Comfort Keepers Franchise News

Comfort Keepers, a leading in-home care company for seniors and other adults, has selected the top caregivers in its franchise system.
Dayton, OH (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 - Comfort Keepers, a leading in-home care company for seniors and other adults, has selected the top caregivers in its franchise system. These “Comfort Keepers® of the Year” were voted on by the franchise system as the top caregivers in the nation. Comfort Keeper is the name given to caregivers in the Comfort Keepers national network.
It is not every day that one comes across an individual who goes out of their way to help a dementia patient remember a piece of themselves by playing make believe, or who spends countless hours learning how to quilt because it is the only way a grandmother will come out of her shell, and who goes above and beyond their calling as a caregiver to make sure their clients are loved, cherished, and taken care of like a member of their own family...

Comfort Keepers recently announced its top performing franchise owners at its 2012 Leadership Conference held in Dallas, Texas.
May 10, 2012 // Franchising.com // Dayton, OH - Comfort Keepers recently announced its top performing franchise owners at its 2012 Leadership Conference held in Dallas, Texas. These franchisees were recognized for outstanding business performance and their hard work and dedication to help care for adults in their communities. Comfort Keepers is an in-home care company providing medical, non-medical, and companionship care to seniors and other adults with over 700 offices worldwide.
“It is a pleasure to recognize the performance, hard work, and tenacity of our top franchisees. In addition to consistently providing quality care to seniors and other adults, they are true role models to other Comfort Keepers franchisees around the nation,” said Jim Booth, President and CEO of CK Franchising, Inc...

With $10,500 down, entrepreneurs looking to start a business in 2012 can join the booming industry of senior care with one of the world’s largest in-home care franchises.
February 16, 2012 // Franchising.com // DAYTON, OH -- CK Franchising, Inc., franchisor for the Comfort Keepers® system of in-home care franchises, announces the launch of a unique company-backed financing program for qualified potential business owners. The new program, requires less money down and allows franchisees to start their businesses faster, alleviating a roadblock many potential business owners face in this struggling economy.
The Comfort Keepers company-backed financing program is straightforward: the Franchise Fee ($42,000) can be financed with only a 25% down payment ($10,500) with the remainder paid over 30 months at 6% interest...

August 08, 2011 // Franchising.com // Dayton, OH – Comfort Keepers®, a leading international franchise network that provides in-home care services for seniors, new mothers and other adults needing assistance with daily activities, has received World-Class Franchise® certification from the Franchise Research Institute® and FranSurvey®. This is the third year that Comfort Keepers has received this certification.

The recognition comes after an independent survey conducted by the Franchise Research Institute of which 73.1 percent of Comfort Keepers franchisees participated. The survey was designed to determine the level of franchisee satisfaction within the Comfort Keepers franchise system.

"Understanding the importance of knowing what a franchisee thinks, through confidential surveys, is vital to building successful franchise brands," said Jeff Johnson, founder and CEO of the Franchise Research Institute...

[START]DAYTON, OH - Comfort Keepers®, one of the world's largest home care companies for seniors and other adults, announced today that for the second year in a row it achieved a listing as a Military Friendly Franchise®. This list represents the top 7 percent of the nation's franchises that are doing the most to recruit military veterans.

It is determined by the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Franchising team in conjunction with a Military Friendly Franchise Advisory Board, who help determine the survey questions and weightings. The survey focus areas include a franchise's success in recruiting military and veterans, programs and policies that measure a franchise's non-financial effort to recruit and retain military and veterans and financial commitment to recruit and retain military and veterans...

May 03, 2011 // Franchising.com // DAYTON, OH -- Comfort Keepers announced its top performing franchise owners recently. These franchisees were recognized for outstanding business performance for their hard work and dedication to help care for adults in their communities. Comfort Keepers is an in-home care company providing medical, non-medical, and companionship care to seniors and other adults with over 600 offices worldwide.

"Comfort Keepers is very fortunate to have these individuals as owners," said Jim Booth, President and CEO of CK Franchising, Inc., the franchisor of Comfort Keepers. "Their hard work, tenacity and commitment to clients truly deserve to be recognized and applauded."

The award recipients are as follows:

Rookie of the Year Winner: Patricia Urban, Guilford, CT

This award is given to a new franchisee that generated the highest revenue in their first 12 months of business after opening his or her first Comfort Keepers franchise compared to all other Comfort Keepers franchisees that completed their first 12 months of business ending in the same calendar year...

April 20, 2011 // Franchising.com // DAYTON, OH – Comfort Keepers®, an international provider of in-home care to seniors and other adults, announced today that it achieved a rank of #44 in the 2011 AllBusiness AllStar Franchise Ranking. For the third consecutive year, Comfort Keepers has been ranked as an AllBusiness AllStar Franchise. This ranking is based on six sub indices, including: unit growth rate, financial strength, system size, years in business, years in franchising, availability of financing and Web (Brand) visibility.

The team of editors at AllBusiness.com researched, compiled and analyzed more than 800 franchise systems to find the 300 franchise companies they feel are "the best of the best" for 2011. According to the AllBusiness...

DAYTON, OHIO, March 31, 2011 – Comfort Keepers®, a leading in-home care company for seniors and other adults, announced today that it achieved a rank of #44 in the 2011 AllBusiness AllStar Franchise Ranking. For the third consecutive year, Comfort Keepers has been ranked as an AllBusiness AllStar Franchise. This ranking is based on six sub indices, including: unit growth rate, financial strength, system size, years in business, years in franchising, availability of financing and Web (Brand) visibility.

The team of editors at AllBusiness.com researched, compiled and analyzed more than 800 franchise systems to find the 300 franchise companies they feel are "the best of the best" for 2011. According to the AllBusiness...

March 10, 2011 // Franchising.com // DAYTON, OHIO – Comfort Keepers®, a leading in-home care company for seniors and other adults, is proud to announce that it ranked #43 of the Top 50 Franchises - Large Systems and achieved an Honorable Mention in the Franchise Business Review 2011 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards for the Senior Care Category.

"The Comfort Keepers system experienced a 7.9% growth in 2010 – even during a very challenging economic period," said Jim Brown, Vice President of Franchise Development, CK Franchising, Inc. "Comfort Keepers continues to work to improve franchisee satisfaction by investing in new field training support resources and establishing new alliances with targeted, large health/senior networks...

January 31, 2011 // Franchising.com // DAYTON, OHIO – Comfort Keepers®, a leading in-home care company for seniors and other adults, announced today that it achieved a rank of #62 in the Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500® for 2011. For eight consecutive years, Comfort Keepers has ranked in the listing. The Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 is compiled by a team of researchers at Entrepreneur magazine and is created by reviewing objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system.

"Comfort Keepers is a strong brand in the growing senior care market," said Jim Brown, Vice President of Franchise Development, CK Franchising, Inc...

Comfort Keepers® Ranks No. 4012 on the 2010 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 32%. Dayton, OH (PRWEB) Inc. magazine today ranked Comfort Keepers® NO. 4012 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America's independent-minded entrepreneurs.

"The leaders of the companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression," said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. "The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs."

Comfort Keepers is a leading franchise network providing non-medical, in-home care to seniors and other adults who need assistance with activities of daily living...

Comfort Keepers® Franchisees Raise Awareness on Senior Malnutrition During Hunger Action Month

Springfield, OH (PRWEB) September 15, 2010 -- Comfort Keepers® franchisees across the nation are educating families to WATCH to detect the signs of malnutrition in the growing population of older Americans. WATCH is a mnemonic that makes it easier to remember the five steps families should remember when observing their loved ones for nutrition problems:

Watch for physical problems. Look for bruising, dental difficulties, or sudden or sustained weight gain or weight loss.
Ask seniors about their eating habits. How have their tastes or preferences changed?
Talk to a doctor. Discuss nutritional needs or problems specific to the loved ones' unique needs or management of diseases...

Comfort Keepers Franchises Take Action During Hunger Action MonthDayton, OH (PRWEB) Comfort Keepers® franchises across the nation are taking action during September – Hunger Action Month – to raise awareness of issues around senior nutrition through Comfort Keepers® STOP Senior Hunger food drives and educational events.

"Seniors go hungry every day in our country, and our caregivers see first-hand how inadequate nutrition can diminish independence in seniors," said Jim Booth, CEO of CK Franchising, Inc., the franchisor of Comfort Keepers in-home caregiving services, which is known for its unique Interactive Caregiving™ philosophy. "We want to take this opportunity to help raise awareness of seniors at risk for hunger and malnutrition in the communities we serve...

Comfort Keepers was just ranked one of the nation's top senior care franchises in Entrepreneur Magazine's January 2010 top franchise list, known as Franchise 500®. Dayton, OH --(PR.com)-- The population is aging at a rapid pace which is spurring a growing industry – in-home care. With double-digit growth, senior care franchisor Comfort Keepers is proving that doing good for others translates into great business. In fact, Comfort Keepers was just ranked one of the nation's top senior care franchises in Entrepreneur Magazine's January 2010 top franchise list, known as Franchise 500®.

Comfort Keepers was ranked 67th overall in this year's Entrepreneur's Franchise 500®, an improvement over last year's ranking at number 92...