Non-Medical Home Healthcare, the caring for people who don’t need skilled medical care in the home, has become a very large business. As Baby Boomers continue to age, the need for these services to help people age in place are becoming larger.
There are many companies that provide non-medical home healthcare, from large national organizations to small local businesses with only a few caregivers. Choosing the right one for your loved one may seem like a daunting task. One aspect of the business that should be evaluated is its history and culture. This can help identify what culture the caregivers are instilled with. One example is Griswold Home Care.
Celebrating Four Decades of Quality Care
In 1982, Dr. Jean Griswold founded our company and helped pioneer an entire industry. We are honored to be celebrating our 40th anniversary this year. Thank you to everyone who has supported us the past four decades! We look forward to continuing to serve our communities for many years to come.
Compassionate Home Care for the Elderly & Those with Special Needs
Griswold Home Care was founded by the late Jean Griswold in 1982, making us the oldest non-medical home care franchise organization in the country. While we operate in a growing industry with many respected competitors, we are unique. We call the characteristics that make us unique are our Griswoldness. Those characteristics come directly from Jean Griswold.
About Jean Griswold
Our founder, Jean Griswold, was a care professional who became a visionary entrepreneur when she started the first non-medical home care franchise in the United States while running her own home care business.
Jean started at her dining room table in 1982 in suburban Philadelphia. Her husband, Reverend and Doctor Lincoln Griswold, informed her that an elderly woman in their parish had died through the complications associated with malnutrition and dehydration because she had no support system for care. Jean was deeply saddened by what she felt was an easily preventable tragedy and she was driven to act.
Jean Griswold was an extraordinary leader. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1967 at the age of 36 but continued to work actively in her office until she was 79. She published a book, “Fears of the Elderly,” in 2013.
Jean was born in New York City. She received a bachelor’s degree in economics and business from Douglass College and a master’s degree in personnel and guidance from Rutgers University. She received an honorary doctorate from Holy Family University in 2006. From 2003 to 2004, she was Entrepreneur in Residence at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She won numerous awards, including the Spirit of Philadelphia Award, the Working Woman’s 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year honor, and the 2002 MS National Achievement Award of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Jean passed away on January 28th, 2017 at the age of 86. She was an inspirational woman and entrepreneur, and despite her passing, her values live on in Griswold Home Care today.
To learn more about Griswold, contact DSRN member Christie Moretti at (302) 456-9904 or christie.moretti@griswoldhomecare.com. Portions of this content originally published at https://www.griswoldhomecare.com/about-us/