About

Seniorcorp was established in 2003 to address the need in the community for compassionate, quality in-home care services for the aging population. T he Founder Tom Knox recognized that a gap in care services for the elderly existed after his experience with his own aging grandparents. His paternal grandmother, Edith, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and was in and out of assisted living, forcing his grandparents to spend all of their resources to qualify for Medicaid. Tom’s maternal grandmother, Mae, was neglected in a convalescent center, left alone after a fall that caused a minor heart attack. She had been pushing her call button to get assistance, and when no one responded, she tried to get up herself and fell to the floor. Tom’s aunt happened to find her on the floor during a random visit. The family brought Mae home, but she was never the same, leaving Tom’s mother in the extremely stressful position of moving from New Jersey to Florida to care for Mae, unassisted, 24 hours a day for four months. The stress of managing Mae’s round the clock care, multiple physicians, and financial matters nearly led her to an emotional breakdown.

Tom began researching the needs of the booming senior population and realized that, like his family, many, in spite of their financial resources, could not get anyone to answer their questions, provide timely or coordinated medical services, give clarity on insurance and legal issues, fight for their rights, or even protect themselves from negligence and fraud. His experience living for three years in Japan where elders continued to remain at home with the support of family convinced Tom that there was a better way. The idea of a revolutionary, compassionate business to change the way America ages—Seniorcorp – was born.

Seniorcorp has brought fresh solutions to boomers, seniors, and their families. Seniorcorp has been an answer to handling the coming “Agewave”. Our solution for Assisted Living At Home and consumer-directed care has helped well over 3,000 families across our region over the years.

In 2007, Seniorcorp started its own training school and scholarship program, helping many talented individuals learn to be caregivers and achieve certification as Personal Care Attendants (PCAs). It has graduated hundreds of great caregivers, many of whom still work for the company.

Seniorcorp currently has over 400 employees in Southeastern Virginia.

We believe in recognizing our employees for their dedication and hard work they provide to our seniors and their families. That is why Seniorcorp has established great benefit programs, a matching 401K plan, OT pay, and other programs that reward excellence and promote employee retention and continued success. These programs have helped to build a stable workforce with turnover much lower than the national average.

Seniorcorp has been featured numerous times on local and national television, including the major networks and the Fox Family Channel. Tom has also co-hosted a radio show about caring for seniors on talk radio stations in Virginia.