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Pennsylvania nonprofit organization launches for-profit seniors franchise system

Published in Managed Care Law Weekly, March 5th, 2006

The cofounders of Seniors Helping Seniors In-Home Services (SHS), a nonprofit organization serving Reading and Berks counties in Pennsylvania, announced they are launching a for-profit Seniors Helping Seniors franchise system.

Kiran Yocom, the cofounder and executive director of Seniors Helping Seniors, said the decision to expand is based on the success of the organization established in 1998 that today encompasses more than 250 senior providers helping more than 600 senior receivers. Her husband, Philip Yocom, will oversee the franchise system.

Seniors Helping Seniors matches providers who can offer services such as household assistance, companion...

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