Seniors Helping Seniors® In-Home Care Services Expands to Tennessee’s Tri-Cities

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January 27, 2025 // Franchising.com // TRI-CITIES, TENNESSEE — Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home care services has grown rapidly in recent years by building a workforce of talented caregivers who create meaningful relationships with their senior care clients. Now, local resident DaryRon Steffey has opened a new location to serve the Tri-Cities region of East Tennessee and the Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol communities.

Steffey started working at Walgreens 17 years ago when he was in college, eventually working his way up to store manager. Although he has enjoyed the experience, he recently decided it was time to turn the page on that chapter in his life and start searching for opportunities that would offer him continued growth, both professionally and personally.

While working in the corporate world, Steffey realized that time is limited and he has missed a lot of time with his family. He spent part of his childhood watching his parents navigate the complexities of providing care for an aging loved one, so transitioning to a new role that allowed him to support the seniors in his community seemed natural. Fortunately, he seems to have found what he was looking for as a Seniors Helping Seniors® franchise owner. The brand stands apart in the in-home care industry by prioritizing the hiring of active seniors to help their less active counterparts, which provides employment opportunities for seniors and better cultivates meaningful relationships between caregivers and care receivers.

Now, Steffey is looking forward to offering care services to seniors in Tennessee's Tri-Cities area to help ensure that loved ones are looked after without straining family relationships. He also looks forward to providing active seniors with opportunities to continue interacting and contributing in a meaningful way as caregivers.

“I got to see firsthand the impact caring for someone has on the family relationship,” Steffey said. “My mom quit her job to stay home to take care of my granddad, and my dad would have to come home from work to help handle certain situations.”

The demand for in-home care for mature populations continues to grow, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reporting that nearly 70% of retirees will require some form of long-term care.

Steffey’s new Seniors Helping Seniors® location — the third in Tennessee — hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Supported by the local Chamber of Commerce, the event took place at the office, located inside a creative co-working space in downtown Kingsport. Representatives from the Chamber invited a city government member and the Downtown Kingsport Association to attend the event. Guests were served cookies and hot cocoa or cider during the ceremony.

“We’ve become a leader in this industry by prioritizing the best possible care for our seniors, and that means partnering with only the most passionate and hard-working franchisees,” said Seniors Helping Seniors® President Namrata Yocom-Jan. “That’s exactly what we’ve found with DaryRon as a new franchisee partner. He’s well-equipped to provide unparalleled in-home services to those in need throughout the Tri-Cities, Tennessee region.”

SOURCE Seniors Helping Seniors®

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