We have all heard the old African saying “It takes a whole
village to raise a child.” It expresses some things that we can
all easily accept: family values, shared responsibility,
community spirit. But where is that same spirit when it comes to
caring for our elderly?
Typically, all the responsibility falls on one adult child,
normally the daughter.
The adult daughter cares for children, spouse and an older adult
relative while maintaining a career. What about caring for the
needs of the caregiver?
Her needs are often ignored and trivialized by community,
physicians, employers, other family and society in general.
Family caregivers faced with a landscape much different from the
one commonly accepted and assumed by society suffer guilt and
exhaustion while attempting to ‘do it all’.
“Families have never done this with such complicated medical
treatment and the kind of economic pressures this brings today,”
says Carol Leving, director of the United Hospital Fund’s
Families and Health Care project in New York City. “In the old
days, people got better or they died.”
Caregivers often times have higher health risks than those they
care for. Severe depression, anxiety, substance abuse, severe
anger and stress-related diseases including cardiovascular
disease, cancer and infectious diseases are highly common.
Quality Care Options Community of Resources is the village that
you and your loved ones can turn to. Services, resources and
support for both the older adult and the family caregiver are
available. Quality Care Options strives to assist the entire
family by making our service a one-call solution, saving you
time, money and stress.
These excerpts from letters sent to QCO tell the story much
better than I can …
“We had less than a day to locate a rehabilitation facility for
my father-in-law. We were familiar with nursing homes in
Alliance, but not in our Cleveland area, which is where he
wanted to be. I came across your yellow page ad, liked the name,
‘Quality Care Options’, and then went to your web site. I felt
relieved after speaking with Barbara.
The follow up service was great. There were a few concerns,
Barbara acted on our family’s behalf, and everything worked out
well. I am recommending QCO to everyone, including my friends
and my pastor. Thanks again.” Nancy V., Cleveland Ohio
“I am so grateful for QCO. I thought I would have to miss work
in order to find services for my mom. I was a little hesitant at
first, but the folks at QCO were great. They listened, I mean,
really listened. They found the perfect home care company for my
mom and continue to check up on us. I can’t believe we were
lucky enough to find them.” Sandy R., Atlanta GA
“Quality Care Options is using innovative ideas to greatly
benefit seniors, their families and the facilities and
caregivers that serve them. I talk with dozens of people
everyday who have the same goals as Quality Care Options, but I
have yet to meet anyone with a business model as good as this
one!
QCO has managed to provide placement services and advocacy at an
extremely low cost to seniors and their families, while
providing a huge incentive for caregivers and homes to join
QCO’s network. It all equates to a sound business model that
gets right to the heart of what we are all trying to do, make
life better for our senior citizens.” Jake Gotto Account Manager
Assist Guide
Our direct line is 216-883-3163 or toll free at 877-620-6448
with office hours of Monday – Saturday, 8am to 6pm. Quality Care
Options serves the United States. The web address is
www.qualityeldercare.com