In Less Than a Year, Joy Lands Care Pro of the Month Honor
Nine months after joining Home Instead® of Midland-Odessa, Joy Imafidon was honored as the franchise’s Care Professional of the Month.
Imelda Hawkins, who has observed Joy’s consistently fine caregiving work since she started with Home Instead on Sept. 9, 2023, had Joy in mind when the Home Instead staff gathered to select its May honoree. Imelda is Home Instead’s human resources director, assistant administrator, and recruitment and engagement coordinator.
“Joy is ambitious and a hard worker, and she is always seeking to help fill in when it is needed,” Imelda said when she announced Joy’s award. “Joy has been a wonderful addition. We appreciate and value Joy’s commitment and dedication to Home Instead and look forward to having Joy on our team for years to come!”
Imelda noted: “Joy was a family caregiver for her sweet grandmother in her home country of Nigeria and for roughly two years here in the States.”
While many Care Pros find their Home Instead jobs online nowadays, Joy relied on word-of-mouth to apply at the award-winning franchise owned by Lorena and William Shensky. Joy explained: “A friend told me about Home Instead, and I have a passion for taking care of seniors. I previously had served as a family caregiver. I like my job because I get to take care of others, especially seniors. That is what touches my heart most.”
For Joy, touching lives impacts her soul, whether she is providing physical help such as light housekeeping, meal preparation, medication reminders or personal care or if she is offering emotional support in a companionship role. Among the considerations for achieving Care Pro of the Month status, an employee has shown she has gone above and beyond the call of duty. Empathy and compassion factor into winning the award, as well as skill and wisdom for dealing with challenging situations. Joy embodies Home Instead’s guiding principles of “Build Trust, Take the Lead and Share Your Heart.”
Joy enjoys taking care of both the young and old. “Outside of work, my life centers on being a mother. I love my kids,” Joy said. “My clients are very nice to me and treat me with respect. That’s what makes them excellent clients.”
Joy loves being a part of the Care Pro team for the West Texas 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 and their families worldwide.
All Home Instead Care Professionals are screened, trained and insured. For inquiries about employment, please call (432) 689-4663 or apply online. For further information about Home Instead, visit our website.
