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Home Care Spectrum Group workshop in Buena Park

Find out how to start your own ‘recession-proof’ home health care business on Thursday, March 12.

By Susan BelknappPublished: March 04, 2009 10:00 AM

Knott’s Berry Farm Resort in Buena Park may be the pivotal location for you to learn how to grow your own business. On Thursday, March 12, the Home Care Spectrum Group will be presenting a daylong workshop on how to start your own private duty home care agency.

This specialty is particularly relevant today as baby boomers reach retirement age and economic woes prevent many seniors from being able to sell their homes. The option of “aging in place” is more accessible and popular than ever.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently forecast that the personal and home care aides job category to be the second fastest growing job group in the nation over the next decade. In California, the number of personal and home care aides is projected to increase 27 percent by 2016.

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