The South Bay Office Marks the Opening of the 50th Location in North America

Palo Alto, CA -- (SBWire) -- 02/23/2011 -- Home Care Assistance, a leading international provider of non-medical, in-home senior care, is excited to announce the opening of the new Los Gatos corporate location. With offices in Palo Alto and Danville, the Los Gatos location is opening to meet the growing demand for the company’s hourly and live-in care services in the South Bay. The new office is located at 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard, across the street from Good Samaritan Hospital and the new Samaritan Cancer Care Center. The Los Gatos location marks the opening of the 50th office in North America.

“Home Care Assistance has been serving the Bay Area for over ten years. We are expanding our local presence to the South Bay community to cater to the growing demand for our lifestyle and homebound care services,” said Dr. Kathy Johnson Ph.D., CMC, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Home Care Assistance. “We are thrilled with the new location. It is ideal for the services we provide.”

89% of seniors say they would prefer to keep living at home than to move to a facility. Yet every year, thousands continue to enter nursing homes—never knowing they had the option to remain in their own homes, with assistance from a home caregiver. Home Care Assistance expertly matches caregivers with clients to ensure your elderly parent or loved one feels safe and comfortable in their own home.

Services Home Care Assistance provides include:

• Hourly and live-in care

• Cooking and light housekeeping

• Laundry and change of bed linens

• Grocery shopping and errands

• Companionship and range of motion exercise

• Bathing, dressing and grooming assistance

• Transportation to doctor appointments, supermarket, pharmacy

• Assisting with walking and transfer from bed to wheelchair

• Status reporting to family

• Medication reminders

“Our company-wide goal is to help improve our clients' quality of life and to help them stay as independent as possible in their own homes,” said Mark Mondina, Staffing Coordinator for Home Care Assistance of Los Gatos. “This office will be no different. We are hiring the best trained caregivers, who will undergo a strict screening process and extensive background check, in order to uphold the high level of quality care offered at all Home Care Assistance locations.”

To schedule a free in-home assessment, or for more information about Home Care Assistance of Los Gatos, please visit http://www.homecareassistance.com. You may also call 408-356-0127 to speak with Jayne Icban, Regional Manager or Mark Mondina, Staffing Coordinator.

About HOME CARE ASSISTANCE
Home Care Assistance, founded in 2002, is a leading international provider of non-medical, in-home senior care with over 50 locations throughout North America. Serving as a comprehensive alternative to a nursing home or assisted living facility for older adults, our mission is to provide the highest quality and most reliable in-home care services. Home Care Assistance successfully operates as North America's preferred brand for in-home care, maintaining an intimate and personal rapport with each client. Here at Home Care Assistance we are dedicated to finding the highest caliber caregivers who we expertly match with the right recipient based on his or her needs. In addition, we do not require long-term contracts for services and remain on-call 24 hours a day. For more information, please contact Home Care Assistance at 1-866-4-LIVE-IN, or visit online at: http://www.homecareassistance.com.