Bay Area Comfort Keepers Franchisee is Appointed to Council on Aging

May 10, 2010 – Jessica Thomas, co-owner of the local Comfort Keepers® in-home senior care office, has been elected to the Contra County Advisory Council on Aging.  The Area Council on Aging is responsible for planning, developing, and administering programs related to senior adults in accordance with the Older Americans Act.  As a business owner that is committed to providing quality care for seniors and other adults, Thomas is thrilled at the prospect of being involved in a council that provides so much value to the seniors in the community. 

Thomas and her sister, Jennifer Berryman, opened the local Comfort Keepers office because of their personal experiences in caring for aging loved ones.   “Watching our grandmothers’ decline from illness, and knowing they wanted to age with dignity and in their own homes, was a life-altering experience.  We knew we wanted to provide a better care solution for seniors in our community and it is one of the primary reasons we became franchisees for Comfort Keepers,” Thomas said. “Now being a member of the Area Council on Aging Advisory Board is one more opportunity to have a positive impact on the community and ensure we are all providing the most relevant and needed services for the senior segment." 

The forty members of the Contra County Advisory Council on Aging is focused on health, housing, legislative advocacy, senior mental health, transportation for seniors, and a host of other priorities that affect seniors’ quality of life. 

For more information about the Contra County Advisory Council on Aging, call (925) 229-8434.

To learn more about Comfort Keepers and in-home senior care, contact Jessica Thomas or Jennifer Berryman at (888) 789-9555.  Visit the website here.

About Comfort Keepers

Comfort Keepers provides non-medical, in-home companion care on an hourly, daily, weekly or live-in basis for individuals needing assistance with activities of daily living. Services are tailored to the individual needs of each client and, in the case of seniors, allow them to continue living safely and in the privacy of their own home. Care duties include personal care services (incontinence care, bathing, and mobility), companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, transportation for errands and appointments, recreational activities and more. Comfort Keepers has over 600 independently owned and operated offices worldwide in 47 U.S. states, as well as offices in Canada, Australia, Ireland, Singapore and Portugal.

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