The Wednesday, Jan. 21, meeting of the Lake Township Chamber of Commerce Morning Connections was held at the Lake Chamber Office and Welcome Center, with member Jim Benson of Seniors Helping Seniors featured as the Member Spotlight. The meeting was part of the chamber’s new Business Before Hours event, which allows for open networking, a one-minute business commercial and a featured Member Spotlight.
Jim Benson, owner and president, and his wife, Robyn, operate the in-home care services business. The husband-and-wife team launched the franchise by combining caregiving experience and corporate leadership to provide compassionate, experience-driven care for local seniors. The new Hartville location will serve communities in Canton, Akron, Green and Massillon, as well as surrounding areas in Portage, Stark and Summit counties. Their mission is “Neighborly Care for the Canton-Akron community,” with a broader goal of helping seniors maintain an independent lifestyle wherever they call home for as long as possible, with dignity and respect, by matching them with loving, caring and compassionate active seniors.
Benson explained that 60% of caregivers are employed and must rearrange work schedules, reduce hours or take unpaid leave to care for loved ones. In addition, 69% of caregivers report frustration, loss of leisure time, changes in family dynamics and feelings of isolation as their biggest challenges. Burnout and the strain caregiving places on families, he said, are among the most common reasons people enter nursing homes, rather than a decline in health…