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This is Chris Redgrave for Zions Bank Speaking on Business.
Sam Davis, owner of the Salt Lake City Home Instead operation, says this staff of professionally trained Certified Nursing Assistants, with an RN on staff, is the go-between for the customer and their caregiver. Their goal is not to create dependency but to set their clients up for an independent life. By the way, this isn't just for the elderly; it's also for family members with disabilities or who've had an accident and need help during recovery.
A trend we're seeing right now in the U.S. is Boomers taking care of their parents. Care can be as simple as having a staff members from Home Instead Senior Care drop in to bring groceries or take your parent to their doctor's appointment while you're out of town. To most people, this kind of care sounds expensive but, you'd be astonished to find out how reasonable their pricing model is. You can hire Home Instead for as little as a couple hours a day.
Home Instead has also developed a program they call transitional care, where they look for obstacles that people face between leaving the hospital or rehab center and coming home. They can work with the client's family to develop a plan to get the patient back home again as quickly as possible. This way your parent can be recovering at home with the correct medications and a way to make scheduled doctor's appointments.
Home Instead Senior Care is now an international company. With 1000 independently owner and operated franchises worldwide, many customers have tapped into the network while caregivers travel.
For Zions Bank, I'm Chris Redgrave, speaking on business.
Home Instead Senior Care 5005 S. 900 East, #120 Salt Lake City 801-266-9444 www.homeinstead.com
