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Home Instead Senior Care Opens One-Of-A-Kind Training Center in Pinellas County Hiring 50 to 60 Additional Care Givers; Offering Free CPR Classes

Home Instead Senior Care Opens One-Of-A-Kind Training Center in Pinellas County

Hiring 50 to 60 Additional Care Givers; Offering Free CPR Classes

Tampa Bay, Florida (July 7, 2011) – Today, Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas Chapter is pleased to announce the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for their new training center. The celebration will take place Wednesday, July 20, 2011, from 10:00am until 4:00pm.

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 This brand new training facility is the only one of its kind and will offer an array of training classes for Home Instead care givers as well as family members. This 1,200 square-foot facility will also serve as a community resource, offering classes in Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia, grief counseling, care techniques and certifications. The facility is located at 7250 Ulmerton Road Suite E, Largo, FL 33771.

 “Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas deeply appreciates the long-term loyalty and relationships we have with our clients and care givers,” said Julie Krol, Home Instead Senior Care franchise owner. “We are excited to provide a space where our care givers, clients and their families can come to receive counseling, training, and support.”

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Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas expects to hire approximately 50 to 60 additional care givers before the end of the year. This facility will be a place where care givers will receive the best instruction, through monthly In-Service training, which will help them provide seniors with the care they need and deserve.

 Additionally, Home Instead Senior Care will be offering a sign-up at the grand opening event for free CPR classes to be redeemed throughout the month of August. Also, guests will have the opportunity to sign-up for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk coming up in September.

 

About Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas

Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas is a family owned and operated franchise that provides seniors with companion care services, home care services and senior personal care in Pinellas County areas. Services include companionship, meal preparation, showering/bathing and personal care, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, errands, doctor appointments, medication reminders, and other daily living activities.

Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas is actively involved with nonprofit organizations within to community, like the Alzheimer's Association and the MS Society.

Our quality assurance department guarantees a Perfect Match between our clients and their CAREGiver. All of our CAREGivers are required to complete extensive training and attend an on-going educational series. We believe that personally getting to know an elderly person's needs and desires is crucial in developing a successful care giving experience. To us, it’s personal!

Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas has two office locations and a new training facility in Pinellas County. Home Instead Senior Care supports seniors in Tarpon Springs, Oldsmar, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Largo, Seminole, Pinellas Park, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg. For more information about Home Instead Senior Care Pinellas please visit us at www.homeinstead.com/165/Pages/HomeInsteadSeniorCare.aspx.

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