Benefits of home care for the client
Retaining independence: one is able to retain independence and choice and have the freedom to decide whether they’d like to spend their day in the beautiful sunshine in the garden or enjoy a cup of tea in the comfort of their living room while watching their favourite show on TV. That independence is hard to come by in a private care or nursing home.
Being in your own surroundings: being surrounded by home comforts, photos of dear family members, and simply enjoying the space where so many memories were made during one’s life is a blessing and many people do not wish to give that up.
Maintain relationships: for your clients to remain at home means still being able to enjoy chats with neighbours, visits by family when it’s convenient for them and not during set hours in a private nursing home setting and also enables one to enjoy friendships and good company.
Caregiver screening: caregivers of home care patients are screened and background checked together with their references to ensure that the right person can be trusted to provide the high quality care that’s needed. There’s also caregiver matching, which means that the caregiver with the right skills, background and experience is matched to the client to ensure optimal results. Finally, there’s constant monitoring and supervision of carers to ensure clients get the best experience and level of service standards possible.
Home care benefits for you – the business owner
Starting a home care business is not just about the benefits that you’ll provide to others. There are certainly many tangible benefits that you yourself can enjoy as a business owner. Here’s a brief look at some of them:
Rising industry: the industry of home care is rising and this means there is continued demand for this type of service. Roughly translated, this means that you’ll never be out of work and therefore you’ll be constantly pulling in revenue no matter what time or season of the year.
Less risk: there’s certainly less risk involved in buying a home care franchise because you work with a proven business model.
You determine the services and level of involvement: you do not necessarily need to provide the services yourself. In fact, you can hire a Registered Manager with the right certifications as well as care staff and let them get on with providing the service while you take care of the business and administration side of things.
Ongoing training and support: as a home care franchise owner, you’ll also get access to ongoing training and support to ensure not only that the clients get the best possible service, but also that you’re on top of industry standards and that your business remains competitive.
Marketing and advertising: as a franchisee, you’ll also be able to enjoy high levels of marketing and advertising support together with the ability to work with an established brand that has taken years to develop. Another benefit to not starting from scratch.
Job satisfaction: running a home care franchise is not a desk job and never will be one. The amount of job satisfaction you’ll get from helping satisfied clients is immeasurable and cannot be surpassed by much else.
Choosing between starting your own senior home care business and buying a franchise
Buying a home care franchise and starting your new business with an established level of support is an excellent way of getting started in the business world without having to invest all your time and resources into building something from scratch without any guarantee that it will work.
Consider a home care franchise to help you get your business off the ground in no time as you start serving your local community while you watch your business grow.
