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title: "Northwest Indiana Times: Small-Business Spotlight: Right at Home, Merrillville"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c8bc87b3-bd1f-4ae2-9a76-f41238b184e0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/northwest-indiana-times-small-business-spotlight-right-at-home-merrillville-2282
category: "Home care"
industry: "Senior Care"
segment: "Home care"
published: 2015-08-13T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:28.920Z
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# Northwest Indiana Times: Small-Business Spotlight: Right at Home, Merrillville

**TL;DR:** Marc Sokol and his wife Kristen opened a Right at Home franchise in Merrillville, Indiana, leveraging their caregiving background. Right at Home offers non-medical in-home care and assistance for seniors and disabled adults.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-08-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/northwest-indiana-times-small-business-spotlight-right-at-home-merrillville-2282).*

## Story

After growing up in a family of caregivers in the Merrillville, Indiana, community, opening a Right at Home* seemed like a natural business move for Marc Sokol. Marc and his wife Kristen recently opened their Right at Home franchise in Merrillville this past April and credit their background with the decision.“My father, Dr.

Allen Sokol, was a pediatrician in the region for about 45 years, and my mother, Carole Dougherty, was a licensed clinical social worker for about 30 years,” Sokol told the Northwest Indiana Times. “My parents instilled in me a passion for helping those in need and I’m proud of that heritage.”Right at Home offers non medical in-home care and assistance for seniors and disabled adults including daily care, 24/7 care, live-in services, overnight services, couples’ care and veterans care.

According to Tom King, franchise development director of Right at Home, told the Northwest Indiana Times that offices are independently owned and operated. Right at Home’s global office is based in Omaha, Nebraska, and the brand has more than 400 franchise locations in the U.S.

and more than 50 locations in eight other countries.“We have four available territories left in Northwest Indiana,” King told the Northwest Indiana Times. “Our goal is to find the right candidates and help them understand the Right at Home business model.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Senior Care (sector)
- senior care (topic)
- franchise opening (topic)
- non-medical in-home care (topic)
- Northwest Indiana (location)
- Merrillville, Indiana (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/northwest-indiana-times-small-business-spotlight-right-at-home-merrillville-2282). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c8bc87b3-bd1f-4ae2-9a76-f41238b184e0).