Local Home Care Agency Owner Recognized for Leadership in Job Growth

Home Helpers Owner Sharon Clark Receives 2010 Businessperson of the Year Award


Redding, CA - Sharon Clark, owner of Home Helpers of Shasta County, a senior care franchise specializing in non-medical and personal in-home care and companionship services, was named the 2010 Businessperson of the Year by the Redding Chamber of Commerce at its annual gala on February 4, 2011. The award recognizes Clark as a leader within the business community who helps bolster the local economy through job creation while addressing the community’s needs.

“It is a tremendous honor to receive an award from my peers that recognizes our company’s hard work and dedication to the local community over the past six years,” said Clark, owner and CEO of Home Helpers of Shasta County. “When I opened Home Helpers, I knew I was providing a service that would benefit the many families in need of care for their loved ones as it is a situation that affects nearly everyone at some point in their lives.”

Since opening Home Helpers in 2004, Clark has made it her mission to provide quality care services to those in need of a helping hand while educating families in the local community how to handle a crisis situation that warrants immediate in-home care. Clark’s Home Helpers agency began with three employees and currently employs more than 50 caregivers and provides services to more than 250 clients per month. Out of nearly 700 Home Helpers locations nationwide and internationally, Home Helpers of Shasta County is ranked in the top 10 percent for growth.

Home Helpers offers free in-home consultations and works with clients individually to tailor flexible care plans to meet their specific needs and budgets. Services offered include companionship, bathing, meal preparation, dressing assistance, local transportation and light housekeeping. Home Helpers also offers Direct Link medical alert units, including personal emergency response systems (PERS) and automated medication dispensers.

For more information about Home Helpers of Shasta County, contact Sharon Clark at (530) 226-8350 or visit www.ReddingHomeHelpers.CC.

ABOUT HOME HELPERS
Founded in 1997, Cincinnati-based Home Helpers is the nation’s leading senior care franchise specializing in non-medical and personal care and companionship for seniors, new mothers, those recovering from illness or injury and individuals facing lifelong challenges. Home Helpers currently has a presence in more than 500 communities across North America and is seeking qualified franchise candidates in strategic communities throughout the country. Home Helpers was recently ranked the #1 Senior Care Franchise and “Best of the Best” by Entrepreneur magazine for the fifth straight year and continues to lead the way in the senior care industry. Home Helpers is affiliated with Direct Link® Help At The Touch Of A Button, a national provider of medical alert units, including a 24-hour personal emergency response system and an automated medication dispenser that enable seniors to feel safer and live independently at home for longer than might otherwise be possible. Home Helpers does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion, race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age or sexual preference in connection with employment or acceptance, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities. For more information on Home Helpers and franchising opportunities, visit the company’s Web site at www.HomeHelpers.CC.

Company Contact Information
Fishman Public Relations
Brendan Griffith
3400 Dundee Road
60062
847-945-1300

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