Senior Approved Certification

(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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