These are crazy times. Although it can be easy to get caught up in the uncertainty of the moment, I have been impressed by the innovation and kindness around me and
am thankful for all of our front line workers that continue to care for our seniors, staff the grocery store, deliver mail, and work to support the rest of us. Instead of feeling insignificant for my limited contribution, I have decided to relish in my little successes. I feel a bit more like I matter and have a purpose when I answer the phone and talk to a lonely senior; join a virtual networking meeting to connect with other providers, or finish a home project I had put off. Magic moments are not made by big things, but more by the sum of little things coming together. The little things matter now more than ever. We are continuing to develop CareAvailability.com and in the past month more than 200 providers have logged on to claim their listing and start reporting their availability. This site is free for all housing to report what is available, and next month we will be launching an update that will also include home health, home care, and hospice. I am
thankful for the case managers at local hospitals that have personally encouraged providers to log on and use the site more. During this pandemic, we were able to adapt quickly and show if a community was not accepting residents due to CoronaVirus. The site has helped expedite discharges from hospitals and skilled nursing to other care levels. It also helped our staff connect families with communities that were still taking new residents. Every year we do an early bird discount for the next year and sponsors are able to save 10%. The deadline for the discount ended a few weeks ago, and honestly this year I did not expect many early renewals. Gratefully, I was wrong. I am overwhelmed by the support of our sponsors that continue to trust us with their marketing dollars. More importantly, I am honored by
those that emailed and called to tell our team that they are going to renew because they valued “ the little things” our event postings, the connection during network meetings, and wanted to support us. On Friday 8:30am we are having our first ever- ALL MARKET Virtual Sponsor Breakfast. More details are below, but we expect more than 100 sponsors to join the call and we have some important updates to share. Please make time to join us.
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