opportunity - we’d love to meet them!
January 2026 Care Professional of the Month
Heather Fite
December 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Karen Jameson
November 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Mark Painter
October 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Regina Brown
September 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Maureen DeJohn
August 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Gloria Shaffer
July 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Nancy Stiffler
May 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Dean Caraway
April 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Doreen Hicks
March 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Sal Pacella
February 2025 Care Professional of the Month
Grace Schermerhorn
Home Instead Caregiver of the Year Award
Caregiver appreciation is baked into our DNA. We sincerely value the passion and talent each caregiver brings to our mission day in and day out.
To thank our Caregivers for all the amazing things they do, we nominate a person for our national Mary Steibel Caregiver of the Year award. It’s a small way to show how thankful we are to them for demonstrating compassion and exceptional care to the seniors and families they serve.
2025 Care Professional of the Year
Gloria Shaffer
2024 Care Professional of the Year
Elaine Curley
2023 Care Professional of the Year
Lura Barnhart
