Homewatch CareGivers has grown its business during the COVID-19 crisis, so much so that it has even been surprising to its own executive team. The Denver, Colorado-based home care franchise company has awarded 37 new territories in 2020, 21 of which will have new franchisees at the helm. The new offices opened in a variety […]
Home care franchise systems have had their COVID-19 journeys documented well. Over the last nine months, they’ve seen their referrals fluctuate and their personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies run dry. Many have had to overhaul their virtual care strategies and infection control protocols while also finding innovative ways to recruit new workers. The journeys of […]
In late November, the aging-focused advocacy organization LeadingAge wrote a note to Congress, calling for relief on behalf of the 5,500 adult day service providers across the country and the vulnerable patients they serve. “Adult day services providers across the country urgently need dedicated federal funding to ensure they are able to continue providing services […]
Anytime a home care provider goes out on a limb and starts a business in another industry, it’s a risk. For those that did so before COVID-19, going out on a limb came with an even bigger risk. Chicago-based BrightStar Care is the perfect example of that. In 2014, BrightStar entered into the senior living […]
While many senior care providers are currently trying to work themselves into the home, two of the largest in-home care franchise companies have found a way to work themselves out of it. Senior Helpers and BrightStar Care have each launched real estate-based business lines over the past few years. Both have managed to build on […]
When thinking about home care, burgers and burritos are probably not the first things that come to mind for many. But a recent partnership between a major franchise development organization and an in-home care franchise company has pulled them into the same conversation. Frisco, Texas-based Golden Heart Senior Care recently announced that it has partnered […]
CareBuilders at Home — the non-medical home care division of ATC Healthcare — has announced a strategic growth plan across the U.S. The Lake Success, New York-based franchise currently has 13 locations. It is targeting to add more in Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California, specifically in the Bay Area. The vast majority […]
In the not-too-distant future, “the hospital” will turn into older adults’ living rooms. And non-medical home care providers will play a key role in that evolution away from brick-and-mortar facilities. That’s according to Jeff Huber, CEO of Home Instead Senior Care, an Omaha, Nebraska-based home care franchise company with more than 1,200 independently owned and […]
After weeks — in some cases, months — of closures due to the coronavirus, businesses across the U.S. began reopening in early June. But by July, many of those same businesses were forced to go in the opposite direction, thanks to a national resurgence of COVID-19 cases. As shops, manufacturing plants and warehouses again attempt […]
When the federal government introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officials made it clear that PPP loans were designed to help small businesses stay afloat and afford payroll amid the coronavirus. In the home-based care space, however, the problem is that many small business owners might not be equipped to deal with the intricacies and […]
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