Meet the Cranes

​Jason has had a heart for seniors from a very young age. When he received his driver’s license on his 16th birthday, Jason promptly visited his grandmother Damon at the nursing home to take her to the nearby Piggly Wiggly deli for coffee and her favorite Chocolate Donut! Visiting Grandma Damon became a weekly routine for Jason.

While living in California, miles away from his hometown Appleton, WI, Jason and his wife Dawn visited nearby nursing home resident, Juanita Spencer, after church every week to brighten her day and teach their children the importance of serving seniors in the community. Juanita passed away a few years later and Jason and Dawn named their 4th child, Spencer, in honor of Mrs. Spencer.

After a 21 year career with musical instrument retailer Guitar Center, Jason joined Home Instead in 2013 as President of five franchises in Wisconsin. Jason and his wife, Dawn, own Home Instead franchises in St. Cloud and Andover, with a satellite office in Stillwater. Today, Jason employs over 200 CAREGivers and office staff throughout both franchises.

Dawn thrives on using her creativity, whether it was in the costume shop a Marquette University during her college years or recently designing and sewing Halloween costumes for a young lady and her special-needs sister for a program sponsored by WisconSibs, in Wisconsin. Designing costumes, putting on Care Pro events and tweaking our Home Instead website and Facebook pages, fit Dawn’s talents and passion for “behind the scenes” work, quite the opposite of her husband Jason!