Senior Approved Certification
A Certification that drives Seniors, the Adult Children of the Elderly and Key Referral Sources Directly to You
(PRWEB) December 29, 2004 -- Finally, a simple comprehensive service is
available for both the care recipient and the provider of elder care services.
Quality Care Options (QCO) serves all those involved in elder care, including
discharge planners, social workers, physicians, adult children of the seniors,
employers with a unique work/life benefit service, and of course, the
senior.
Quality Care Options launched as a method to advocate for the
right of all seniors to receive excellent care and to most importantly, remain
safe in the receiving of that care.
To accomplish this goal, Quality Care
Options, has developed the industry’s first consumer driven survey process. “Who
better to attest to your ability to provide quality care for our seniors, day in
and day out, than the actual seniors that have used (or are currently using)
your service?” says Barbara Mascio, founder and president of
QCO.
Businesses that serve the senior and/or the seniors’ family include
a variety of both medical and non-medical resources. A senior may need
assistance at home with light housekeeping and may need sidewalks cleared of
snow. A senior may need nursing or rehabilitation care and may need a maid
service or a financial planner skilled with elder care issues.
The
senior, or most likely, the adult child of the senior is tasked with discerning
between the multiple businesses available. What sets a business apart? How does
the average consumer choose between one home care or one assisted living
facility over another?
“Any business that has been awarded the
Certification as a Senior Approved Service can be trusted and we feel quite
comfortable putting our reputation on the line recommending these services to
our clients,” says Ms. Mascio.
Competition is fierce in the elder care
business. Not all services are mandated to subject themselves to any type of
scrutiny. A home care company in Ohio, for instance, doesn’t even have to apply
for a license. QCO is developing a one-call solution to solve the dilemma of who
to call for all senior’s needs, including handyman services, maids, pre-planning
memorial services, home care, nursing, assisted living, alternative health and
much more.
There is a detailed description of the survey process on the
web site http://www.qualityeldercare.com/providers or you may phone
Barbara Mascio directly toll free at 877-620-6448.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb192104.htm