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Home Instead Senior Care today announces the launch of a groundbreaking online Alzheimer’s training program — Alzheimer’s CARE. The program is free for families and others caring for loved ones with the disease. Experts estimate that some 5.2 million people 65 and older currently have Alzheimer’s and the total number of cases among all age [...]
Although it has historically been considered a stable investment option, senior care franchising is now one of the hottest business trends in the U.S., according to new data released by market research firm, Franchise Business Review.The report was based on a review of 35 senior home care franchise companies as well as interviews with CEOs [...]
Home Care Assistance, North America’s leading provider of in-home care, is excited to announce the launch of its new franchise website. The site boasts a wealth of information including available territories, video testimonials from franchisees, the Home Care Assistance business model, step-by-step franchise process, press and much more. The website underwent a thorough re-design to [...]
Home Care Assistance, the leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is proud to announce the launch of Homecare-Agency.com. The site is part of a larger educational initiative by the company to promote increased awareness around the topics of healthy aging and senior care. With over 70 million family caregivers providing care services for a [...]
Home Care Assistance, North America’s leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is committed to providing family caregivers with the resources they need to manage their stress and prevent caregiver burnout. Last year, Home Care Assistance published the widely acclaimed Handbook of Live-In Care, which provides family caregivers with expert advice on caring for a [...]
Home Helpers, the nation’s No. 1 Senior Care franchise as determined by Entrepreneur magazine, has expanded its in-home care services to include medical services, too. For 15 years, Home Helpers has provided personal assistance services such as meal preparation, transportation, bathing and dressing assistance and light housekeeping. With its expanded services, clients can take advantage [...]
Ray Corkran’s purchase of an existing senior care business last year certainly wasn’t a rash decision. After all, the successful franchisee had owned a number of fast-food franchises for more than 20 years. “Franchising is nothing new to me,’’ said Corkran, who had been looking into a completely different type of franchise opportunity – caring [...]
Home Care Assistance, the leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is proud to announce the launch of FindCaregiver.net. In-home care is quickly revolutionizing the senior care landscape by allowing aging, chronically frail or ill adults to remain in the comfort and safety of their own homes. While home care has had a significant, positive [...]
Canada has a population of millions of Baby Boomers just reaching retirement age, significantly transforming the nation’s demographic profile — and opening opportunities for businesses to serve this exploding market. First, the data, which are staggering: The number of seniors in Canada is expected to reach 6.9 million in 2021 and 9.8 million by 2036, [...]
Leslie Lewis said it was a blessing to have her grandmother live with their family for 19 years as she was growing up, but she witnessed first-hand the struggles they had caring for her. She recognized that families need support, especially outside assistance, to help seniors who wish to remain in their homes as they [...]
The In-Home Senior Care Franchises industry is benefiting from a growing number of aging baby boomers – seniors are now the fastest-growing segment of the population. In the five years to 2012, the number of adults older than 65 grew to 43 million people, up from 38 million in 2007. This number is expected to [...]
The unprecedented tidal wave of retiring baby boomers is on its way. But will America be ready to take care of its burgeoning elderly population? Tim Connelly, North America Franchise Development Director for Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care® network, said home care companies will likely see mushrooming opportunities during the [...]
Home Care Assistance of Minneapolis, the leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is proud to announce the Hospital to Home Care program, a comprehensive set of educational resources for families managing the difficult transition home after hospitalization. The program helps families prepare for discharge, manage the unique needs of post-hospitalization patients and coordinate recovery [...]
Tyson Murphy knew it was time to make his move. The 36-year-old former mortgage broker from Las Cruces, N.M., embarked on a career change, moved his family to Texas and opened a Home Instead Senior Care® office in August 2011 in the midst of a lackluster economy. Murphy is part of a national trend: A [...]
– Baby Boomers, who once said “don’t trust anyone over 30,” now think old age doesn’t start until 77, according to a study by Marist Institute for Public Opinion conducted for Home Instead Senior Care. How old is old? Your answer depends on your age. And it depends on your gender. The age at which [...]
Jane Downing has a Ph.D. in sociology and worked in the education field for more than 10 years as a project manager and field researcher. Remaining on that career path indefinitely would have been an easy and safe choice. But in 2009 – in the midst of a national recession – she decided to follow [...]
AN ELDERLY care company is recruiting 30 more staff and celebrating moving into new premises as demand for its services grows. Home Instead in York currently employs 65 people to give care directly to 65 clients living in their own homes. It is hoping to expand to employ 95 staff, mostly care-givers. Owner Luke Norbury [...]
Home Care Assistance, North America’s leading provider of in-home senior care, is proud to announce the launch of their informational website Are You Ready To Come Home From The Hospital, a guide to the post-hospitalization process for patients and their families. Inspired by conversations with clients who have transitioned from a hospital setting back into [...]
HomeHealthHeadlines.com announced today their initiative to encourage participation as contributors to a site devoted to home care and senior care. “We are attempting to give home care and senior care experts a place to provide content beyond placing a comment on an existing blog post” according to Franchise Thinking president, Dr. KB Massingill who founded [...]
Beginning today Colleen Crawford will be the editor for HomeHealthHeadlines.com. “Home Health Care is a very active news topic partially because of the emphasis on Senior Care, but also because of the growth of home care in general,” according to Crawford. “Home care often means so much more than just health care and can include [...]
PASADENA – Serve and protect are more than words on the side of a patrol car for Mike Gerakios. They’re the story of his life. Gerakios, whose father was a FEMA first responder, grew up seeing the difference a handful of people can make in the lives of many. He graduated from Cal Poly Pomona [...]
While few people look forward to the aging process, there’s no denying its inevitability. Staying in one’s own familiar home environment, maintaining hobbies and interests, and finding good help when needed, however, are comforts that can help to make aging a rich and rewarding part of life. Luckily, these comforts are increasingly available even as [...]
Chris Blaine and Dave Parke are casualties of the recession who’ve bounced back in a big way, thanks to franchising. Parke was riffed from his job as an executive with the new accounts card division of a major credit card company when the entire division closed. Blaine was laid off from a new position as [...]
If you have a heart for helping and a brain for business, the franchise world has a lot to offer. Consider these success stories. Fran Lubbs, Goddard Systems Fran Lubbs accomplished a lot in the six years she worked for educational child-care franchisor Goddard Systems. She worked in quality assurance and curriculum development, and eventually [...]
Accepting that help is needed with daily tasks and activities is a difficult step for many seniors, and providing all of that help can be a stressful burden for loved ones, despite their best intentions and efforts. Sometimes, no matter how dedicated the family, extra assistance is required. The search for just the right support [...]
