Couple Brings a Love for Working With Seniors to New Home Helpers & Direct Link Franchise

OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - May 28, 2014 - PRLog -- Lake Country, WI – Dave and Lisa Schmidt are looking forward to bringing better care to the seniors in their community with their new business – Home Helpers & Direct Link of Lake Country.

Home Helpers is the nation’s leading franchise specializing in comprehensive home care for seniors, new mothers and individuals needing recuperative and continuing assistance. Direct Link is its proprietary line of 24/7 medical alert systems, including a fall sensor and automated medication dispenser.

“We value the senior community and are looking forward to bringing them quality care. They deserve to live as comfortably in their homes as possible and to age in place if they can. These are supposed to be the golden years and our seniors should be able to feel that way,” Lisa said. “Part of the reason we love working with seniors is the wonderful impact they have on our lives. We get so much back in stories, experience and appreciation. We love that.”

Home Helpers & Direct Link of Lake Country serves Oconomowoc, Hartland, Delafield, Watertown, Beaver Dam, Sun Prairie and the surrounding communities.

In addition to launching their Home Helpers & Direct Link franchise, Lisa is a practicing physical therapist mostly working with seniors and helping them return home after hospitalization. Dave has been a business consultant as well as a small business owner for more than 20 years.

“We have a real passion for working with the seniors in our community. So when we decided to open a business, we wanted something that served our seniors and that we could own together. Home Helpers and Direct Link was a perfect fit,” Dave said.

With Home Helpers & Direct Link, each individual client receives services tailored to meet their specific needs, by caregivers who become an extension of their family. Home Helper's full-range of home care services empower clients to live healthier and more rewarding lives in the privacy, safety, and comfort of their own homes.

The company also offers free in-home consultations and works with each client to create a flexible, affordable care plan based on a person’s individual needs. Services offered include companionship, personal hygiene, meal preparation and transportation as well as services such as medication management and care management.

For more information about how Home Helpers & Direct Link of Lake Country can serve your family, contact Dave and Lisa Schmidt at 262-366-3011 or Schmidts@HomeHelpers.cc or visit http://www.homecarewatertown.com.

About Home Helpers

Founded in 1997, Cincinnati-based Home Helpers is one of the nation’s leading home care franchises. With an ongoing commitment to helping people live healthier, more independent lives in the comfort of their own homes, Home Helpers works with seniors, new and expectant mothers, those recovering from illness or injury, and individuals facing lifelong challenges. Home Helpers is affiliated with Direct Link, a national provider of 24/7 emergency response systems and vital signs monitoring units. For more information about the company or about how you can open your own Home Helpers franchise, visit www.HomeHelpers.cc.