“What sets Collegiate Caregivers apart from other long-term care or senior care services is that we employ only the most educated caregivers in the industry,” says Curtis J. Polzin, executive director, Collegiate Caregivers. “Our caregivers must be enrolled in a healthcare-related college program or be a college graduate.”

When it comes to Collegiate Caregivers, service benefits are numerous. Not only do clients receive highly educated, respectable caregivers with a vested interest in their care, they also receive state-of-the-art monitoring through an electronic medical record system.

Cost is also beneficial. Collegiate Caregivers provides quality care services at a fraction of the cost when compared to other senior care alternatives. The bottom line is that Collegiate Caregivers can save seniors money.

For example, on average, for three hours of one-on-one care, per day, every day, Collegiate Caregivers can save clients approximately 48 percent when compared to assisted living facilities; 75 percent when compared to nursing homes; and 77 percent when compared to memory care units.

And quality care at home is something that seniors really prefer.

“Having a nursing student as my caregiver brought a professional approach to my needs that I couldn’t obtain anywhere else,” says Steven Kane, a Collegiate Caregiver client.

The relationship between students and seniors is really one that is mutually beneficial. For instance, Collegiate Caregivers recently received a call from a woman who had fallen and was about to be released from a rehabilitation center, but needed assistance at home to continue with balance exercises.

This client was quickly matched up with a caregiver who is in graduate school studying to be a physical therapist.

“Collegiate Caregivers has provided me with a job that I need to help pay for college within the industry that I am studying to work in,” says Andrea O’Leary, physical therapy graduate student.

Polzin adds that Collegiate Caregivers ensures that all of its caregivers are appropriately trained prior to entering a client’s home.

“This happens through intense online and classroom training taught by a Registered Nurse who also oversees all client care,” explains Polzin.

Collegiate Caregivers creates a positive alternative for seniors, college students and the healthcare industry.

For more information, visit: www.collegiatecaregivers.com .

For more information contact:
Curtis J. Polzin, Collegiate Caregivers, 800-897-2290, cpolzin@collegiatecaregivers.com .

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Economic Gateway is the first of its kind in the industry and combines Golden Shovel’s innovative Web framework with ADC’s GIS-based site locator tool EAGL-i. The system allows regional groups and their member organizations to share data and tools in a hierarchical format.

WEDA is a 450+ member statewide organization whose primary objective is to increase the effectiveness of individuals involved in the practice of the state’s economic development by encouraging cooperation, exchange of information and promotion of professional skills.

WEDA’s 2011 Governor’s Conference Be Bold Wisconsin: Building Business is recognized by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) as professional development training that counts towards recertification of Certified Economic Developers (CEcD). Governor Scott Walker will outline his administration’s major economic development policy initiatives, and plans to promote Wisconsin as being “Open for Business.”

According to Ron Kresha, president of Golden Shovel, the WEDA conference will be a wonderful opportunity for Wisconsin to experience the global impact of a locally supported tool.

“Through our innovative Web system Economic Gateway and the integration of Wisconsin’s very own EAGL-i site selection tool from Applied Data Consultants, we provide communities a powerful Web presence that is attractive to site selectors, new businesses, and entrepreneurs,” said Kresha. “It is a total economic development Web solution never before seen in the industry.”

Rick Zimbelman, ownership group member at Wisconsin-based manufacturer Arctic Alloys, noted the importance of the EAGL-i tool during the site selection process: “The property search function that CCEDC maintains on its Web site [EAGL-i] was a very helpful first step in the process … It was this search tool that eventually led Arctic Alloys to its new location….”

ADC’s EAGL-i tool combined with the Economic Gateway framework provides organizations of all sizes an affordable, fully functional, custom designed economic development Web site complete with a site selector map and a suite of economic development Web site modules.

For more information on Economic Gateway, visit: http://www.EconomicGateway.com .

About Golden Shovel Agency:
Golden Shovel Agency brings over 10 years of experience combining Web technology and design expertise to present communities in their best light. Golden Shovel is located in Little Falls, Minn. Information: http://www.goldenshovelagency.com .

About ADC:
ADC is a GIS and Web development firm headquartered in Eau Claire, Wis., with branch offices in Nebraska, Colorado and California. It focuses on creating geospatial solutions for clients throughout the nation. Information: http://www.adc4gis.com .

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