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.
Care Pro of the Year
This year Home Instead chose 10 Care Pros who truly stood out, demonstrating compassion and exceptional care to the older adults and families they work with. Being named a Care Pro of the Year is one of the profession’s highest honors and Home Instead’s highest accolade for our more than 100,000 Care Pros worldwide. We thank these incredible Care Pros for their dedication and service.
Get to know this year's Care Pro of the Year winners here.
Standing Ovation Care Pro Recognition
A standing ovation is considered the highest form of praise and recognition, taking applause to the next level. Each quarter, we celebrate Care Pros who have gone above and beyond in their roles and lift them up with a Standing Ovation. We thank these incredible Care Pros for their dedication and service.
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!

Annette - Care Pro of the Quarter - Sept 2025
Michelle - Care Pro of the Quarter - June 2025
Linda - Care Pro of the Quarter - March 2025
Linda has been nominated as our 1st Quarter Exceptional Care Professional! Her dedication, compassion, and unwavering commitment to our clients makes a meaningful difference every day. Her ability to remain calm in all situations, consistently show compassion, and always put our clients first does not go unnoticed. She takes on new clients without hesitation, arrives early and prepared, and maintains a positive attitude that uplifts both her clients and her co-workers. Her consistency and professionalism set a high standard for excellence in caregiving. We are grateful to have her as part of our caregiving family.
Chante - Care Pro of the Quarter - December 2024
Chante has been nominated as our 4th Quarter Exceptional Care Professional because she always goes the extra mile. She is compassionate, unfailingly reliable and is a gifted Care Professional. Chante is sensitive to her client’s needs, advocates without hesitation when something needs to be addressed, and always does so respectfully. Clients feel safe, valued, and doted on with Chante. We are grateful every day for her contributions to our team.
Heather - Care Pro of the Quarter - September 2024
Heather has been nominated as our 3rd Quarter Exceptional Care Professional because of her phenomenal skills and her ability to connect with her clients. Heather inspires trust and a feeling of kinship. She is acutely intuitive and can anticipate what they need, even before they do! The response from both clients and their families has been overwhelmingly positive. We are grateful every day for her contribution to our team!
Rae – Care Pro of the Quarter – June 2024
Rae has been nominated as our 2nd Quarter Exceptional Care Professional. How does one describe a treasure? She is gentle, respectful and compassionate. Rae has worked with some very challenging clients in difficult situations and has always managed to calm and soothe them. Rae is highly intelligent and a great problem solver. Clients feel safe, valued, and respected when Rae is on the job. The response from both clients and their families has been profoundly positive. We are grateful she is on our team of compassionate Care Professionals!
Kate - Care Pro of the Quarter - March 2024
Kate has been nominated as our 1st Quarter Exceptional Care Professional for her outstanding work ethics and sunny disposition. She is creative in her approach which is like magic when working with clients suffering from Dementia. She is hardworking, and always goes above and beyond. Kate has an innate ability to encourage activity even in the most apathetic clients. The response from both clients and their families has been overwhelmingly positive. We are grateful every day for her contributions to our team!
Beth - Care Pro of the Quarter - Dec. 2023
Beth has been nominated as our 4th Quarter Exceptional Care Professional for her efforts made daily on behalf of her clients. She is smart, hardworking, and always goes above and beyond for her clients. Beth has an innate ability to anticipate her client's needs. Because she is a true advocate, she always puts her clients' best interests first. She inspires trust and we, her clients and their families, all know she really cares. It is also inspiring to see the amount of work she can accomplish in a few hours' time. We often hear, "We just love Beth!"
Donna - Care Pro of the Quarter - Sept 2023
Donna has been nominated as our 3rd Quarter Exceptional Care Professional for her efforts made daily on behalf of her Clients. She is warm, hardworking, and always goes above and beyond for her Clients. Donna has an innate ability to anticipate her Client’s needs. Her success has come to pass because of three main things; her can-do attitude, willingness to go where she’s needed and her unwavering kindness. We are grateful every day for her contributions to our team!
Amanda - Care Pro of the Quarter - June 2023
Amanda has been nominated as our 2nd Quarter Exceptional Care Professional for her efforts made daily on behalf of her Clients. She is conscientious, attentive, and always goes above and beyond for her Clients. Amanda is a true advocate, and her documentation is second to none. Her success has come to pass because of three main things; her adaptability, sincerity, and unwavering kindness. We are grateful every day for her contributions to our team!
Amy - Care Pro of the Quarter - Mar 2023
Amy has been nominated as our 1st Quarter Exceptional Care Professional, for her efforts made daily on behalf of her Clients. She is warm, intelligent, and does all she can to ensure her Clients' needs are met. Amy approaches each new Client with a gentle, open heart and genuine enthusiasm. Her success has come to pass because of three main things; her reliability, strength of purpose, and authenticity. We are grateful every day for her contributions to our team
Christine - Care Pro of the Quarter - Dec 2022
Christine has been nominated as our 4th Quarter Exceptional Care Professional, for her efforts made daily on behalf of her Clients. She is gentle, calm, hardworking, and does all she can to ensure her Client’s needs are met. Christine takes on new Client’s with an open heart and unflappable confidence. It is that sense of serene professionalism that inspires our Clients to ask for Christine to return again and again. We are grateful every day for her contributions to our team!
Richard - Care Pro of the Quarter - Sept 2022
Richard has been nominated as our 3rd Quarter Exceptional Care Professional, for his efforts made daily on behalf of his Clients. He is compassionate, hardworking, and advocates actively to ensure his Clients' needs are met. Richard takes on new Clients with a calm and well-organized approach. It is that sense of calm professionalism that inspires our Clients to trust and rely on Richard. We are grateful every day for his contributions to our team!
Michelle - Care Pro of the Quarter - June 2022
Thao - CAREGiver of the Quarter - March 2022
Thao has been nominated as our 1ST Quarter Exceptional CARE PROFESSIONAL, for her efforts made daily on behalf of her Clients. She is sweet-tempered, hardworking and always focused on her Client’s needs. Several of her Clients have talked about her cooking skills and they love having Thao prepare more exotic dishes for them!
Thao is always willing to go anywhere she is needed and just jump right in.
We are grateful every day for her contributions to our crew!
Ruth - CAREGiver of the Quarter - December 2021
Senior Action Network (SAN) "Shining Star" Award - Trina
Olga - CAREGiver of the Quarter - September 2021
Susan - CAREGiver of the Quarter - June 2021
Rachel - CAREGiver of the Quarter - March 2021
Rachel's efforts made daily on behalf of her Client and her unequaled attention to detail make her an exceptional CAREGiver. She shares her heart every day and Rachel’s dedication to health and well-being is remarkable. She observes and recognizes her Client’s needs even before they do. She has come in on time off to help orient new Caregivers, and always makes time to take her Client to medical appointments outside of her regular availability. The feelings of trust and confidence that Rachel has achieved with her Client and their family are another part of what make her exceptional. We are grateful every day for her contribution to our team!
Virginia - CAREGiver of the Year - 2020 & Quarter - September 2020 AND of the YEAR
Julie - CAREGiver of the Quarter - December 2020
Marie - CAREGiver of the Quarter - June 2020
Patty - CAREGiver of the Quarter - March 2020
Trina - CAREGiver of the Year - 2019 & Quarter Dec 2019
Cierra - CAREGiver of the Quarter - September 2019
Kathy - CAREGiver of the Quarter - June 2019
Vicki - CAREGiver of the Quarter - March 2019