Ever-Expanding Seniors Helping Seniors In-Home Services Now Has 50 Franchise Territories In 15 States

from longtermcareprovider.com: 



Reading, PA - Seniors Helping Seniors In-Home Services (SHS), the national caregiver and companionship organization that uniquely matches seniors needing non-medical in-home services with seniors who provide them, has grown rapidly in less than three years to currently include some 50 franchise territories in 15 states across the U.S.
Launched in January 2005 by co-founders Philip and Kiran Yocom, the for-profit Seniors Helping Seniors locations meet the rapidly expanding demand of older Americans who want to remain in their own homes and remain self-sufficient. It also caters to the fast-growing number of caregivers, especially those helping aging parents.
Seniors Helping Seniors In-Home Services has five master license holders running multi-state territories and franchise partners with single or multiple locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Michigan and California.

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Minnesota Boomer Launches Elder Care Event to Help Others Find Answers

Good intentions only get baby boomers so far in trying to care for their aging parents. No matter how hard one tries to get the best care possible for a loved one, it's still easy to get overwhelmed, frustrated, angry and disappointed in the process.
One Minnesota baby boomer seemed to have an ideal combination of resources to care for her aging mother — 10 siblings as caretakers; a doctor, a lawyer and a geriatric social worker in the family; and multiple housing options from which to choose.

Even with these resources and a carefully considered plan, this was not enough. Her mother experienced three broken hips (including two in one week), staffing issues that added to medical problems, continual shifts in housing to address changing care needs, medication complications, and sudden memory problems. The greatest frustrations and struggles though, have resulted from the bureaucracy of the elder care system, which culminated in a letter sent from the government telling the family members their mother was dead (she wasn't).

Julie Groshens wondered how families get through the maze of elder care options without a social-worker sibling to guide them. Nearly every day, she heard similar stories from colleagues, friends and family. So Groshens decided to form Elder Care Expos, LLC, a Minnesota-based company that produces elder-care resource events for the public.

Elder Caregiving Site Wins WebAward for Outstanding Online Community

The ShirleyBOARD website, has been recognized by the Web Marketing Association (WMA) for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development by being honored with the Online Community Standard of Excellence WebAward Designation.

ShirleyBOARD is a free online community with tools and features to help those caring for aging loved ones stay organized and communicate with one another. The site allows caregivers to centrally store important information, keep a log of daily activities for family and friends to view, and network with other caregivers for support and inspiration.

Some of the tools include: Online Journal to keep a record of caregiving activities; Photo Keeper for sharing photos; The PillBox to record prescription information, including names of medicines, dose sizes, etc; Document Keeper for uploading wills, power of attorney forms and other documents that you need to keep track of; and, Be a Peer/Find a Peer for users to search for fellow caregivers to get assistance or just connect to ask questions and share tips and stories.