Home Instead® Care Professional of the Month Lisa Freetime has worked in professional senior care since 2001, when her 23-year career began in care communities. Later, when Lisa served as a family caregiver for her late husband, Lisa credited her Home Instead experiences and training for the quality care she provided for her loved one.
An honored Care Pro of the award-winning Home Instead in Collin County, Texas, Lisa first joined a Home Instead franchise in Metairie, Louisiana, in 2011, when she lived in nearby Kenner. Both cities are New Orleans suburbs. Then Lisa shifted gears and became the family caregiver for her husband, who suffered with diabetes and congestive heart failure. He was on dialysis before he passed away in 2020.
“Although I was well-versed on care in nursing homes and senior communities, my experiences as a Care Pro and the classes I took at Home Instead in Metairie helped me during that time to bring the best care to my husband,” Lisa said. Having worked for Home Instead of Collin County for a little over a year, Lisa said: “I take care of my Home Instead clients in the Plano, Texas, area as if they were family members. I really enjoy working with the elderly.”
Lisa makes this solemn promise to her Home Instead clients: “I tell my clients, ‘I want you to know I’m here for you. When my day is over, I want you to be able to say you have eaten well and your home is clean. It is important to me that we both have smiles on our faces when I leave. I want those smiles to shine when I return to start over the next day!’ ”
Lisa displays Home Instead’s guiding principles of “Build Trust, Take the Lead and Share Your Heart.” Home Instead Care Pro Advocate Amanda Ross said: “Lisa is so deserving of her Care Pro honor. We know if Lisa is on a shift, everything will be great! All of her clients just rave about her. Lisa picks up last-minute shifts when she is able to do so. Lisa communicates very well with the office and always makes a connection with every client.”
Lisa loves being a part of the Care Pro team for the Plano franchise, a member of a network comprised of Home Instead, Inc. and its parent company, Honor. With the world’s largest home-care network and the most advanced care platform, Honor and Home Instead are revolutionizing care for older adults, their families and Care Pros. Combined, the network has more than 100,000 Care Pros across 13 countries, meeting the growing needs of millions of older adults.
Lisa said: “I always do the best I can, making sure I provide the best care and communication so the client and I understand each other. I love my job. I get up every morning smiling and bringing smiles! I thank the Lord and Home Instead for that!”
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