An IKOR franchise offers just the right balance of business opportunity with a chance to do something meaningful with your time spent at work. We are looking for franchise owners that want to call the shots in their own business, but who also want to help others in their community who have difficulty helping themselves. If you have a passion for owning your own business, and for helping others, read on to discover how the IKOR franchise opportunity can help in your pursuit of independence, fulfillment, and significance.

The idea for IKOR started with a single phone call. While working with her previous employer, IKOR founder Patricia Maisano answered a call from a distraught woman. The woman told Patricia about her mother and the difficulty her family was having helping her with her needs. The services that Patricia’s employer provided were not available to the public, but this particular woman, in her desperation, had done much research and learned of the company in a dusty book in the research section of the library. She called believing they could offer her the assistance she needed.

Patricia spoke to her vice President about the call and discovered that this woman was one of a number of people asking their company to help in assisting their elderly and disabled family members. But the company was not able to assist these people.

After that first phone call, IKOR was born. Patricia created IKOR under the premise of Patient Advocacy – to give a voice to those who had no voice not only in medicine, but also in society. Based in Kennett square, Pennsylvania, IKOR is the first advocacy franchise to create a business system available nationwide.

IKOR empowers clients and shows them that having certain life conditions doesn’t mean life has to be difficult or on a steady decline. IKOR puts clients’ needs first and meets their requirements, wishes and dreams for what they envision their lives to be.

LIFE MAP

Development of both a short-term plan to address immediate needs and a long-term plan addressing on-going and future needs.

COORDINATION OF CARE

IKOR coordinates and oversees all aspects for the delivery of care and treatment services

QUALITY ASSURANCE

IKOR takes responsibility for the consistent monitoring of the care services to ensure exceptional quality standards are met.

IKOR operates under a medically based business model. Many communities have volunteers, social workers and others who can help families during their time of need, but they’re typically only available for a few hours at a time and they are not trained nurses. Our team of Registered Nurse Patient Advocates (RNPA) and Personal Needs Coordinators (PNC) provide a variety of customized services based upon the unique needs of each individual.

IKOR provides you with a substantial business system, invaluable resources and ongoing support throughout the life of your franchise ownership, delivered by people with relevant business and   medical experience. Our goal is to help you deliver superior service to your clients while making a difference in your local community, as well as your business.

IKOR’s experience, tools and training are yours to utilize as you launch and operate your business. We will guide you in hiring and training qualified associates and will be there to help every step of the way as you provide services to clients in your local community.

Initial Training and Ongoing Support

Initial franchise owner training is two weeks in duration and is held at our headquarters in Kennett Square, PA periodically throughout the year. During this time, the IKOR corporate staff will train the franchise owner and their first nurse before launching business operations.

Soon after the initial training, an IKOR Business Coach will visit your location to make sure the business starts off on the right foot.  IKOR business coaches are trained to help with all aspects of your business – marketing, training, HR issues and operational issues. Coaches will also schedule weekly one- on-one calls with each franchise owner.

IKOR works with franchise owners to obtain their CSA (Certified Senior Advisor) designation and their National Certified Guardian (NCG) certificate as soon as possible during the startup phase. IKOR also hosts frequent webinars for all franchise owners and staff, in addition to an annual meeting. Additional webinars are also offered specifically for IKOR nurses.

We are building a culture of teamwork and transparency – you will always be encouraged to communicate with us to gain valuable best practices and perspective! We know that we are stronger together.