New Franchise Now Serving Seniors in Orlando

New In Home Care Franchise Owner Stephen Sherbin

A Place At Home has awarded a new franchise in Orlando. Stephen Sherbin and Nicky Sherbin are the new owners that will help fulfill A Place At Home’s larger strategy to help seniors age with dignity through personalized care. 

The Population Reference Bureau predicts that by 2060 close to 100 million Americans will be aged 65 and older. Only 3 percent of the elderly prefer nursing homes. The remainder chooses in-home care support. There is, therefore, a corresponding growing demand for quality in-home care services which led A Place At Home to franchise it’s successful model. 

A Place At Home is set to serve over 22 areas in Orlando, Florida, from Bay Hill to Pine Castle and Pine Hills through the stewardship of Stephen Sherbin & Nicky Sherbin. The owners have extensive experience in healthcare. They will be operating from a centrally located office at Hoffner Center, Suite #234. 

“We happily welcome Stephen and Nicky to the A Place At Home family,” said Co-Founder Dustin Distefano. “They bring vast business and care experience that embodies our spirit of CARE. We believe that they are the perfect people to help us grow and serve seniors throughout Orlando.” 

About The Owners

Stephen is the president-elect of the Florida Hearing Society. He has 18 years of executive-level experience in the hearing aid industry. He is also a former member of the Economic Development Council for Brevard County and a former chair of the Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce. 

His business partner, Nicky Sherbin, is a Radiation Oncology Registered Nurse Manager in Winter Park. She has been providing care for those in her community for more than 25 years. Nicky was also a Spring Training nurse for the Washington Nationals, Montreal Expos, and Florida Marlins. She was also the nurse for the LPGA and helped launch the Sports Medicine Institute in Melbourne, Florida. Both she and Stephen are very experienced in handling VIP clients. 

Why A Place At Home Franchise?

The senior care entrepreneurs chose A Place At Home for its new franchise model and inspiring philosophy. “A Place At Home has given us the ability to offer the complete range of services including in-home companion care and in-home private care,” said Stephen. “We have also started a referral service that transitions patients to the right assisted living facilities that can meet their needs.” 

Stephen praised A Place At Home for its nurturing franchisee relations. “The agency employs its care staff in a supporting, responsible, and traditional way. Their comprehensive training program allowed us to hit the ground running.” 

The US Census Bureau confirms that Florida has the highest percentage of seniors, standing at 19%. The weather, the tax system and the vibrant community of elders are the contributing factors. Stephen and Nicky have a great opportunity to make a difference in the quality of elderly care in the state. 

“Having started my nursing career in hospice and home care and working in radiation oncology for the past 14 years, I have personally seen the life-changing results achieved by competent home care professionals,” says Nicky. “We are thrilled for the chance to make an impact in our local community filled with family and friends.” 

Stephen adds, “Success requires passion. Our passion comes from our family that is going through the same challenges as our patients’ families. We understand the strong need to provide high-quality care for those we love. We also understand the feeling of being trapped by having to work but wanting to be a caring son or daughter. Providing solutions to those problems through our new franchise is incredibly rewarding.” 

About A Place At Home

A Place At Home aims to be agile to the dynamics of the aging process through the provision of personalized services tuned to the unique and changing needs of each patient. The service model is dubbed C.A.R.E, which stands for Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, and Ethical. A Place At Home helps seniors stay at home for longer with support and a degree of independence they desire. When the patients must move to senior care facilities, free placement services are offered. 

Visit www.aplaceathome.com to learn more about the services we offer and www.aplaceathomefranchise.com to learn about franchising opportunities. 

CONTACT: 

Jerod Evanich, MBA Co-Founder and Head of Development
O: 888-502-6310 x 101
F: 402-281-0738
E: jerod.evanich(at)aplaceathome(dot)com

A Place At Home Opens its 10th Location

Innovative senior care company continues to expand.

A Place At Home opened its doors in North Texas on Monday, October 14th. It is the tenth APAH location to open its doors nationwide. APAH has launched other franchise locations in Austin, TX, Colorado, Michigan, California, Oregon, Arizona, Arkansas, and Papillion, Nebraska. The corporate headquarters is located in Omaha, Nebraska.

Founders Jerod Evanich and Dustin Distefano opened APAH in 2012. Both men shared a passion for making changes in senior care. They created a continuum of care model to ensure APAH would be a true solution, rather than just another home care agency. This model includes four service lines which are in-home care, care coordination, senior living alternatives, and staffing.

A widely positive response led to exponential growth, ultimately culminating in the decision to open franchising opportunities across the nation. The first new franchise opened its doors in 2017 in South Denver with owners George and Grace Bradley.

This year Evanich and Distefano celebrated their tenth location by launching the First Annual Franchise Convention, where they brought all of their new franchise owners together, giving them an opportunity to socialize and benefit from a number of seminars.

“It’s the first of many milestones for the franchise system,” said Evanich. 

“The growth we’ve seen since 2017, and hosting our first annual franchise convention, is a significant turning point for our brand. We’ve gone nationwide, and are in discussion with a prospect to potentially go international in order to reach more seniors in need of our services,” adds Distefano.

Evanich said they focus on finding the right people to expand their brand. “More and more entrepreneurs are looking for meaningful business opportunities, as well as a quality service model they can stand behind.”

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

ABOUT A PLACE AT HOME

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.

A Place at Home Welcomes Its Newest Franchisee to Little Rock, Arkansas

New In-Home Senior Care Option Comes to Little Rock, Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.  APRIL 03, 2019

Senior care is a challenge for any family, but now residents of Little Rock and surrounding townships will have a unique new option to consider. A Place at Home, an innovative senior care company, is welcoming local resident Natalie Watts as their newest franchisee.

Watts has 25 years of experience leading sales and project management teams in the telecommunications industry. She’s been a part of the Little Rock community for 26 years.

While the leap from telecommunications to senior care may seem to be a big one, Watts is ready for anything. “I wanted more out of my job,” she explains. “And was inspired to have a bigger impact on the community than a corporate role could provide.”

The impact is likely to be an immediate one. Like the rest of the nation, the Little Rock area has suffered from a shortage of senior care providers.

Watts chose A Place at Home after meeting the owners and Co-founders of the A Place at Home and NorEast Franchise Group, Jerod Evanich and Dustin Distefano. “I was impressed by their culture and vision, and felt like together we could form a personal partnership that could help build my dreams of running my own company while fulfilling a community need.” The company’s core values resonated with me as well.”

A Place at Home emphasizes a set of values known as, “We are CARE,” which stands for Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Ethics.

“It aligns with how I believe relationships, both personal and professional, should be formed.”

The franchise will serve Little Rock, Maumelle, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Cabot, Conway, Malvern, Hot Springs, and Hot Springs Village. Watts is still shopping for a location for the franchise’s home office.

“We’re excited because this brings us one step closer to our goal of serving seniors in their communities from coast-to-coast,” says Evanich. Evanich says he and Distefano turned to franchising after determining it was the best way to share their continuum of care model across the nation.

“Our vision is to provide seniors with one professional care company they can depend on as they navigate the aging process and see their needs evolve.”

Evanich notes all franchisees must demonstrate they align with the “We are CARE” philosophy before he and Distefano will even consider awarding them a franchise. But he welcomes anyone interested in opening a franchise of their own to contact them, and to begin a conversation.

CONTACT:

Jerod Evanich, MBA 
Co-Founder and Head of Operations

O: 888-502-6310 x 101 
F: 402-281-0736 
E: jerod.evanich(at)aplaceathome.com

ABOUT A PLACE AT HOME

A Place at Home (a NorEast Franchise Group) offers a range of customized in-home care services, care coordination and assistance in identifying and transitioning to senior living alternatives. The company is dedicated to preserving the quality of life for seniors by giving them the support they need to stay as independent as possible for as long as possible. Those who would like to explore franchising should contact the owners to start a conversation.

Profitable Resale Territory: Bellevue Senior Care Franchise Opportunity

A Place at Home, headquartered in Omaha, NE, is looking to split off a portion of our franchise territory into Sarpy County, NE and Pottawattamie County, IA.

In the past year, we have primarily focused our attention in the Omaha region. For this reason, we are now seeking an owner/operator that has the passion and drive to grow and maximize the Bellevue territory to its full potential.

Award-Winning Company with Brand Recognition

This owner would gain access to immediate credibility as A Place at Home won 2018 Best of Omaha award in the Non-Medical Home Care category, along with being a four-time Employer of Choice in Omaha. Trusted by the community, we have established referral contracts, accounts, and most importantly, we have fostered strong relationships within the Omaha community.

Established Clientele & Caregivers

This resale territory currently employs 10-15 caregivers. These caregivers have been thoroughly trained by the Omaha RN Lead to provide our senior community with the best possible care. Currently serving roughly 20 clients a month, this territory generates annual revenue of $225k in sales. With the right owner in place, revenue and gross profit have the potential to grow exponentially.

Territory with Major Growth Potential

With a senior population of 39,753 and an estimated senior population of 49,950 within the next five years, this territory is primed for growth. We previously generated upwards of $460k of annual revenue in 2015 when the founders operated the business.

Additionally, being with the A Place at Home franchise system will allow mass expansion opportunities. Once this territory is developed, the owner will understand the staffing model of the location. There is no stopping them from opening locations in Lincoln, Des Moines, Kansas City, and more – thus making them an area owner.

Hands-on Training & Support From the Founders

You will receive 40 hours of initial, hands-on training, ongoing support, and an invaluable referral partnership with A Place at Home Omaha. To support your achievement, we’re committed to providing the best possible interactive senior care training for your business growth. You will learn from insiders in the senior care industry; skilled professionals in the business and caring aspects of senior services. With A Place at Home franchises, you’re an independent business owner, but you don’t go it alone.

Interested In Becoming A Franchise Partner?

When you join our group of dynamic business owners, as franchisees of A Place at Home, you’ll have strong support, thorough training and valuable business resources to help you succeed. Contact us to learn more.

South Portland Gains New Senior Care Option

Local Entrepreneurs Launch a New A Place at Home

SOUTH PORTLAND, OR, AUGUST 7, 2018 – Local entrepreneurs Jerome and Kyara Philips have been awarded the right to open an A Place at Home franchise in the South Portland area. The new location is scheduled to launch this fall.

A Place at Home offers a model of senior care distinct from other options. Their senior care model includes in-home care, care coordination, community placement and staffing services. The company launched in 2012 in Omaha, NE, where it grew to serve over 800 clients and employed hundreds of caregivers, CNA’s, CMA’s, nurses, and other professional staff members. In 2017, founders Jerod Evanich and Dustin Distefano launched the NorEast Franchise Group in the hopes of serving seniors from coast-to-coast.

As a former social worker navigating the child welfare system, Jerome Philips has six years of experience working directly with families in need of services. Prior to that, he had four years of experience training and developing workers in the tech industry. He has a BS in Human Development and an Associate’s degree in Organizational Design, an educational background which offers extensive training in healthy aging, family dynamics, and care planning. He will serve as Operations Manager for the new franchise.

In addition to being Jerome’s wife and business partner, Kyara Philips will serve as the Lead RN for the new franchise. She has over eighteen years of nursing experience including being the RN Team Lead for nearly eight years at Kaiser Permanente.

The Philips’ decided to launch the business after personally experiencing the challenges of caring for Jerome’s father during an unexpected and persistent illness. “It helped us become aware of both the needs of seniors and the challenges they face in navigating their way to appropriate care. As a result, we’re passionate about maintaining the quality of life for seniors no matter what their circumstances are. We’re also committed to providing an understanding and supportive work environment for caregivers.”

The couple felt A Place at Home stood out as an innovative company offering superior senior care while maintaining a passion for the success of both employees and franchisees.

“We felt a real alignment with A Place at Home’s Core Values,” Jerome adds. “We’re focused on listening to each individual’s needs, on doing what we say we’re going to do, on listening before speaking and on living life with integrity.”

A Place at Home’s core values are summed up in its We are CARE model: compassionate, accountable, respectful, and ethical. Founder Jerod Evanich notes, “If a franchisee has a personal foundation built on these values, we can parlay their professional background and acumen into helping them become successful business owners.”

Evanich and Distefano will not award a franchise unless they feel the candidates are shining examples of the We are CARE philosophy.

Evanich and Distefano felt the best way to forward A Place at Home’s mission of providing top-notch senior care across the country was to expand services to local communities through franchising. “We wanted to share the continuum of care model across the nation to assist seniors with the complexities of the aging process by providing them with one compassionate, professional care company they can depend on.”

Considering a Senior Care Franchise?

When you join our group of dynamic business owners, as franchisees of A Place at Home, you’ll have strong support, thorough training and valuable business resources to help you succeed. Contact us to learn more.

CONTACT:

Dustin Distefano, CFE
Co-Founder and Head of Franchise Development

O: 888-502-6310
F: 402-281-0736
E: dustin.distefano@aplaceathome.com
W: aplaceathomefranchise.com

 

ABOUT A PLACE AT HOME

A Place at Home (a NorEast Franchise Group) offers a range of customized in-home care services, care coordination and assistance in identifying and transitioning to senior living alternatives. The company is dedicated to preserving the quality of life for seniors by giving them the support they need to stay as independent as possible for as long as possible. Those who would like to explore franchising should contact the owners to start a conversation. Visit aplaceathomefranchise.com or a aplaceathome.com for more information.