Meet Our Team

Improving senior's independence, quality of life, and length of life is why Buffy and I joined the Home Instead Senior Care family. We are both Occupational Therapists and understand the GREAT desire seniors have to stay independent and to remain in their familiar surroundings. As therapists, we are familiar with using therapy and assistive devices to help individuals stay independent and continue to perform their activities of daily living. Seniors that are able to function independently have a much greater sense of purpose and satisfaction with their lives.

In their spare time, Tim and Buffy enjoy spending time with their two daughters, Lena and Kinsey, participating in church activities, pursuing an active lifestyle, and going traveling. They also enjoy leading the local Be A Santa To A Senior program, spreading holiday cheer to seniors who need it the most. They are both active members of the Home Care Association of America. Tim and Buffy also provide support to organizations such as Meals on Wheels, True Options Pregnancy Care Center, Compassion International, MasterKey Ministries, House of Eli, Grayson County Advocacy Center, Grayson County Crisis Center, and Way FM Christian Radio.

Edna relocated to the Texoma Area with her family from San Antonio TX. She comes with 19 years of management experience in the Food Industry, Hospitality, and the Trucking Industry. Edna stays busy with work but manages to balance work and make time for her two daughters, Lena and Kai’ana. In her free time, she enjoys making creations in the kitchen, crafts of all kinds, photography and is very competitive in games.

Whitney joined our Home Instead Senior Care family in October of 2018 and is currently serving as our Care Coordinator. She conducts our new Client Care consultations, introduces our clients to caregivers, and makes frequent quality assurance visits. 

Whitney grew up in Irving, Texas and attended college at Southeastern State University in Durant, OK. Whitney loves spending time with her family; husband, Kurt and her two little girls, Brynlee and Kensley, and young boy, Kyler. She is very involved in their kids' sports and coaches her daughter's soccer team. She loves anything outdoors, hunting, working out, and her Church family.

Whitney is very thankful she has the opportunity to work with seniors, and truly loves making a difference in each of their lives, every day.

Lena joined our team in August of 2020 as our Bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant and has recently expanded her role to help with caregiver retention.

In her free time, Lena enjoys spending time with her husband, Joseph, exploring different coffee shops, and helping lead youth and young adults ministries at her church Victory Life.

Cierra joined our team in December 2021 as our Recruitment Coordinator. Her primary role at Home Instead is focused on expanding our team by hiring and training CAREGivers. She has a heart for seniors and is grateful to be serving them in this way.

Cierra, her husband, and their four children enjoy spending time together at home and being outdoors. 

Paige joined our team in January 2023 as our Service Coordinator. Paige's focus is to ensure we make the best match between client and CAREGiver, understanding that personality matching is just as important as skill matching. 

Paige is a Texoma native. She enjoys spending time with her two sons and is passionate about caring for others. 

 

Laurie performs a variety of administrative duties including answering incoming telephone calls, scheduling replacement caregivers as needed, performing client/caregiver introductions, caregiving if needed, supporting other staff members in order to provide the highest quality services to clients, performing service inquiries on the phone, having open communication with owner, collogues, and CAREgivers, performing service calls as needed, participating in CAREgiver meetings, and performing any and all other functions and responsibilities as deemed necessary.