Caring for an aging parent is never an easy task, but this task is made much more difficult when trying to juggle caregiving with a career. Managing both these tasks can often increase stress while decreasing a person’s capabilities on one or both of these.
According to a national study conducted by MetLife and AARP, employees caring for family members aged 50 or older are widespread and increasing. Nearly 25 percent of all households have at least one adult who has provided care for an elderly person in the last 12 months. In addition to their caregiving responsibilities, about 64 percent of these family caregivers are employed, creating a ‘juggling’ act between work and caregiving.
Comfort Keepers, an international franchisor provides companionship and other in-home services on an hourly, daily or weekly basis with tailored packages customized to an individual’s needs. Packages include companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, incidental transportation, laundry, recreational activities, and more.
Founded in 1998 by a registered home health care nurse and her husband, the Comfort Keepers franchise system has grown to over 500 locations in 45 states, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Ireland. Comfort Keepers has ranked as one of the top three franchises in senior care Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 for the past four years.
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Unfortunately, most family caregivers often underestimate the time required for caregiving and the impact of their obligation on their work. 57% of employed caregivers have had to leave work early, arrive late or take time off to tend to their caregiving responsibilities at home. This has caused American businesses to lose between $11 billion and $29 billion each year due to employees’ needs to care for loved ones. Caregiving obligations can often mean missing out on promotions at work, a loss in wages, reductions in savings and spending and a toll on personal health.
One solution for caregiving support is to hire a caregiving agency, such as Comfort Keepers. Comfort Keepers provides in-home care at a fraction of the cost of moving into an assisted living facility or nursing home. Comfort Keepers is available 24/7, catering to an employee’s varied work. All Comfort Keepers caregivers are also fully screened through credit and criminal background checks and are fully insured and bonded.
CK Franchising, Inc., an international franchisor that offers companionship and other non-medical services primarily for seniors under the COMFORT KEEPERS® brand, is bringing its annual convention for its more than 500 national and international owner/operators to Columbus. The convention is scheduled for June 22-24, 2006, and will be held at the Hyatt Regency.
Through the support of a caregiving agency, workers can now balance their career and caregiving responsibilities while minimizing the stress for the caregiver and the person being cared for.
About Comfort Keepers
Founded in 1998 by a registered home health care nurse and her husband, the Comfort Keepers franchise system has grown to over 550 locations in 45 states, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Portugal and Ireland. Comfort Keepers has ranked as one of the top three franchises in senior care Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 for the past four years. For more information about Comfort Keepers, visit www.comfortkeepers.com. Each office is independently owned and operated.
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