Comfort Keepers is preparing to recruit 160 professionals to join its network of caregivers. The aim is to respond to the increased need for home care professionals among families and in institutions during the summer.

Lisbon, July 13th, 2016 - Comfort Keepers - the world's leading home care organization - is looking to recruit 160 caregivers in Portugal. The approach of the summer vacations is increasing the demand for people who can support the elderly while their families are away. The recruitment drive developed by Comfort Keepers aims to find new professionals to respond to this need in private clients and institutions.

For Jorge Monteiro, Managing Director of Comfort Keepers Portugal, "We are approaching the time when most families take a break and enjoy a few days' vacation. For some of these families, this means being away from their senior loved ones, which can be a concern if there is no one to replace family support during this period. Comfort Keepers' home care specialists have come up with a solution so that families can enjoy their vacations in the knowledge that these seniors are fully accompanied by a specialized team. This is the reason why we feel the demand for our services at this time is so significant and why we are making an effort to increase the size of our team of Caregivers.".

The 160 professionals to be recruited by Comfort Keepers will provide services to individual clients - namely families looking for a support solution for their seniors during the upcoming vacations - as well as to institutions that identify increased demands during this period. This recruitment also serves to respond to needs identified at this time of the organization's growth, through Caregivers who will become part of the Comfort Keepers team.

Due to the possibility of integrating professionals over the age of 50 or on a part-time basis
-time, working as a Caregiver at Comfort Keepers presents itself as a possibility for certain people who are unemployed and for whom a return to working life seems more difficult to achieve.

The new Caregivers to be recruited will join a network of more than 600 professionals who provide Home Support services, Nursing care, assistance to Young Parents and Solutions for Employers to more than 3,000 users nationwide.