GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE Celebrates 25th Year

GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE, the world’s oldest, multi-national, non-medical home care company, announced the celebration of its 25th Year Anniversary in 2007. GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE commemorated the Silver Anniversary through special programs to recognize its Clients, referral sources, Caregivers, Directors/Franchisees, the Founder and the company as a whole.

Dr. Jean Griswold founded GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE in Erdenheim, PA in 1982. During the early eighties, few options existed for older persons and those living with a disability. Concerned family or friends could either hire a private caregiver, or place family members in a local nursing home or other facility. Most home care services focused on skilled care, provided by costly nurses.
Founded to assist homebound individuals through long and lonely nights, Overnight Sitting Service, as it was originally known, soon began to refer Caregivers to assist with companionship, homemaking, and personal care through hourly, 24 hour, and even live-in service. From its earliest beginnings, GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE referred Caregivers to assist not only the older person to remain safe and cared for in his or her own home, but also younger individuals living with chronic illnesses as Multiple Sclerosis, and ALS, as well as persons recovering from surgery or illness.
In establishing GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE, Jean Griswold revolutionized the home care industry. Rather than focus upon skilled services provided by nurses, she chose to refer professional Caregivers to perform tasks traditionally done by family members. By mandating that every Caregiver undergo stringent background checks and behavioral-based interviews, and ensuring that the Caregivers are paid competitive wages, she attracted and retained high caliber, dedicated individuals. Additionally, she chose to keep rates well below the average home care agency, ensuring high quality care at the most affordable cost.
Today, GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE is a national leader in the home care industry with 90 offices (mostly franchised) in 17 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia, as well as operations in South Korea and Mexico.
More information about GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE is also available on the web at www.GriswoldSpecialCare.com.
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Since it was founded in 1982, GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE has continued its mission to maintain the dignity, comfort, safety, and happiness of its Clients. The company has 90 offices located in 17 states as well as operations in South Korea and Mexico. Caregivers referred by GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE have a wide range of professional experience caring for older individuals, people recovering from illness and surgery, and those living with conditions such as Arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), and Cancer. They work with people living in their own homes as well as with those who are living temporarily or permanently in facilities such as nursing homes, hospitals or assisted living residences. Services are available on an hourly, overnight or live-in basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.