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On Friday, October
11th at the Clyde Court Hotel
in Dublin, the
winners of the Ulster Bank Irish Franchise Association Awards 2013 were
announced.
The awards recognise
excellence in franchising and reward the outstanding achievements of businesses
and individuals in the franchise industry.
Established over 20 years ago, the franchise awards are one of the
longest standing and most prestigious business events in Ireland. Over 230 guests attended the black-tie gala
event hosted by Newstalk’s Jonathan Healy and officiated by John Perry, TD,
Minister for Small Business.
The Franchise of
the Year (Service) accolade went to Home Instead Senior Care, which is the
world’s leading provider of non-medical, in-home services to seniors, with over
1,000 branches throughout the world.
Danette Connolly
brought the successful franchise operation to Waterford
in 2009 and today the Waterford
office has cared for over 800 clients, employs 70 CAREGivers along with an
office support team of 7, including 3 nurses.
Danette Connolly,
Director of Care, Home Instead Senior Care, was delighted with the national
franchise award. “The Home Instead Senior
Care is now a nationally recognised award-winning franchise. That is simply down to the hard work and
commitment of the Home Instead teams across the country.”
“Speaking from my
own experience in Waterford
our philosophy is to give seniors the chance to lead a full, independent life
in their own homes. Our CAREGivers have
shown time and time again that caring is not just a job, but a vocation and
they have all gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure our clients
reach and maintain independence. We are
lucky to have such a wonderful team of CAREGivers in Waterford and this award is testament to
their dedication.”
“By simply being
with a senior who needs help getting to the shops, preparing meals or just by providing
companionship, the work of the CAREGiver is invaluable and really does enhance
the lives of those in our care.”
The judging panel
for the 2013 Ulster Bank Irish Franchise Association Awards included Irish
Dragon and Newstalk Presenter Bobby Kerr; Orna Stokes, Senior Manager, SME Propositions,
Ulster Bank; Orla Nugent, Director Executive MBA, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate
Business School; Greg Swift of Dublin County Enterprise Board, Michael Bradley,
former CEO of the Irish Franchise Association and Siobhan Lennon, Commercial
Director of the Sunday Business Post.
To find out more about the services provided by Home Instead
Senior Care Waterford you can visit www.homeinstead.ie
or call 051 333966.
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