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Home Instead Senior Care Network Honored by Canadian Franchise Association

The Home Instead Senior Care® network was recognized as the 2012 Canadian Franchise Association winner of the Gold Award of Excellence in Franchising in the Mature/Established category. Considered the pinnacle of franchise achievement in Canada, CFA Awards of Excellence in Franchising are given annually to franchise systems that have demonstrated the strongest, most mutually rewarding relationships with their franchisees. Read more

Tips for Anyone Thinking About Tapping into Resources of an Existing Business

Entrepreneurs looking to start a business have the potential to realize their dreams more quickly by making the most of the existing resources of an established franchise business. Buying an existing franchise can help prospective business owners find opportunities with established staff and clientele.

More Magazine Features Franchise Owner Denise Thomas

From Reinvent Yourself with More Magazine, December 2011

A Reinvent Yourself with More Magazine television segment featured the story of Home Instead Senior Care franchise owner Denise Thomas who, through franchising, was able to fulfill both her passion for helping seniors and achieve her dream of owning and operating a successful business venture.

Planning for Home Health Care Services

From Bankrate.com, March 2012

Living out your retirement years at home is an overwhelmingly popular idea. Surveys consistently show that 85 percent to 90 percent of people want to stay in their own home as they age. For those who make that choice, now is the time to consider how you’ll pay for the costs associated with that decision.

Home Instead Senior Care Featured in FranchiseCanada Magazine

From FranchiseCanada (p. 22), March 2012

A FranchiseCanada magazine article highlighting the Canadian Home Instead Senior Care franchise network describes how the network has embraced the growing need to help seniors remain at home, and why owning a franchise is not only a good business opportunity, it’s an opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of seniors and their families.

Help for Aging Baby Boomers Spurs Fastest U.S. Job Growth

Needed: Personal care aides. How many? A number that is growing by the day, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, which recently projected personal care aides as the fastest growing occupation from 2010 to 2020. Less than eight years from now, America will need almost 71 percent more caregivers to tend to the needs of an aging population.

Franchise Business Review Names Home Instead Senior Care #1 Overall Franchisor

From Franchise Business Review, February 2012

For the second year in a row, Franchise Business Review awards Home Instead Senior Care network as the #1 Overall Franchisee Satisfaction Award winner.

The Wall Street Journal Highlights the Home Instead Senior Care Network’s New Dementia Training Program

From The Wall Street Journal, February 2012

The Wall Street Journal recently interviewed Home Instead Senior Care President Jeff Huber for an article titled “New Resources for Caregivers.”

Paul Hogan Represents Home Instead Senior Care at World Economic Forum

Paul Hogan recently participated in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from January 25-29, 2012 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. View an interview from the Meeting and read the book, Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise

What to Consider Before Buying a Franchise: Home Instead Senior Care and Small Business Administration Issue Tips

As jobs lose earning power and dry up in some industries during difficult economic times, finding a new career can become all the more challenging. One career recently highlighted by the International Franchise Association is a smart choice for 2012 — senior home care franchising.

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American Heart Association Promotes Senior Emergency Kit

What do you do when the caregiver needs care? The November issue of Heart Insight, a publication of the American Heart Association, featured an article...

Business Tips for Women Entrepreneurs: Women-Owned Home Care Companies Thrive, Even in a Tough Economy

Health care and social service fields have the highest concentration of women-owned firms, according to the American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, a Summary of Important Trends, 1997–2011. Now the Home Instead Senior Care network, in which 61 of the 100 most successful U.S. franchises are all or in part run by women, offers tips for helping women succeed in the growing home care industry.

NBC Nightly News Features Be a Santa to a Senior Program

From MSNBC.com, December 17, 2011

Christmas can be a hard time of year for the elderly or disabled who have very little family and live on fixed incomes often too small for luxuries like Christmas presents.

Home Instead Senior Care Expands Into the Netherlands

The Home Instead Senior Care^® network recently established its 16th international franchise in the Netherlands. The Dutch pilot office, located 40 minutes outside of Amsterdam, will pave the way for up to 40 future franchise offices to meet the needs of the Netherlands’ growing senior population.

Home Instead Senior Care Network Shares Top Six Reasons Why Franchising Offers Great Business Opportunity, Even in Hard Times

Laid off or just tired of working for someone else? Would-be entrepreneurs may not believe they have the financial wherewithal to start a business, especially in the current credit crunch. But franchising can be one way to make it happen. And a healthy industry such as home care could be the way to go. The Home Instead Senior Care^® network, included on Kiplinger’s Top Eight Low-Cost Franchises for Hard Times list, shares its top six reasons why franchising is a good idea.