Senior Care Franchises Module

There’s no shortage of need for senior care and home care services in the United States, but there IS a shortage of workers to provide these services.

Senior care franchises can largely be divided into three categories:

• Companion care often involves visits to elderly adults to ward off loneliness and help them maintain a level of socialization.
• Personal care includes help with stimulating activities, meal preparation, ambulation and transportation, feeding and toileting, and assistance with issues related to memory loss.
• Skilled nursing care includes services typically conducted in a hospital or health care facility. Although, some of these services can be provided in the home by a licensed professional.

Most franchises provide services that can be categorized as companion care or personal care.

And while these companies are termed “senior care,” they don’t just serve the elderly. Non-senior home care assists adults aged 18-64 with non-medical and support services.

Care can be provided to people with chronic conditions such as ALS or paraplegia, as well as to those with learning or physical disabilities. Temporary help is provided to those who are recovering from surgery, illness, or injury. Home care providers have also been known to assist mothers pre- and post-natal too.

Further, caregiving isn’t the only way to own a home and/or senior care franchise. Don’t forget to check out franchise opportunities in the field such as retail product providers, estate sale coordinators, housing search support, home service providers, and more.