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title: "WFTX: Local Fort Myers Senior Care Franchise Offers Safe Tips for Elderly Loved Ones During COVID-19 Pandemic"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d9bdd447-8eea-400f-a439-7bd0cd2c6998
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/seniorshelpingseniors/wftx-local-fort-myers-senior-care-franchise-offers-safe-tips-for-elderly-loved-ones-during-covid-19-pandemic-2712891
category: "Home care"
industry: "Senior Care"
segment: "Home care"
published: 2020-04-22T23:18:42.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:41.004Z
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# WFTX: Local Fort Myers Senior Care Franchise Offers Safe Tips for Elderly Loved Ones During COVID-19 Pandemic

**TL;DR:** Seniors Helping Seniors franchisee Evan Zelden offers tips for caring for elderly loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zelden's business has adapted its caregiving services to prevent the spread of the virus.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-04-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/seniorshelpingseniors/wftx-local-fort-myers-senior-care-franchise-offers-safe-tips-for-elderly-loved-ones-during-covid-19-pandemic-2712891).*

## Story

**According to WFTX****, a FOX affiliate in Fort Myers,** **Seniors Helping Seniors** **franchisee Evan Zelden is offering tips to community members looking to care for elderly loved ones during these uncertain times. These tips are especially helpful given that many Fort Myers community members are unable to remain in close physical contact with their elderly loved ones due to the COVID-19 virus.**

**“Especially for seniors, they can get very depressed. Many of them are living down here and their families are up north or elsewhere, so it’s important for them to either be making video calls or contact by phone at least to still stimulate their minds with having that social interaction to keep their spirits up," Zelden said to WFTX reporter Noelani Matthews about his** **Seniors Helping Seniors** **business.**

**Zelden has also been adapting his caregiving services in order to help prevent the spread of the virus among caregivers and receivers. Seniors Helping Seniors has started practicing more social distancing and sanitation. Zelden says the caregivers also wear a mask and gloves when visiting clients’ homes.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Senior Care (sector)
- senior care (topic)
- covid-19 pandemic (topic)
- Seniors Helping Seniors (company)
- franchisee tips (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/seniorshelpingseniors/wftx-local-fort-myers-senior-care-franchise-offers-safe-tips-for-elderly-loved-ones-during-covid-19-pandemic-2712891). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d9bdd447-8eea-400f-a439-7bd0cd2c6998).