Our Staff at BrightStar Care® Southern Maine

Katie and Ben launched their BrightStar Care franchise in 2026 as a shared dream to create something meaningful that makes a lasting difference for families in their community. After years of building careers, raising three children, and supporting their own family members through medical situations, they wanted to build a business deeply rooted in service and compassion. Providing caring, and competent homecare services has become their passion. Actively communicating with their clients and understanding their needs and concerns has allowed them to achieve the goal of providing "A Higher Standard of Home Care" in Maine.

“Truly caring for clients at home involves skill and empathy, the balance of the art and science of healthcare that allows true healing.”I’m Kristine “Kris” Rogers, Director of Nursing Services. With over 25 years of experience in nursing, I am excited to bring my background and knowledge to BrightStar Home Care. In addition to 17 years in home health, I've also had the opportunity to work in the hospital, doctor's office, school, nursing home, in pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology and hospice. I have carefully chosen to join BrightStar because the organization’s core values truly guide the decisions and actions at every level. At BrightStar we believe that everyone GROWS when we grow:
G: Make it GREAT
R: do the RIGHT thing
O: be OPEN and honest
W: do WHAT you say
S: SERVE with passion
It is exciting to bring in home care to the Southern Maine area that truly focuses on the patients and families we are so privileged to serve. In addition to being an RN, I enjoy spending time with my large family, sewing, knitting, being outdoors, and thrifting!

My name is Dani Carter, and I’m the Director of Operations for Brightstar Care of Southern Maine. I take care of many of the behind the scenes, office-end activities like recruiting, onboarding, and scheduling to keep things running smoothly, but I also enjoy meeting with and working directly with our clients during initial “living room visits”, follow ups, or even occasionally as a Caregiver! While much of my educational and professional background focused on coastal and marine resource management, and my most recent work was administrative support for our local elementary school, I’m very excited to now be learning about the healthcare field and supporting my community in a whole new way. I live here in Yarmouth with my husband and twin daughters where I spend as much time as possible outdoors, preferably with family and friends, as well as reading, crafting or playing mahjong.

I am Kristen Bouse, Client Care Manager for BrightStar Care of Southern Maine. I am passionate about helping others and have spent most of my career in the social service field as a social worker. Specifically, I have worked with older adults and their families coordinating in-home care services, providing home-based and outpatient counseling, and helping to connect family caregivers to local resources. I also enjoy teaching and have taught classes in the community focused on healthy aging, dementia and caregiving. I love this work and I am thrilled to be a part of the BrightStar Care team to continue to help patients and their families in our community. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, and exploring all this beautiful State of Maine has to offer.