Comfort Keepers^® of Ithaca Now Offers Home Health Aide Services

Ithaca, New York (March 4, 2014) – Comfort Keepers^® of Ithaca, a provider of in-home care services for seniors and other adults recently received its New York State home care license from the Department of Health. This license allows the company to provide home health aide (HHA) services in addition to the interactive companion services and care management they have historically provided. The HHA services Comfort Keepers of Ithaca now provides include personal care such as bathing, activity and exercise, incontinence care, medication reminders, and oral hygiene assistance for seniors and others in the area. 

"I consider myself fortunate to work with an organization that has seniors’ best interests at heart," states Teresa Nix, owner of Comfort Keepers of Ithaca. "I look forward to continuing the Comfort Keepers’ mission of improving our clients’ quality of life in the comfort of their own homes.”

Unlike many other local independent caregivers, the Comfort Keepers franchisor, CK Franchising, Inc. has also developed its own guidelines and standards to ensure that each Comfort Keepers office is providing the highest quality of personal care services. They also require that all offices maintain appropriate insurance coverage, adhere to quality assurance programs, demonstrate financial stability, and have adequate staffing.

For more information on specific services, please contact Comfort Keepers of Ithaca at 607-272-0444 or visit ComfortKeepers.com/office-685

About Comfort Keepers^®

Comfort Keepers^® is a leading franchise network in the in-home care market for seniors and other adults needing care. Since its founding in 1998, the network has grown to more than 700 franchised locations around the world by staying true to the founders' goal of providing quality, caring in-home care services that allow clients the opportunity to age in place. In August of 2009, the brand was strengthened when the franchisor, CK Franchising, Inc. was purchased by Sodexo, a global leader that delivers quality of life services to over 75 million consumers in 80 countries each day. In addition to providing services that focus on health care and senior markets, Sodexo’s integrated offerings encompass more than 45 years of experience in reception, safety, maintenance and cleaning, foodservices, facilities and equipment management, and concierge services. For more information, visit www.comfortkeepers.com/office-685