Personal Care is Personal Business…No Franchise for Me
Some ask “Why did you start a new business instead of
purchasing a Franchise” Well the answer is easy for me. I wanted to personalize
my care for seniors. A franchise would have been easier but I needed to create
my own program. I watched in horror many times as seniors were verbally abused,
told by their Personal Care Aides that they “weren’t allowed” to do certain
things and basically not provided the care they really needed. Being so compassionate about seniors, I knew
I had to create a program (my own program) that would address the concerns and
care of senior citizens. I needed to meet each family and talk to them about
their loved ones care. I needed to hire all my own employees to see if they were
qualified and committed to providing the best possible care to my clients, not
just working to get a paycheck. I started taking care of seniors as my own personal ministry
two years ago. I was a non paid Personal Care Aide so I know what
is involved in taking care of the elderly. I volunteered my time to visit
elderly people. I found that after so many people had referred me to others, I
couldn’t keep up with the schedule. I started my business with $1000.00 and a
dream. I haven’t looked back since. I don’t make millions of green dollars, but
I feel like a million bucks every time a senior citizens says “I thank God for
you” that’s a feeling money can’t buy!
Long-Term Living- $3.9 billion in total funds for home and
community-based services and nursing facility care. Funding will enable
2,000 additional seniors to remain in their homes as an alternative to
nursing facility care.
PACE/PACENET-
$251.8 million for the state pharmaceutical program. An additional
15,000 seniors will be served by PACE, for a total of 375,000 seniors
served.