Meet Our Team

Sharon Massafra is a Gerontologist and has worked in health care administration for more than 35 years. She worked in various sub-specialties where the population was predominately older adults including orthopedics, oncology and hospice. In 2000 Sharon left the inpatient setting and purchased a franchise of Home Instead, non-medical home care for seniors. She earned a Master's degree in Business Administration and did post graduate studies in public health and gerontology at New York Medical College. Her committee work includes Advisory Board of the Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging, a former member on the Advisory Board of Stone Academy and past President of Connecticut Geriatrics Society. Sharon is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), Care Manager Certified (CMC), Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) and an Advanced Professional in the Aging Life Care Association (ALCA).

Sharon is a native and resident of Fairfield, CT.

Frank joined Home Instead in 2006. Frank works as a business manager and continues to work part time in the bookkeeping department. He works full time with the theatrical union.

Frank studied oceanography at Oregon State University (OSU) and received his associates degree in business management from Norwalk Community College (NCC).

Frank is the proud parent of two adult children and looks forward to his first grandchild in Spring 2024. Frank enjoys football, music and spending time with his daughters.

Rose joined Home Instead in 2005. She managed a restaurant for 12 years and needed a career change. Rose was inspired to go into health care while taking care of her grandmother. At the age of 41, Rose went back to school and enrolled in the multi-skilled assistant program at St. Vincent's College.

Upon graduation, she began her new career at Home Instead as a caregiver providing services to seniors in their homes. Rose quickly became an integral member of our administrative team and served in various positions such as administrative assistant and staff coordinator, before becoming Director of Client Services. She has a genuine passion for seniors and goes above and beyond with her duties. Rose is a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), serves as a member on the Coalition for Advocacy Prevention and Elimination of Older Adult and Abuse (CAPE), and is a member of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Council.

Rose is also very dedicated to her family. Her two sons, Nino and Francesco, are the twinkle in her eyes. She also has an adorable Old English Bulldog named Chachi whom she adores.

Rose grew up in Monroe, lived in Italy for two years and resides in Bridgeport. She enjoys Zumba, listening to music and spending time with her family. Rose is a people person and enjoys her job very much - especially when clients are happy. Rose just celebrated her 18th year with Home Instead.

Jeniferlyn joined the Home Instead family in July 2010. Before she joined Home Instead Jeniferlyn worked as a paralegal and was in school full time.

Jeniferlyn came to Home Instead as the Web Marketer and in the 14 years that she has been with Home Instead Jeniferlyn is now the Scheduling Coordinator, Web Marketer, Payroll Specialist as well as being an Oncall Supervisor. Jeniferlyn graduated from college with a degree in Business Management and Administration and got her medical & billing coding certificate from DeVry and is now a Certified Coding Assistant (CCA) as well. 

Jeniferlyn is the single parent of two young adult children Damon & Brielle who are the most important people in her life as well as her fiancé Andrew. She enjoys listening to music, reading, hiking, ballet and pilates.

Jennifer joined Home Instead in September of 2023. She started in the medical field as a Certified Nurses Assistant Aide and worked her way up to the Director of Therapeutic Recreation over an 18-year span. After so many years in the field Jennifer knows how valuable and important a caregiver role is. She decided to change her direction in her career to help support care professionals and ensure that clients have a great team helping them to thrive at home.

Jennifer was born and raised in Bridgeport, CT, but now calls Shelton her home. Jennifer lives with her husband Florencio, who she has been with for 23 years and their three boys Gio, Justin and Giancarlo. Her family is the most important thing to her and truly enjoys spending her time with them. Jennifer enjoys reading, sitting outside around the fire pit, traveling and just enjoying quality time with the ones she loves. 

MaryEllen started at Home Instead in March of 2019. Before joining Home Instead she worked for a number of years in the pharmaceutical industry in positions with a focus on quality systems, documentation and training. She holds the Training Coordinator position and conducts Care Pro orientation training and workshops. Her educational background is in the field of healthcare.

Living in Milford near the water, she loves the seashore and seeing the water every day. She enjoys reading and loves to bake treats – and share them with family and friends. She also participates in volunteer activities through church including cooking meals for an area shelter.

Dailyn joined Home instead in July 2021 as a part time assistant to integrate the latest technologies into the daily operations of Home Instead. She moved into the position as administrative assistant in Human Resources and assists in the hiring process of Care Professionals. 

Dailyn is a young, energetic person with a lot of goals in mind. She is currently a full-time student at Norwalk Community College (NCC) pursuing a nursing degree with an interest of becoming a nurse anesthetist one day. She spends much of her free time hitting the slopes skiing and climbing up mountains at the best hiking spots around.