Meet Our Team

Wriston and Catharine moved to Anderson in 2009 to open Home Instead. Wriston is very familiar with the Upstate of South Carolina as he graduated from Furman University. He has a love and passion for seniors and had always wanted to own his own business. After practicing Law for 12 years in a large corporate firm he left practicing Law and opened the Home Instead office in Anderson, SC in 2009. After over 13 years of serving seniors in the Anderson community Wriston and Catharine feel they have been able to give the senior population what they want, and that is stay in their own home safely and independently as they age.

To Us It's Personal is the Home Instead motto and Wriston and Catharine live by that as they both have their own personal experiences with seeing their grandparents and now their own parents age and need the services of caregivers in their homes. This is very personal to them and because of that they have compassion and understanding and can put themselves in the shoes of both their clients and the client's loved ones.

Quality is the most important thing to Wriston and Catharine both on the client side and caregiver side. Home Instead Anderson has been in the top 10 in quality in the Home Instead network since 2019 in both client and caregiver satisfaction. "We work hard on a daily basis to make sure both our clients and caregivers are happy. We have two Client Care Coordinators who make home visits to every client to make sure they are receiving the care they need, and our caregivers are given extensive training before entering the home of a client and go through a mentor program once they are hired," Wriston and Catharine say.

Wriston and Catharine have been married for 27 years and have two adult children. They love spending time with their family and enjoy being outdoors hiking or being anywhere on the water. They say, "Owning Home Instead in Anderson has truly been a blessing. Knowing that what we do day in and day out for our senior population is a very rewarding thing."

Rona is our Office Manager and our Staffing Manager. Rona was our first employee when we opened our doors in May of 2009. We hired her to answer the phones and generally help Wriston in the office. Ten years later Wriston and I can say that Rona is the one who has helped build our business into what it is today. She stuck it out in those first two years when we weren't sure if the business was going to make it or not. She has gone through all the ups and downs that a business goes through and has worked every job in the office. Rona's daily focus is on making sure the office is running smoothly and she also oversees the staffing of our caregivers to our clients. She is loyal, faithful and invaluable and Wriston and I don't know what we would do without her.

Music, cooking, reading and spending time with her wonderful family and friends are some of Rona's favorite things. Rona is very active in her church serving as a trustee, an usher, assistant clerk/secretary and assistant teacher for the 6-8 year old primary class.

"Working for Home Instead Senior Care has been the most rewarding job I have ever had. I am very focused on making sure that the client and caregiver relationship is a good fit for all, so that our seniors can feel safe in their own homes and will have peace of mind knowing that a responsible CAREGiver is there to help them in every way possible."

Dana has always had an interest in the senior population and is very passionate about them. As the Administrative Assistant Dana supports and assists our office staff with a variety of jobs involving client care and CAREGiver support in order to provide the highest quality service to anyone who calls or walks into our office. She has been a part of our Home Instead family since the spring of 2017.

Dana was born in Nebraska, but grew up in Minnesota. She has lived in South Carolina since 2008 and is married and has two children whom she loves very much. Golfing, reading, hiking and exploring the beautiful South Carolina Upstate are just a few of her favorite things to do.

Dana says, "Becoming a part of the Anderson Home Instead Senior Care team is a wonderful blessing!" She looks forward to meeting and helping anyone calling or coming into our office anyway that she can.

Amber is our Recruitment and Retention Manager. She comes to Home Instead with over 21 years of experience in the senior industry. She has been married to Brian for 22 years and has two daughter's Madison (20) and Peyton (13). She is a native of Anderson County and graduated from Lander University with a B.S. in Business with an emphasis in Health Care management.

Spending time with her beautiful family and sweet friends is her favorite thing to do. She also enjoys reading her Bible, volunteering with youth at church and with the Girl Scouts of America. Being crafty, drawing, watercolor painting, working with her circut, lettering, decorating, and making things keeps her busy and very happy!

Having worked with seniors for 21 years she has learned much from them. Amber says, "I have enjoyed learning from seniors and have enjoyed finding what makes their lives more enjoyable. I love to do crafts, Bible studies, parties, and games with them. The wisdom from the elderly, has sparked my desire to care for them. They are a valuable resource."

​Alensia is our Recruitment and Retention Coordinator. She moved to Anderson nearly 22 years ago from San Diego, Ca. and has a strong background in education. As an educator she saw daily the important contribution that seniors add to the lives of the next generation.

Alensia is a graduate of Anderson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and a Master of Education degree. She has one daughter that is her heart and loves here dearly. Alensia loves to read, do jigsaw puzzles, and search for bargains.

What drew Alensia to Home Instead Senior Care was her love and respect for the senior population. She started her career with Home Instead Senior Care as a caregiver and knows the importance of helping our seniors enjoy each day, feel loved, protected, and appreciated. It is her motto to treat others the way you want to be treated. And with that, she will be both dedicated and thorough when recruiting and hiring loving and compassionate caregivers to be part of the Home Instead Senior Care family.

Susan grew up in South Carolina and has a Marketing and MBA degree from Clemson University. She is married and has two children whom she loves to spend time with. She has over 20 years' experience in sales and marketing in the healthcare field in the Upstate of South Carolina.

Susan believes that all seniors are truly special and is excited that Home Instead Senior Care focuses on helping seniors and their families. As the Marketing Director with Home Instead Senior Care her primary responsibilities are promoting and educating the Anderson community on non-medical home care and the many services that Home Instead offers to our seniors.

Lynda is our Caregiver Educator/Trainer. As the Caregiver Educator/Trainer, Lynda teaches a two-day extensive caregiver training class for every new caregiver before they work with one of our clients. She not only teaches the new caregivers in a classroom setting, but also teaches Personal Care training.

Over the last 30 plus years, Lynda has worked in different capacities as a nurse, from intensive care, to telephone triage nursing. She currently assists with the care of her mother's husband who has Alzheimer's.

Lynda says, "As we face caring for our senior population, I feel it is so important to help maintain their health, safety, and independence, allowing them to stay in their homes if possible. Above all, they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. I appreciate that Home Instead Senior Care puts so much time and effort into the training of their caregivers. It touches my heart to see how special the relationship between clients and caregivers can be."

In my spare time, I love to travel, spend time with my grown children (four sons and a daughter), attend concerts and music festivals, explore plant-based food options, and do yard work. I am also a beekeeper!

Blythe is one of two Client Care Coordinators we have on staff and comes to Home Instead with 23 years of nursing experience. She grew up in Anderson and graduated from the Medical University of SC with her BSN and MSN degrees. She is married and has one daughter. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, hiking and gardening.

Blythe has worked in a variety of settings as a nurse, from nursing education to long-term and memory care. She is extremely excited to join the incredible team at Home Instead and to positively contributing to the lives of seniors.