Home Care Benefit 

In 2014, Lori Bowman became a member of the Home Instead Senior Care family. After working ten years in management at a local Retirement Community, she decided it was time to look for something more fulfilling. Her first job with Home Instead was as Staff Coordinator and within two years found herself promoted to General Manager, overseeing the day-to-day operations of Gaines Senior Services.

A proud Native Montanan, who traveled the North American Continent before settling in Post Falls, Idaho is the youngest of six children and a self-professed "lover of older people". When she is not traveling to Montana to mow her parents' lawn or Washington State to grocery shop for her elderly aunt, you can find her at home watching sports (Go Seahawks & Red Wings), crocheting, reading a cooking magazine or snuggling with her 15 year old cat, Emma.

​Corey Kennan has been with Home Instead Senior Care since September of 2017. She came to us from Denver, Colorado, where she was a special education assistant teacher for 10 years. Corey enjoys cooking and baking, drinking tea in the morning, and spending time with her family, including her menagerie of pets! As our Client Care Coordinator, Corey visits our clients to begin care and to provide quality assurance. She also performs community outreach and marketing for Home Instead. If you see her out and about, please stop and say hello!

​Amy Dreps joined the Home Instead Senior Care team in May, 2016, and serves as the Recruitment and Retention Coordinator. Amy is responsible for promoting HISC to potential CAREGivers; interviewing, and hiring, and maintaining personnel files. She spent many years traveling to California, taking care of her parents' needs as they both developed dementia. Amy has been active with the Alzheimer's Association, volunteering for their annual Walk to End Alzheimer's.

​Nikki Smith comes to us with 15 years of nursing experience. Prior to joining Home Instead, She worked in hospital setting as a charge nurse on the Telemetry Unit, then in Cardiac Rehabilitation and was their Community Outreach Coordinator. Nikki, her husband and two children love to enjoy outdoor activities in Idaho's beautiful scenery. Her two children keep her family very active in local and traveling sports. Nikki provides nursing oversight for our clients. In addition, she leads all training for Home Instead, from orientation for new CAREGivers to continuing education for our established employees.

April Howard is a doting mother of an adorable 3 year old and married to her best friend who she met through an online dating site. She and her family enjoy spending their free time going to garage sales, fishing, boating, bike riding and crafting. She is an epic party planner and tour guide. April has spent the majority of her career working in the senior care industry. As our Caregiver Recruiter and Scheduler, April strives to match each client with just the right CAREGivers. Hers is usually the first voice you hear on the phone, so please give her a call!