Right at Home franchisee Nick Colgin was featured on Entrepreneur.com on May 28, 2014. Entitled “Franchise Players: A Bronze Star Recipient Recovers from Brain Trauma, Becomes a Franchisee“, the article focuses on veterans in franchising, in celebration of Memorial Day. It talks about how Nick Colgin has experienced caregiving as both a caregiver and as an individual that … Read More
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Right at Home Franchise Owner Leanne Feather Featured in the Lebanon Daily News
Right at Home franchisee Leanne Feather was featured in the Lebanon Daily News on April 4, 2014. Entitled “Home healthcare business to open in Lebanon”, the article reviews Leanne’s upcoming Right at Home office opening in early May, her background in business as well as her passion for the elderly. Leanne talks about the growing demand for … Read More
100th Franchisee Training Class Marks Monumental Success for Right at Home
As baby boomers begin to enter their elder years, the demand for senior care services continues to expand. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare support is one of the fastest-growing industries in the nation, with 34.5 percent growth increase predicted by 2020. Right at Home continues to meet and exceed … Read More
Why Senior Care Franchises Work
Health care franchises have seen strong growth over the last few years with the need for home care services increasing as the baby boomers scrambled to find care for their parents. With the oldest boomers beginning to turn 65 themselves in 2011, there is a tremendous population that will begin to need these services, which … Read More
The Business of Senior Care
According to a 2010 US census brief, seniors are now the largest age group in the United States, and their numbers continue to grow each year. As such, the need for services provided by the senior care industry is booming, and will continue to grow as the population continues to age and life-expectancy rates increase. … Read More
MARKETING TO ATTRACT NEW FRANCHISEES
With the International Franchise Association projecting 14,000 new franchises opening this year, representing a 2.1 percent growth from 2011, the franchising industry is predicting strong growth for 2012. With this large pool of prospective franchisees entering the market, senior care franchises as well as franchises in other industries, will use various strategies to stand out … Read More
WHO IS THE NEW FRANCHISEE?
Right at Home has been franchising over the last 12 years, and what we have found is that there isn’t just one specific mold for our franchisees. Our franchisees come from a variety of backgrounds: some with business management backgrounds, others with experience in the health and wellness field, and others with a strong desire … Read More
Three Indicators of a Great Franchise System
I joined Right at Home in 2008 to lead the franchise development team and increase Right at Home’s share of the in-home senior care market. As I conducted my research on Right at Home, it became clear that what I was looking for in a franchise company was very similar to what prospective business owners … Read More
Strategy Aims to Improve Hospitals
An article recently published in the Los Angeles Times states that the Obama administration has recently passed a regulation that will reward hospitals for quality care. This initiative will motivate healthcare facilities to conform to a high quality of care and service to receive more benefits from Medicare. Low scoring facilities could face a penalty … Read More
Baby Boomers Increase the Need for Geriatric Social Workers
With the advancements in medicine and technology, the baby boomer generation will have the ability to live much longer than our ancestors. Because of, this growing population of seniors, it creates a demand for geriatric social workers. Recently, the Chicago Tribune highlighted this trend and offered insight into where the industry stands at this current … Read More