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Always Best Care® CEO Provides Americans with Helpful Advice For Family Caregiver Month

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Company Receives Industry Leader Recognitions; Honors Own Caregivers

November 24, 2014 // Franchising.com // Roseville, CA - In support of family caregivers nationwide and National Family Caregiver Month in November, Always Best Care® Senior Services Chief Executive Officer Michael Newman announced today his "Best Advice" for helping families identify the need for increased care for their loved ones at home.

Founded in 1996, Always Best Care began franchising in 2007 and is one of the fastest growing senior care franchise systems in the USA and Canada. It was recently recognized with several industry leader distinctions and also honored those among its own 5,000+ caregiver network with its annual awards series.

Best Advice for In-Home Caregivers

"With more than 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, very few of us are free from the vital and very difficult role of caring for an aging parent or other loved one," said Michael Newman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Always Best Care. "There is hardly a job more important or more emotionally, physically and financially challenging. In support of National Family Caregiver Month, I not only salute caregivers everywhere -- including our very own network of 5,000+ women and men – who are dedicated to providing quality and compassionate care, but I also am pleased to provide the following tips that might help families better recognize the need for increased care for their mother or father at home."

Five signs your loved one may need more care at home:

1. Failure to Thrive - Your senior has difficulty with daily activities; doesn’t eat well; isn’t showering as often as before; can’t keep the house as clean; isn’t dressing as well.

2. Chronic Health Conditions - Your loved one may be getting sick more often; losing or gaining weight; becoming more frail; having difficulty walking or with balance issues; or needing more time to recover from colds.

3. Behavioral Changes - He or she has become more forgetful, more agitated and is having mood swings.

4. Medication Management Issues - Your mom or dad is forgetting to take prescribed medications.

5. Socialization Declines - Conversations are getting shorter; there’s less community involvement and less engagement with friends.

Always Best Care Honors Caregivers

In a nationwide competition, Always Best Care selected seven caregivers as recipients of the company’s 2014 annual awards. The honors are given to caregivers who:

· Exemplify extraordinary commitment to clients and their families

· Show compassion, empathy and respect in the delivery of care to clients and families

· Acknowledge and meet the unique physical, emotional and practical needs of clients and their families

· Have improved the quality of life for clients and their families

· Have been available and enthusiastically step in when needed due to absence of other caregivers or unanticipated demand

Winners of the 2014 Caregiver of the Year awards announced last month include:

· Katherine McMullen of Chester County, PA -- 2014 Caregiver of the Year award
· Joan McNeil Jones of San Diego, CA – Western Region

· Laura Lee Sparks of Manchester, CT – Eastern Region

· Carolyn Pasley of Greenwood, SC – Carolinas Region

· Nicole Viers of Richmond, VA – Mid-Atlantic Region

· Susan Shutt of Dallas, TX – Southwest Region

· Caleb Pickle of Madison, WI – Midwest Region

Always Best Care is one of the fastest growing senior care franchise systems in the USA and Canada. In just six years, the company has grown from $2 million to $80 million in annual franchise revenues, with more than 180 independently owned and operated franchise territories, and more than 5,000 caregivers providing more than three million hours of care annually. The company delivers a combination of non-medical in-home care, assisted living finder/referral services and skilled home health care through an international network of independently owned and operated franchised territories.

Always Best Care also is one of the most decorated franchise companies in the USA, earning more than 30 honors and awards in just the past few years alone, including:

2014

· USA Today: Top 50 Franchises for Veterans

· FranchiseHelp.com: Top Business Opportunities

· Franchise Times: Smartest Growing Brands

· Franchise Business Review: Top Low Cost Franchises

· USA Today/NMFI: 50 Top Franchises for Minorities

· FranchiseDirect.com: Top Franchises in the USA

· Entrepreneur Magazine: Franchise 500, Top Senior Care Franchise Systems

· Military Times: Best for Vets: Franchises 2014-15 rankings

2013

· Entrepreneur Magazine: Fastest Growing Franchises

· RedHotFranchises.Com: Hot 100 Franchises

· USA Today/World Franchising Network: Top 50 Franchises for Veterans

· America’sBestFranchises.com: Best Franchises in America

· FranchiseHelp.com: Best Healthcare & Senior Care Franchises

· Entrepreneur Magazine: Franchise 500, Top Senior Care Franchise Systems

· USA Today/NMFI: 50 Top Franchises for Minorities

· Franchise Business Review: Top 100 Franchises for Veterans

· Franchise Times: The Next 300 Largest Franchise Systems in the US

2012

· INC Magazine: INC 5000 (America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies)

· Black Enterprise Magazine: Best Franchises for African Americans

· USA Today/NMFI: 50 Top Franchises for Minorities

· Entrepreneur Magazine: Franchise 500, Top Senior Care Franchise Systems

· Entrepreneur Magazine: Top Global Franchises

· Opportunity World: 175 Hottest Franchises

· Franchise Times: Next 300 Franchise Systems

· Entrepreneur Magazine: Top Care Franchises

· Entrepreneur’s StartUps: Best Franchise Opportunities

For information on Always Best Care franchise opportunities, call toll-free 1-855-430-CARE (2273), send an email to franchisesales@abc-seniors.com, or visit www.franchisewithalwaysbestcare.com.

About Always Best Care

Founded in 1996, Always Best Care Senior Services is based on the belief that having the right people for the right level of care means peace of mind for the client and family. Always Best Care assists seniors with a wide range of illnesses and personal needs, and currently provides more than 3 million hours of care every year. Franchise opportunities are available to individuals interested in leveraging the company’s clear strategy and proven track record for delivering affordable, dependable service to seniors in their local areas.

By working with case managers, social workers, discharge planners, doctors, and families, Always Best Care franchise owners provide affordable, comprehensive solutions that can be specifically matched to meet a client’s particular physical or social needs. The hallmark services of the Always Best Care business portfolio include non-medical in-home care and assisted living finder and referral services, with skilled home health care now being phased in throughout the country. For more information, visit www.AlwaysBestCare.com. For franchise opportunities, visit www.FranchiseWithAlwaysBestCare.com.

Always Best Care also offers Free ABC Rx cards, which provide discounts of up to 65 percent off the cost of prescription drugs at more than 56,000 pharmacies across the USA, and have saved consumers more than $400,000 since its inception. This service is offered at no cost to the users, there are no deductibles, no waiting periods, no pre-existing exclusions, and no eligibility requirements -- everyone can use the card (even family members and pets!). The Free ABC Rx card covers many medications that Medicare Part D and regular insurance often do not. To download a free card, visit www.FreeABCRx.com.

Another exclusive program offered by Always Best Care is Always in Touch, a telephone reassurance program that provides a daily phone call to seniors and disabled adults who are living alone and have limited contact with the outside world. Always in Touch is the only absolutely free national telephone reassurance program of its kind anywhere in the USA and Canada. For more information on Always in Touch, or to request an application, visit www.Always-in-Touch.com.

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