New Franchise Will Allow Many North Texas Seniors to Stay at Home

Senior Care Franchise in Allen

A Place At Home Brings an Innovative In Home Senior Care Model to North Texas

Joe Christie and his wife Janis have been awarded the right to open a new A Place At Home Franchise serving Allen, Plano, Frisco, and McKinney, Texas.

A Place At Home opened in 2012 in Omaha, NE. Each franchise offers a range of customized senior-care services designed to help seniors stay in their homes as long as possible. This includes a wide range of customizable in-home solutions and care coordination assistance services. When it is no longer safe or viable for the senior to live at home, APAH offers free transition counseling and placement services to help get seniors into the right assisted living facility. 

Janis comes to the role with a long history of providing assistance to individuals and families. She’s been working at a non-profit that provides families in need with food, clothes, and school supplies. She has also worked with Meals on Wheels, where she got to know many seniors. 

Joe is a former VP of sales who worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years. “I have experience providing clients with outstanding customer service and attention to detail.” He also assisted in launching a company-sponsored national food drive in conjunction with the Aidmatrix Foundation and Second Harvest Food Bank.

They both chose to transition into senior care for personal reasons.

“My mother was ill for many years,” says Janis. “My father was caring for her, but he needed assistance with her care. He didn’t know how to find it, or where. He had to work his way through the difficult process of balancing my mother’s needs with his own by himself.”

Joe adds, “Watching two loved ones struggle with age-related illnesses brought awareness that seniors and their families need assistance. My mother’s husband was bed-ridden and she was left to care for them both, despite having neither the skill nor the stamina, to do so.”

Joe adds that a social worker contacted him one afternoon to inform him that his father’s Alzheimer’s disease had left him unable to care for himself. “I was named his guardian. I had very little understanding of what this entailed, so it took me weeks to sort through the responsibilities or make any progress with his care. Needing so much help, and being unable to find it, was an eye-opener for me.”

“We want to make a difference for both seniors, and their families,” said Janis

Joe adds that he’s impressed by A Place at Home because it offers a continuum of care model that’s affordable, adaptable, and well-coordinated. 

Co-founders Jerod Evanich and Dustin Distefano have a mission to make sure this level of care is available across the entire nation. That’s why they decided to start franchising. They look for professionals who share their core values, nicknamed the “C.A.R.E.” model. C.A.R.E. stands for Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, and Ethical. 

“Joe and Janis truly model our C.A.R.E. values and we look forward to watching them apply these high standards across their new franchise,” said Distefano.

To learn more about A Place At Home, visit www.aplaceathome.com. To learn more about franchising opportunities, visit www.aplaceathomefranchise.com. Then, schedule a time to speak with their franchise development team.

 

CONTACT:

Paul Ackermann, MBA

Director of Development

O: 888-502-6310 x 103

F: 402-506-9373

E: paul.ackermann@aplaceathome.com 

W: www.aplaceathomefranchise.com

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New Senior Care Option Now Available in Papillion

Senior Care Franchise in Papillion

Renowned Senior Focused Care Solutions Company, A Place At Home, Awards New Senior Care Franchise in Papillion

Rick and Kris Perkins have cared about the safety of Larimer County and Douglas County residents for a long time.

Rick is a former counselor and manager who spent 20 years with Child and Adult Protective Services, as well as serving as Program Coordinator for the Juvenile Assessment Center. Kris is a former 911 dispatcher and EMT, and worked in sales and deployment roles for Motorola Solutions, Inc. where she deployed public safety software across the United States.

Now this husband-and-wife team is turning their attention to senior care issues by opening a new A Place at Home franchise in Papillon, NE. The APAH innovative care model has been wildly successful because it tailors senior care solutions to the needs of individual seniors and their families. 

Each franchise offers a wide range of in-home care services, care coordination services, and senior living placement and transition services.

The Omaha-based company has experienced explosive growth all over the country after its launch in 2012. 

The Papillion franchise will open at 10791 S. 72nd St., Suite #104 in Papillion, and will also serve Bellevue, Offutt, Ralston, Chalco, La Vista, Council Bluffs, and Center Lake.

The couple came to this decision after seeing the challenges for care and living transition for Rick’s 97-year old grandmother. “Helping seniors age in their own homes has become a passion for me,” he says.

“We chose A Place at Home after completing a market analysis on multiple franchises in the home care industry,” adds Kris. “We quickly realized that the men who created A Place at Home truly cared about what they were doing, and why. And we felt the four core values of the APAH C.A.R.E. philosophy—Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, and Ethical—align with our own personal values.”

The main goal of A Place at Home is to help seniors stay in their homes as long as it is a safe, viable option. Transitions to senior care centers are offered as a free option when an APAH’s services simply won’t suffice any longer.

“We understand enlisting the help of professionals to care for loved ones is a tough decision to make,” said Rick. “We want to be able to relieve some of the stress on families when they’re faced with that decision. We want you to know we’ll treat your family like we’d treat our own family. And we want to ease the stress of the transition to an assisted living facility, when the time comes.”

To A Place at Home founders, Jerod Evanich and Dustin Distefano, awarding franchises to the right people is an important part of fulfilling their mission: “To be passionate professionals providing the compassionate care solutions you need, when and where you need us.” 

“It always starts with a conversation,” stresses Jerod. “We only want to work with people who are truly in alignment with the C.A.R.E. philosophy. If your personal values already rest on that foundation then we’re happy to help you parlay your professional background and acumen into becoming a successful A Place At Home owner.”

To learn more about A Place at Home franchise ownership, contact 888-502-6310.

Senior Care’s Growing Demand

Today, 10,000 baby boomers are reaching retirement age every single day. Add to this number the fact that we’re living longer, and the growing desire for seniors to age in place, and you have the recipe for a growing business opportunity.

The home healthcare industry is growing by leaps and bounds every year. If you’re looking for a business opportunity that has a built-in growth factor in the coming years a home healthcare franchise offers excellent opportunities.

The Growing Market For Home Healthcare

A  home healthcare franchise offers a unique opportunity to enter this fast-growing sector and give back to your community. Here a quick look at some of the benefits home healthcare offers.

As more baby boomers enter retirement every day, home healthcare spending is projected to outpace all other types of health care. According to Grand View Research, the market for home healthcare is expected to grow 7.8% a year for the foreseeable future, reaching a value of $517.23 billion by 2025. Demand is growing strongly thanks to benefits like improved patient outcome, elimination of unnecessary hospitalization, improved patient outcomes, and cost efficiency. It also offers patients, who choose to age in place, excellent care in their preferred setting.

A Lower Entry Point

If you’re looking for a franchise opportunity, home healthcare is a great choice. It can cost $500,000 or more to open a fast-food franchise. Most home healthcare franchises cast $150,000 or less to start. This investment includes and is primarily used for hiring, marketing, recruiting and training staff, and for office space.

High Demand = High Revenue

For a relatively low investment, a home healthcare franchise can be a revenue generator, once you’ve ramped up your operation by making connections with key referrers like social workers, and elder-law attorneys. Home Care Plus, an industry research firm found that the median income for a home healthcare franchise is close to $2 million annually. Home Care Plus also found those franchise operators brought in much more than independent operators.

Help With Compliance

Independent healthcare operators are struggling to stay ahead of changes in local, state and federal laws. Insurance to cover worker activities in clients’ homes is another challenging area. Franchises are well known to insurers, and that can help franchisees when it comes to obtaining insurance. As for HIPAA compliance and other regulations, Most franchises offer help to their franchise owners when it comes to understanding compliance and systematizing record keeping.

A home healthcare franchise is a great way to enter into a growing market with a proven business model and the business support you need to succeed. Beyond that, a healthcare franchise is an excellent way to give back to your community and offer help to people who have entered their golden years and their families.

Make A Difference With A Place at Home

A Place at Home is a franchise that is poised to deliver. They offer franchisees help throughout the process, from working with you to find and negotiate the perfect office space and assisting franchisees to cut through the healthcare red-tape, to providing marketing materials and strategies. One of the significant benefits of buying into a franchise is that the business model has been proven. With A Place at Home, you are buying into a franchise that not only has an established model; they help you with every step including offering training assistance, marketing, and helping owners/operators to make a difference in their communities.

A Place at Home Macomb franchisee Melissa Shevela says the opportunity to create a positive impact on her community is the most rewarding part of being in the home healthcare business. “We have an opportunity to make things better for other people’s loved ones. Seniors deserve respect, compassion, and high-quality care during their golden years. A Place at Home emphasizes high-quality caregiving and on ensuring seniors can thrive in a safe, happy environment,” Shevela said.

If you’re considering a franchise in the fast growing home healthcare industry, give A Place at Home a call. We offer our partners support with every stage of the start-up process including marketing support, training, and a proven business model. You’ll not only grow your business, but you’ll also be giving back to your community by providing high-quality care and support to your clients and their loved ones. A Place at Home is one home health care business that gives it’s franchisees a chance to do well while doing good.

Metro Detroit Gains New A Place at Home Franchise

DETROIT, MI – JUNE 26, 2018

Earlier this month, local entrepreneurs Melissa Shevela and Michael Shevela were awarded the first A Place at Home Franchise in Michigan. The Shevelas have obtained exclusive rights to offer the unique APAH model to seniors in the southeast Michigan, metro Detroit region. Their office will be headquartered in Warren and will also serve the greater Macomb County.

Melissa Shevela will serve as the new franchise’s President. She spent 13 years as the owner-operator of a business in the automotive industry. She guided that business through an exponential growth period, increasing sales eightfold during her time there. She has been in the community for 47 years, and has held many volunteer leadership positions as well. She served as the Coordinator for a Salvation Army Soup Kitchen, for example, and remains active at St. Louis Church. She has a B.A. in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations from Central Michigan University.

Michael Shevela will serve as the new franchise’s Operations Manager. He has 30 years of experience leading professionals in the automotive industry. He spent 13 years working side-by-side with Melissa on their automotive business. He is known for being a consummate problem-solver who relentlessly follows industry standards. He is a lifelong resident of the southeastern Michigan community.

“After caring for my mother during her battle with cancer, and after caring for my father-in-law during his end-of-life stages,” says Ms. Shevela, “I came to understand the struggles inherent to finding good in-home care. I wished it could have been better for our loved ones. But now, we have an opportunity to make things better for other people’s loved ones. Seniors deserve respect, compassion, and high-quality care during their golden years. A Place at Home puts emphasis on high-quality care-giving and on ensuring seniors can thrive in a safe, happy environment.”

Mr. Shevela agrees, and notes, “A Place at Home stood out as being well-prepared to handle different levels of senior-care needs. We were impressed both by the quality of care they offer and by the company’s commitment to employee development. We align strongly with A Place at Home’s core values.”

A Place at Home follows four core values. Its founders, franchisees and employees all pledge to be “compassionate, accountable, respectful and ethical.” They call it the CARE model.

Mr. Shevela adds, “We promise to uphold the CARE core values for both our clients and employees, no exceptions.”
Company co-founders Jerod Evanich and Dustin Distefano hope to see the APAH “We are CARE” model offered coast-to-coast.

“We truly believe the best way to ensure seniors throughout the nation receive the best care is through franchising,” says Evanich. “Partnering with passionate-minded business professionals who align with our values and who are committed to sharing the Senior-Focused Care model will help complete our Mission ‘to be Passionate Professionals Providing the Compassionate Care Solutions You Need, Where and When You Need Us’.”

Evanich and Distefano launched APAH in 2012. They began franchising in 2017 after experiencing exponential growth.
Evanich and Distefano make it clear anyone hoping to start an APAH franchise should first examine themselves to ensure they can say they are already shining examples of the CARE philosophy.

“If we can see those qualities in a person we will gladly help them parlay their professional background and acumen into running a successful APAH business,” adds Distefano.

Fortunately for seniors in the Detroit metro area, the Shevelas have successfully risen to the challenge.

A Place at Home Service Lines Assist Seniors in Streamlining Care

Senior care businesses are some of the best franchises to open and own—for one simple reason. We’re all aging and we all have aging loved ones. Right now, the large Baby Boom generation is beginning to rely on A Place at Home senior services, and the market will grow from 56M seniors to 84M in a 30 year span. In addition, owning such a franchise can fulfill a desire to help your community. These are great upsides, but you can’t count on “just any” run-of-the-mill senior care franchise to flourish. The best franchises to open will make themselves market leaders. Make your franchise choice wisely, by looking at what sets the best senior care franchises apart.

Avoid Limited Scope Franchises that Don’t Cover Seniors’ Needs

The problem with most senior care franchises is their narrow focus. If you invest in purchasing one of the very narrowly-specialized senior care franchises (those that only do non-medical, in-home or companion care, for example) your group of potential customers is very limited. A narrow, limited scope franchise in today’s highly competitive market may not stand out.  “One-size fits all” single-service franchises are not the most effective for senior care. Most seniors need a custom solution, with services tailored to their current needs and future plans–that’s exactly what A Place at Home franchises offer: more diversity amongst service lines, with phenomenal franchisee training in how to streamline the services.

The Best Franchise to Open: Full-Service and Customized Senior Care

We created our A Place At Home franchise around multiple lines of service. This answers the great, unmet need in the marketplace. Seniors, and their busy caregiving family members, need a customized care solution. Our franchise owners can offer packages of services, unique to each senior’s individual situation. Our full-service franchise offers seniors a trusted and convenient, one-stop place to get an accurate assessment of their needs. Then, our senior care coordinators arrange for, and connect them with, all the care they need now, and outline a plan for future needs from our suite of senior care services.

Invest in Full-Service Senior Focused Care Franchise – A Place at Home

A Place at Home stands out from all the other, single-focus “home care” franchises. With our 4 lines of services, our franchisees can create customized plans to meet each senior’s needs. We are flexible and multi-faceted, in contrast to typical, single-service franchises. With the single service franchises they are forced to recommend other companies to do what A Place at Home can do for the senior. This does two things: 1) you just gave away the revenue and 2) the most important, you just introduced another provider to the client. Our goal is to streamline the aging process by decluttering the amount of providers and manage the situation for them, thus creating a superior service for the senior population.

Their Criticism is Our Source of Pride

Our competition has said, “A Place at Home offers too much! We (the competitor) focus on one service, home care, and do really great at it.” Our rebuttal is this “A Place at Home focuses on one service as well: fulfilling the needs of each senior client and family. We focus on the whole person, providing the best option(s) for each unique senior and situation. Our wide-ranging, custom senior care program drawn from 4 lines of service, provides superior options for seniors–and multiple revenue streams for our franchise owners.

A Place at Home: We’re Better Because We’re Different

In a saturated senior care market, we are proud to offer something truly outstanding. What sets us apart is our deep understanding of the continuum of care a senior may require. This innovative mindset makes us a winning franchise–that will outlast all the rest. Our senior-focused care model takes senior services to a higher level than other franchises in the senior care space.

“A Place At Home franchises offer an innovative, client-centered, full service model. We’re not focused solely on keeping people at home, nor do we emphasize assisted living placement. We’re committed to the best solution for the senior.” – Dustin Distefano, CEO

A Place at Home Provides Services that Seniors Truly Need

When you invest in a senior care franchise, pick the innovative franchise that offers multiple service lines to sustain your business. A Place At Home is poised for rapid growth. Now is the time to join us as a franchisee, with large, prime territories available. Take the next step now. Contact A Place At Home franchise today – 888-502-6310.

Franchises Available in Kansas City – A Place at Home

Franchises Available in Kansas City - A Place at Home

When reviewing Franchises available in Kansas City senior care and home health care is an area that has room for growth. Local demographics in nearby communities show exactly the type of population trend that could need the services that A Place at Home provides. Johnson County in Kansas is one such example.

Johnson County And Surrounding Cities

Johnson County Kansas is a part of the greater 15 county Kansas City metro area. This location covers a large area along the Missouri Kansas border. With Kansas City serving as the ‘anchor’, several sizable cities have grown around the wider metro area. Within Johnson County, pay attention to its largest cities Olathe and Overland Park. These locations are ideal for A Place at Home franchises due to their demographics.

  • Johnson County:

    Overall Johnston county has an estimated population of 572, 428. Of this, an estimated 12.7% (or 72,698) are 65 or older. The home healthcare industry is also strong in the county. Johnson County has 1,601 employees working for 53 different healthcare businesses.

  • Overland Park:

    Has an estimated population of 183,775 of this 14.2% (or 26,096) are 65 or older. The city also accounts for 20 of the county’s healthcare establishments and 887 of its employees.

  • Olathe:

    Has an estimated population of 132,787. Of this 9.2% (or 12,216) is 65 or older. Olathe also accounts for 5 of the county’s healthcare establishments and 45 of its employees.

Among franchises available in Kansas City healthcare is a viable one due to the population and established healthcare industry. Of note, Overland Park has a well-established home health industry. The city of Olathe while smaller has the figures that indicate future industry growth and need.

About A Place At Home   

As the above figures indicate Johnson county is a strong market for A Place at Home. It is an area that needs the services that A Place at Home provides senior citizens. When establishing your franchise you have options on territory size ranging from 30k, 60k, 90k, and 120k in population. 120K is the largest territory offered in the entire industry. When you review franchises available in Kansas City A Place at Home offers opportunity and the chance to truly help senior citizens.

Veterans, Franchising, and Senior Care = Strong Business

As our many courageous veterans begin returning home ready to settle back into their normal lives, they are re-entering the workforce and seeking new opportunities for the future. Veterans possess a unique skill set and a passion to serve. A senior care franchise is a lucrative opportunity for returning veterans with the desire to own their own business, who love helping others and have access to start-up funding.

There’s an old saying about franchising – “In franchising you’re in business for yourself, but you’re never in business by yourself.” A senior care franchise is a great opportunity for returning veterans to use their skills to build a company with a proven business model, backed by a team ready to help them get started and support them as they grow.

Let’s look at some of the advantages that a senior care franchise offers returning veterans.

The Benefits of Buying A Franchise

For returning veterans looking to start a business, franchising offers several important benefits. A good franchise will have a proven track record, a developed business plan and a proven business model. That means spending less start-up time than building a business from scratch. A franchise allows you to begin making money when you open your doors.

Along with the training benefits of owning a franchise, veterans possess unique traits that make them strong candidates, these include:

Executing Orders

Their training for the military prepared them to receive orders and execute them precisely. Often under trying circumstances. With this level of focus, and the roadmap and plan of executions a franchise provides, they are the perfect candidates for success!

Veterans Care

They have proven their care for our country, and with a senior care franchise, they can extend their caring to our countries senior citizens, many of whom have also served. It’s a wonderful way to give back to their community.

Veterans Have Resource Available

Thanks to their dedicated service, veterans have plenty of resources to obtain the start-up funding needed to purchase a home healthcare franchise.

Owning a senior care franchise is a great way to lower the risks of starting a new business. With a proven business plan, a recognized and developed brand, marketing assistance, and the training a skill veterans already possess, the risks of starting a business can be significantly lowered.

Why A Senior Care Franchise Is A Great Choice

The population of seniors in American is growing. Also, they want to remain at home. An in-home senior care franchise is perfectly positioned to take advantage of this growing market.

Baby boomers are entering their golden years. In the coming decade there will be a growing need for home health care. Today’s retirees are more independent than the generations that came before them. They are choosing to remain in their homes as long as possible rather than living out their years in a retirement community.

Now is the perfect time to open a senior care franchise in your community. Home health care is currently a 93 billion dollar industry and is growing. Studies have shown that the number of Americans over 65 will double by 2050. In addition, 66% of them will need long-term care in their lifetime. A senior care franchise is a solid business with a future of growth ahead.

Veterans in the Community

Another benefit for returning veterans is that, while a background in health care is definitely an asset, a formal medical background is not necessary. The skills they possess from past experiences in the service, and a desire to help others, is all that needed to get started. It’s also a business that gives you the freedom to interact with your community. You’ll meet people from all walks of life in all types of environments at home, in the office, at medical facilities, multiple networking events and at the VA Hospitals and VFW posts in your community.

A senior care business is a business with a heart. It offers franchisees the ability to really make a difference in people’s lives. A veteran has spent a career servicing our country. A senior care franchise means working with care-givers, clients and their families to help make their lives better. You will gain much more than a paycheck. You will help to make a difference and positively impact people in your community.

If you want to start a business that can make a positive difference in people’s lives, help enrich your community and support your family through your hard work, consider a senior care franchise.

Thank You For Your Service,

Dustin Distefano, CEO