
Franchise Program Advance For Nurses: November 17, 2008 Patient Advocacy Company Launches Franchise Program IKOR® a pennsylvania based company that advocates for the elderly recently launched a franchise program to deliver its services accross the country. Read More...
Chester County Local News Kennett firm sees growth opportunity in aging population. IKOR® USA advocates for elderly and disabled Tuesday, July 8, 2008 KENNETT—Patricia A. Maisano believes she’s in the perfect market for future growth. And looking at the numbers, it’s hard to argue with the president and CEO of IKOR® USA, the company she founded in 2000 to be advocates for elderly and disabled. Patricia A. Maisano believes she is in the perfect market for future growth. Read More...
Mommy Talk QA With Patricia Maisano A Q and A With IKOR founder Patricia Maisano February 23, 2009 As told by Susan Lindgren Patricia Maisano, a registered nurse by training and founder of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based care management company IKOR™, works with families and individuals to manage short-term health crises and long-term health care issues for seniors, disabled adults and children. Here, she weighs in on important life issues and offers her expertise to parents of the disabled. Read More...
Philadelphia Business Journal - IKOR® Franchise Patient care firm IKOR® will franchise Alexandra Scaggs At 62 Kay Skinner needed her knee replaced and her thyroid removed, but she couldnt take time away from her family. Her husband was suffering from a stroke and her sister in law was suffering from severe anxiety problems that required her supervision. The marketing director in Skinners retirement community suggested IKOR®, a care management organization in Kennet Square. "IKOR® has been a life saver for me", said Skinner, now 65. Read More...
Crain’s Health Push- Franchise Push Wednesday, January 21, 2009 IKOR®, a Kennett Square, Pa, company launched in 2000, is trying to break into the New York market with franchises that serve the elderly and the disabled. The niche is creating and implementing plans that address clients’ medical, environmental, legal and financial issues. The company is targeting nurses, doctors, lawyers with experience in elder law, and accountants who deal with family financial issues as potential franchise owners. Read More...
Franchising.com New Franchise System Offers Fully-integrated Approach To Elderly And Disabled Health Care Solutions September 17, 2008 It started with a desperate phone call from a distraught daughter at her wit’s end. Patricia Maisano was on the receiving end of that call. The woman on the other end of the phone was searching for assistance in caring for her elderly mother. At the time, Maisano was running a health care consulting business in Philadelphia. She was a registered nurse and well-versed in case management. And the phone call had a significant impact on her. Read More...
Franchising Today www.marketplace.usatoday.com Wednesday, September 3, 2008 A newer franchise concept is IKOR® USA. It provides integrated health management services, helping families manage short-term health crises and long-term care issues. It does not provide care services, but offers a wide range of care management services including advocacy, guardianship, care planning, financial management, and even routine bill payment services for the elderly and disabled. Read More...
Make Money & Help Others Making money is one thing, but how about making money while provided an essential advocacy service that increases the quality of life for the elderly and disabled? What about helping families care for their loved ones to make sure they are getting what they need? If that sounds interesting to you that you should really look into the franchise opportunities now available with IKOR®, the only company of its kind. Read More...
Small Business Opportunities Opportunity Knocks Caring Concern New service franchise provides care management for elderly and disabled. May 2009 In the vast machinery of the American workplace, Patricia Maisano was a vital cog. A registered nurse by training and an expert in case management, Maisano started her own consulting firm outside Philadelphia in 1991, assisting insurance companies, major corporations and unions in disability case management. Read More...
Women On Business My Light Bulb Moment: Patricia Maisano of IKOR® December 29, 2008 I had started a business doing disability case management for corporate entities and insurance companies, and though the business was doing well, I knew that I could offer my clients something more but didn’t know exactly what to do or how to accomplish it. I had been contemplating this for a while but it all came together one day when I grabbed a ringing phone my receptionist couldn’t get to. The woman on the other end was looking for some help for her mother and as she told me her story, I realized that with some changes to our existing program, we could really help her out. Read More...