Home Helpers Tom Carroll Nominated for "Volunteer of the Year" by the Alzheimer`s Association Delaware Valley Chapter

CHESTER HEIGHTS, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
Thomas C. Carroll, a VP and partner with the Chester Heights, PA Home Helpers
office, was recently nominated for "Volunteer of the Year" by the Delaware
Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer`s Association for his contributions to the
development of their early on-site family caregiver program. He received the
2008 "Caring Hearts - Helping Hands" award for Outstanding Volunteer Service.
Carroll also facilitates a monthly Alzheimer Family Caregiver Support Group in
the Chester Heights Home Helpers office. And, he was a major force behind Home
Helpers contribution of over $10,000 to the Alzheimer`s Association as a
Presenting Sponsor for their Annual Family Caregiver Conference.

Marilyn Dyson, the Association`s Support Group and Volunteer Services
Coordinator for the Delaware Valley Chapter, read the following during the June
16th presentation of the awards:

"Every year the staff of the Alzheimer`s Association Delaware Valley Chapter
nominates exceptional volunteers.These people have made outstanding
contributions to the Chapter.They support Memory Walk, advocacy, public
relations and educational activities.Each one of them makes a difference not
only in their world but for their community and the Delaware Valley as a
whole.One person who is an outstanding volunteer is Tom Carroll.He has served
the chapter for three years in various capacities.

"Tom has been an integral part of assisting the Chapter in the last two years.He
helped to develop an increased support group presence in Delaware County and
most recently served as a co-facilitator for the new Media Early Stage Support
Group. He is also serving on the Chapter`s new Program and Services Advisory
Committee.He has represented the Chapter at numerous speaking events, lending
his Social Work expertise to educate our caregivers.For the past 2 years, Tom
has secured more than $10,000 from his company, Home Helpers, for corporate
sponsorship."

Carroll is a partner and VP of Client Relations for the Home Helpers office in
Chester Heights, PA which provides service to Western Delaware County, Eastern
Chester County, and the Main Line. He is responsible for maintaining the quality
of client care and developing programs to attract and retain the same level of
Conscientious Caregivers that have made Home Helpers a leading provider of
non-medical companion care. He joined the Home Helpers` management team in 2006.

A licensed, Master's prepared Social Worker with over 15 years of experience in
the field, Carroll has a wide variety of professional experience that includes
expertise in the areas of child welfare, behavioral health, homecare and
geriatrics. In addition he has had extensive training on the aging process and
issues impacting the elderly, including Medicare and Medicaid. Most recently
Carroll was the Triage Clinician for Crozer-Keystone Health System's (CKHS),
Department of Senior Health Services where he was responsible for the Senior
Support Line.

About Home Helpers

Home Helpers® is the premier provider of in-home personal care. Employing
caregivers who are thoroughly screened using our exclusive Care Check System,
and a Client & Caregiver Matching System, to insure the best caregiver
selection; we promise your experience will be the best it can.

We don`t just take care of our clients; we plan for our clients, using our
comprehensive and customized Home Helpers TotalCare Plan. Built around your
exclusive needs and tapping referral resources for end-of-life planning, Home
Helpers is proactive, not reactive, and offers a flexible, affordable continuum
of care that changes as our clients` needs change.

From respite to hospice, the team at Home Helpers is with you every step of the
way, providing guidance, reassurance and compassionate care always.

For more information and to receive a free copy of our DVD, "Secrets of Home
Care Success", contact us at 610.358.1110.

Or visit us at www.homehelpers.cc/delawarechesterco57724.

Home Helpers
John Squires
President
610-358-1110
johnsquires@trustedhomecare.cc

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