Friends In recent interview we had the chance to sit down with Bob Poor, the owner of Friends In-Home Care, to discuss his background and business. Below is an overview of IN-HOME CARE th conversation. Your First Choice for Living Assistance at Home Mark: Where are you from and what is your background story? attention to detail. That approach gives us the opportu nity to develop great working relationships with our clients and their family members. Bob: I'm a lifelong Mainer. I live in Cumberland with my wife Darcy, daughter Ella and son Beniamin. In the early 90's I earned a Masters Degree from the University of New England as a Physician Assistant. I thern practiced in cardiology for 18 years. After a few years of look ing for a business opportunityI found Friends and ultimately purchased the business in However, the approach has to be paired with a great team in order to achieve success. I'm so proud of our team and never loose site of the fact that their hard work is what makes our company strong. Working with such a dedicated, reliable and caring group of people is truly leasure Mark: Tell me about the busi ness and its history Mark: Given your business expertise and the nature of what do, what advice can you offer to the readers/residents? Bob: The business has been in operation since 1997 and has been located in Yarmouth the entire time. Our services include; non-medical care such as com Bob: Be proactive. When it comes to care for you or your loved ones, it's so important to plan ahead. I encourage people to come meet with us, nionship, meal prep, errands, transportation pa and personal care. We also offer wheelchair hear about our services and learn about our phi losophy and approach to serving our clients Many of our clients start off with just a few hours of help each month which gives them the peace of mind that if they need additional servic- es in the future, we can easily make the transi tion to a higher level of care transportation in our accessible van and medica tion management provided by Registered Nurses. Our clients are predominantly seniors and most live in their homes, although we do care for our services are offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a clients from 2 hours a week to 24/7 and we offer clients in assisted living facilities as well. All of week and our staff and clients are supported by Mark What else should we should know about an on-call manager at all times. We work with nearly any other customized schedule Mark: What Bob: In my high school and college yearsI you or your business? Bob: I'm so proud of the service we're providing, especially since were doing it in the community that Ive always lived in. We're here to help and are always happy to meet with anyone who may be thinking about in-home services t is your approach to business? worked for my dad who was a contractor. He Friends In-Home Care is locateda 765 Route One in Yarmouth. They can be reached at (207) 846-5525 taught me the value of customer service and Ive never forgotten that. Our approach to operating the business really isn't complicated; we treat our clients with the respect they deserve and provide our services with a high level of care, quality and