Meet Our Team

Ken has been the owner of Home Instead since 1996 servicing over 3,300 clients. With a Master’s Degree in Psychology, he knows how important it is for clients and their families to have a reliable and trusted resource of affordable home care. Ken has placed particular attention on becoming a trusted provider of comprehensive non-medical home health care for our clients. Throughout his years of service to the seniors, Home Instead has received numerous awards such as Cobb Small Business Award, Best Practices Award, Business to Business, and One to Watch Award.

Janice came to Home Instead with a well-rounded background, having many years of experience in management, marketing, and customer relations. For 19 years, she worked with ClubCorp, a company that owns upscale, private city and country clubs. In 2012, she transitioned into the senior care industry focusing on home care and senior living communities.

As General Manager, she is responsible for the day-to-day management of the business. Her goal is three-fold: hire happy, dependable employees who have a heart for helping others; provide outstanding care to every Home Instead client; and grow the business in a fiscally responsible way.

Janice grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She resides with her husband and two sons in the BridgeMill community of Canton.

Elizabeth joined Home Instead in 2017 and has been instrumental in finding qualified candidates. She demonstrates a good understanding of people and has created a strategic recruiting program to reach candidates who genuinely care about servicing our senior community. She strives to hire the best talent to ensure the needs of our clients are being met as well as providing families with a piece of mind. Add to that an amazing work ethic and excellent customer service skills, she is a key member of our recruiting team.

Before finishing high school, she cared for mentally handicap adults in an assisted living environment. She has personal experience by caring for her grandmother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. This is where she found her passion in helping those who may not be able to help themselves. We look forward to seeing the passion flourish, as she continues her journey with Home Instead.

Gloria started working for Home Instead Senior Care in early 2018 as a Caregiver. She quickly worked her way up and assumed more responsibility as a recruiter and office administrator. Hiring the best caregivers possible to take care of our clients is important to Gloria, and she strives every day to meet that goal. She was promoted to Recruitment Manager in 2022. Gloria and her family live in Rome, GA. 

Christine started as a caregiver with Home Instead in 2015, in a few short months she was invited to a CAREGiver appreciation breakfast where she met the office staff and was recruited for her talents in training and management. Christine has 18 years of Retail and Office Management experience with a Certificate in Medical Coding and she is currently a licensed CNA. Christine’s ability to manage stress while maintaining high standards and keeping an infectious, fun spirit makes her valuable to our dynamic staff.

Diane has been employed with Home Instead since 2013 as a Caregiver. Although she loved being a Caregiver, she recently joined our Training Department where she uses her caregiving experience to train new employees to become great Caregivers.

In her spare time, Diane enjoys traveling to her lake house, riding motorcycles, and spending time with family and friends. Her family consists of Mick and their four adult children, five grandchildren, and one fur baby named Mr. Pickles.

Shawna came to Home Instead in 2012 with a degree in Health Case Management. After being a stay-at-home mom to twins, she started working part-time as a Caregiver. Once her children were on their own, she joined our scheduling team full-time in 2017. She became Service Manager in 2023. Shawna understands the client's needs and the caregiver's skills, and she works diligently to match the right client with the right caregiver.

Shawna is a breast cancer survivor, and she serves Cobb County as a Breast Cancer Ambassador. She enjoys shopping with her mom and spending time with her five grandchildren. 

Kimberly joined the Home Instead Senior Care Team in February 2016, bringing her knowledge and experience in working with seniors in a variety of settings. Her nursing career began at age eighteen, working in public and private nursing homes as a CNA. Kimberly worked with seniors throughout her college years and graduated with honors receiving her BSN from the Oregon Health & Science University located in Portland, Oregon. Upon graduation, she moved to Honolulu, Hawaii and worked in the hospital and clinic setting as a Registered Nurse. Kimberly currently serves as a Patient Care Coordinator providing training for newly hired caregivers and performs client assessments for Home Instead Senior Care.

Kimberly is married with two adult daughters, is a member of her local DAR Chapter, and enjoys playing competitive tennis. 

A self-employed medical transcriptionist for fifteen years, Laura decided to use her knowledge with a job in caregiving. She graduated top of her class at Kennesaw State University with her BSN in 2002. In 2008, she began caring for her own mother. Because she had such a positive experience using the services provided by Home Instead at that time, she was delighted to begin working for us. She draws from that experience as her source of empathy, understanding what a stressful endeavor it is to care for a disabled parent. She has served as a volunteer for WellStar Hospice, and she's served the homeless at MUST Ministries in Marietta. She is also a proponent for dog rescue. Laura and her husband have two grown children and two grandchildren. 

Sandi has been a nurse for over 20 years, graduating from Piedmont Hospital School of Nursing. Her experience ranges from working with tiny newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cobb Wellstar Hospital to working with senior adults as Wellness Director at an assisted living facility. Sandi has also worked for several home care agencies.

Sandi has two grown children, three grandchildren, and two fur babies.

Karen's experience with Home Instead began years ago when her mother was a client. She was pleased with the services Home Instead provided to her family, and came to work for us in June 2022. Karen has always loved helping people, and started her career as a CNA. She graduated from Lakeview School of Nursing in Danville, Illinois. Her nursing experience includes Neuro ICU, Medical Surgery ICU, Emergency Room, Supervisor of Visiting Home Health Services, Upjohn Health Care, out-patient surgery, and hospice. She was also Health and Wellness Director for an assisted living facility.

Karen is married to a pastor, and they have three grown sons and six grandchildren. In her spare time, Karen enjoys gardening. 

Laurie came to our company in June, 2016 with 14 years of caregiving experience. Caregiving has been her passion since childhood. She has helped with family, worked at an assisted living facility, a home care agency, and also had private duty clients. She has now taken on a different role in this field by becoming part of our scheduling team. She listens compassionately to the clients as well as the caregivers, and strives to meet their needs.

Michelle joined our team of on call coordinators in 2023. She responds quickly and efficiently to after-hour calls from clients and caregivers.