Dena cares deeply about helping people live safely and independently at home. As an Occupational Therapist, she worked in hospitals and home health, where she met many people who wanted to stay in their own homes but couldn’t make it happen. Dena realized that there was a need for more education and support for people who want to age in place. True to her nature, once Dena saw a problem, she took action to fix it! In 2021, after gaining more training and knowledge, she started Home and Able to help people achieve their goal of staying at home.

Dena is a Forbes Health Advisory panel member for Aging in Place.

She continues to proudly serve as the Community Health Care Coordinator for the Sharon Health Initiative.  She lives on a farm in rural Vermont with her husband and two small children and she and her husband run Broadbrook Mountain Trees.   Dena believes strongly in giving back to her community and volunteers with COVER home repair,  serves on the Board of the Royalton Memorial Library, and on her son’s elementary school PTO. She continues to advocate for aging in place education and financial support every chance she can.

Dena holds a Masters degree from Columbia University in Occupational Therapy and a B.S. in Psychology from Endicott College. Dena has spent 14+ years as an OT;  with 8+ years working in home care and three years in a hospital setting including ICU level care, giving her a strong medical foundation to understand your specific medical diagnosis.

Her additional training and certifications include Certified Aging in Place  Specialist (CAPS), Executive Certificate in Home Modification (ECHM) & Universal Design. She is licensed, registered and insured and a member of the following organizations: American Occupational Therapy Association, National Association of Home Builders, Home Modification OT Alliance, National Board Certification of Occupational Therapists and Vermont OT Association.