Comfort Keepers® Certified as a Great Place to Work®; Company Provides Meaningful, Rewarding and Purposeful Career Opportunities for Today’s Caregiver

87% of Employees at Comfort Keepers Believe It’s a Great Place to Work Compared to 57% of Employees at a Typical U.S.-Based Company¹

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comfort Keepers®, a market-leading provider of uplifting home care for seniors and adults who need assistance, has been awarded the Great Places to Work® Certification – a program managed by the Great Places to Work Institute and its senior care partner Activated Insights. The certification process involved surveying employees from Comfort Keepers locations across the country and evaluating more than 60 elements of team members’ experiences on the job. The survey found that 87% of employees at Comfort Keepers say it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.

Currently celebrating their 25^th Anniversary, Comfort Keepers has helped tens of thousands of seniors and their families find connection, positivity and purpose, while providing meaningful support for the caregivers who nurture them. The Great Places to Work survey evaluated both Comfort Keepers caregivers and office staff nationwide on topics such as employee pride in the organization’s community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning. Rankings are based on both caregiver and employee experiences, no matter who they are or what they do for the company.

Topline results include:

• 94% said their work has special meaning and this is not "just a job."
• 93% said when they look at what they accomplished, they feel a sense of pride.
• 93% said when they joined Comfort Keepers, they were made to feel welcome.
• 92% said they feel good about the ways they contribute to the community.
• 91% said they feel like they make a difference at the Company.

“We are incredibly honored to be certified and named as a ‘Great Place to Work’ certified company,” said Ramzi Abdine, Chief Executive Officer, Comfort Keepers, North America. “Whether an employee is working at an office or a caregiver is entering into someone’s home, nothing is more important than ensuring all of our employees have a positive, meaningful experience where people are continuously elevating people. We strive to provide an opportunity for a meaningful, long-term career, and not just a job.”

The company’s nationwide network of caregivers, also known as “Comfort Keepers” deliver joy, purpose and uplifting support to seniors every day. For 25 years, Comfort Keepers has made it their mission to not only help today’s seniors thrive and find joy and purpose every day, but also to invest, inspire and nurture the caregivers who care for them. According to a recent Comfort Keepers survey of nearly 1,000 Comfort Keepers caregivers, respondents reported being satisfied with the personal fulfillment gained in their job (90%) and the flexibility of being an in-home care caregiver (93%).² The company recently launched ComfortKeepers.jobs to make it easier for more job seekers to find rewarding careers in the Comfort Keepers family.

“We applaud Comfort Keepers for seeking certification and publicly sharing its employees’ feedback,” said Dr. Jacquelyn Kung, of Great Place to Work’s senior care partner Activated Insights. “These ratings measure its capacity to earn its own employees’ trust and create a great workplace for high performance.”

About Comfort Keepers^®

For 25 years, Comfort Keepers^® has been Elevating the Human Spirit^SM through its in-home care network for seniors and other adults by empowering them to maintain their independence and realize joy in the everyday moments. Comfort Keepers is a division of Sodexo, the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life. Sodexo serves 100 million consumers each day in 67 countries, through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. Comfort Keepers operates a franchise network that has grown to more than 700 locations around the world. In addition to providing services that focus on health care and senior markets, Sodexo’s integrated offerings encompass more than 45 years of experience in reception, safety, maintenance and cleaning, foodservices, facilities and equipment management, and concierge services. In 2023, Comfort Keepers has been named a Great Place to Work® certified company. For more information, visit ComfortKeepers.com.

References:

¹ 2023 Great Place to Work Certification Survey; Great Place To Work® 2021 Global Employee Engagement Study.

² The 2022 Comfort Keepers Caregiver Survey measured perceptions of 978 current Comfort Keepers caregivers and was fielded from September-October 2021