New Acti-Kare Branch Brings Personality and Personalized Service to Senior Care

PEARLAND, Texas, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty years ago or so, it wasn't at all unusual to grow up, live as an adult, and grow old all within the same state, if not the same town. In today's world, most people find themselves moving significant distances several times during their lives, whether to attend college, accept new jobs, or simply seek new surroundings. One result of this is the spreading out of families - along with the fact that grown children of aging parents are often unable to personally provide the help their parents may come to need. Even when the distance is not as great, busy work schedules and hectic lifestyles often prevent even the most dedicated families from maintaining contact at the level they would like.

Working adults with senior parents often solve this dilemma either by encouraging them to prematurely enter assisted living facilities or by pressuring them to move closer. However, these are both options that many elders would prefer to put off as long as possible in favor of maintaining their independence and remaining amid the comfort, security, and happy memories of their own familiar homes. Luckily, a growing number of senior care companies offer a third option - services designed to provide an individualized level of in-home support, helping seniors by meeting their care requirements at a variety of levels, and enabling them to maintain both their dignity and their lifestyles.

In the Pearland, Texas area, new Acti-Kare owner and Area Directors Tierra and Thomas Bingley are enthusiastic about bringing this much-needed service to their own community, an area in which they have lived for ten years. Tierra, who holds a degree in Healthcare Administration and is also pursuing MBA studies, brings 14 years of healthcare industry experience to her new endeavor. Thomas, meanwhile, has a legal background and also served in the U.S. Air Force, including caring for wounded soldiers during Desert Storm. Both have nurturing personalities and are looking forward to managing such a worthwhile endeavor.

A respected nationwide franchise, Acti-Kare is designed with client individuality in mind, supporting seniors' own activity levels, independence, and dignity. Highly trained and compassionate caregivers can provide companionship, transportation and mobility assistance, help with errands, bill-paying, shopping, and nutritional aid, perform light housekeeping or pet-sitting duties, and more. Many caregivers have prior experience and/or training in caring for those with Alzheimer's or other special needs, and clients can easily obtain as many hours of support as desired or needed - even if those needs change over time.

Regarding her decision to take her career in a new direction by owning and operating an Acti-Kare location, Tierra states, "I wanted to leave corporate America but still had a strong desire to contribute."   

"I've always had a passion for helping others - it gives me a great sense of gratification," she adds. "Acti-Kare has given me the opportunity to make a career out of providing this help."

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For more information about Acti-Kare locations and caregiver services in or around Pearland, Texas, please visit http://www.actikare.com or call 713-436-8588.

SOURCE Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care