Home Instead helps keep the elderly at home instead of in assisted living or nursing homes. The company, which operates under the name Home Instead Senior Care, provides non-medical home care assistance for seniors. Its services are designed for people who may be capable of managing their physical needs but require assistance, supervision, light housework, meals, errands, or simply companionship in order to remain in their homes. Home Instead has a network of more than a thousand franchises operating throughout the US and in about a dozen countries worldwide. Employees known as CAREGivers provide the elderly with one-on-one assistance in the home and at assisted living or nursing care facilities.