About Seniors Helping Seniors Franchise

Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home care service was co-founded by Kiran and Philip Yocom in order to realize Kiran’s personal mission of providing care for those who can’t care for themselves. Before coming to the United States from India, Kiran worked with Mother Teresa for 14 years.

From our roots in Pennsylvania, and our first match in 1998, Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home services has grown to include hundreds of locations in the US and Internationally. We continue to grow and evolve, adding new services to better assist seniors and refining our caregiver training as new industry best practices come to light.

To keep pace with a rapidly growing senior population, we’re actively seeking Seniors Helping Seniors® franchise partners in open markets.

Senior Care Services

Our Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home senior care starts with a clear understanding of who you are and what we can do to make your life a little easier and a little brighter.

Whatever services you need and whenever you need them – for yourself or a loved one – we think you’ll discover that having assistance from a warm, caring, and dedicated senior caregiver can make all the difference in the world. Bringing Love into the lives of Seniors with Dignity and RespectTM is our mission and we are here to serve. We invite you to learn more about our service offerings below.

• Companionship

Our caregivers enjoy friendly conversation and companionship when providing care for a fellow senior, as much as the senior receiving care does. Regular interactions with a kind, friendly caregiver can help lift a senior's spirits and keep them mentally active and engaged.

• Light Housekeeping

Our caregivers can assist with light housekeeping services that include cleaning kitchens, dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, cleaning bathrooms, taking out the trash and recycling, cleaning interior windows that can be reached without a ladder, organizing closets and drawers, and general tidying around the home.

• Cooking and Shopping

If you’re only in need of a little help, you and your caregiver can prepare meals as a team, or go to the grocery store together. If you’re in need of more assistance, your caregiver can go to the grocery store and cook meals for you on their own.

• Assistance with Personal Care

Our senior care providers are trained in personal care and daily living assistance, meaning that they provide help with eating and drinking, bathing and showering, toileting, dressing, and mobility assistance. Our caregivers take pride in delivering care in a manner that they themselves would desire from a care provider.

• Pet Care

Pets can be extremely important to a senior’s mental, emotional, and physical health. Nevertheless, caring for a pet can become more challenging with age. Our caregivers can help ensure that pets are getting the attention they need to stay healthy and happy; by feeding and grooming pets, and taking dogs on walks.

• Light Handyman Services and Small Repairs

Our in-home senior care services can include the tackling of simple handyman projects and minor repairs. If a particular service is beyond what our caregiver can handle, they may be able to give some insight on what’s involved and the type of service person to contact.

• Yard Work

While fresh air and sunlight can do wonders for a senior’s outlook, too much yard work can become taxing. Our caregivers can assist with mowing, weeding, planting flowers, pruning and other outdoor projects. Seniors can participate to whatever degree they are interested and able.

• Medication Reminders

Adhering to any medication regimen prescribed by their doctor is extremely important for seniors. While our caregivers do not administer medication, they can provide reminders, read labels, and assist in opening packaging for seniors.

• Mailing Letters and Bills

Staying on top of correspondence becomes more challenging as we age. Our caregivers can help get cards, letters, and bills in the mail as requested by a senior.

• Safety and Fall Prevention

Falls can be very serious for seniors. Our caregivers look for potential tripping hazards and other injury risks when they visit a senior’s home, and can make corrections or recommend that a service provider is contacted.

• Escort to Appointments and Events

Getting out to visit with friends, attend events, or keep appointments is great for a senior’s mental, emotional, and physical health. When a senior is unable to make trips on their own, our caregivers can provide transportation to things like doctor visits, beauty salon or barbershop appointments, social functions, family gatherings, etc.

• Running Errands

In addition to grocery shopping, our caregivers can run a variety of errands including dropping off mail at the post office, getting prescriptions and other necessities at the pharmacy, picking up dry cleaning, shopping for pet food, and more. You’re always welcome to ride along if you’d enjoy an easy, enjoyable trip around town!

• Outings and Trips

If you are wanting to get out and about for any reason, our caregivers can provide transportation to and from a destination. We can take a trip to a park, catch a movie, enjoy a concert, or even just go on a nice, casual cruise around town.

• Dementia and Alzheimer's Care

Caring for a loved one with memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer’s disease can be very challenging and can result in burnout of even the most devoted family member over time. Our caregivers are trained in how to recognize the different stages of these conditions, manage difficult behaviors, and keep family members and healthcare providers up to date on the senior’s condition.

• Long-Distance Check-Ins

For family members who live a long distance from their loved one and are unable to visit them often, our caregivers can connect with them on a regular basis to provide updates on a senior’s physical health, cognitive condition, and overall wellness.

• Respite Care

Caring for a senior family member is very rewarding, but it can also be mentally and emotionally draining. Taking time away to “recharge” periodically is one of the best things family members can do for their relationship with a senior. Our caregivers can provide intermittent or ongoing respite care, for an afternoon, evening, or for overnight stays.

• Overnight Stays and 24-Hour Care

Our in-home senior care services are available every day of the week, and every hour in the day, even overnight. That includes 24-hour care if needed.

Why Seniors Helping Seniors?

Dream of being your own boss? Owning your own business? Starting something new? A franchise might be just what you’re looking for.

Owning a franchise is a great way to get into business for yourself, without having to spend the considerable time and money it takes to build one yourself.

Fewer Risks. More Rewards.

• You have a well-known and trusted brand that people know, love, and support instantly.
• You’re guided by a proven system of processes that give you a roadmap for franchise ownership from the start.
• You have access to support, resources, and tools so even though you’re in business for yourself you’re never going it alone.
• You have a franchise network that mentors and inspires you along the way.

Training and Support

Seniors Helping Seniors franchisees receive all the necessary training they require to start a successful business and has a refreshing 100 per cent transparency policy.

The franchise team ensures a franchisee is a good fit through Seniors Helping Seniors’ proprietary recruitment processes. Recruitment and training can go fast if the candidate requires it. In-person training happens over five days in Canterbury Kent, in two blocks. Support is unlimited thereafter, available 24/7 for the business owner.

The company has crisis management expertise which played a role during the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the pandemic brought unprecedented issues, the advice and guidance from the franchisors during COVID-19 was timely, relevant and ensured the clients and carers stayed well and business grew. Seniors Helping Seniors is renowned for its successful PR suite.

As of January 2022, Seniors Helping Seniors UK has received five-star reviews from all of its franchisees, according to Trustist, underlining the positivity felt towards the franchisor. One franchisee, Paul M, said: “We would be happy to (and have done so) recommend the Seniors Helping Seniors franchise to anyone looking for a rewarding business and making a difference to the lives of the elderly.”

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