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Greater Portland/Vancouver
Monthly Marketing Update
- July 2020

Just when I thought I may be able to be out and about more freely, it seems that we may be living with the “new normal” of COVID for longer than expected. We have passed the 100 days now, and I am definitely feeling it. Quarantine has given me some time to evaluate my priorities, my schedule, and some relationships much more than I anticipated. I am choosing to see this as a positive side effect to really focus on what matters most in those areas. We are all very very busy people, but these past three months have given me insight into what is “necessary” and what may be “lacking”- both in my personal life, as well as professional. My biggest take away... if it is important, it is possible to find time; but I need to make time for things that are important to me.

My initial enthusiasm for ZOOM meetings has greatly diminished over time, it seems to be a necessary evil; however, I try to remain as engaged as possible- even when muted! It has been a great opportunity to work on my receptive body language!

CareAvailability.com went live just over a week ago, and the positive support has been overwhelming. We are still working through some bugs every day; but I appreciate all the screen captures, questions, and feedback we continue to receive. All of this is making the site better. It will probably take us another 2 weeks to complete all the “fixes” and then we are moving forward with additional features, such as videos for families, the ability to text/email search results to families, and other tools. Please encourage all the housing, home care, home health, and hospice providers that you work with- to update their availability DAILY. Those that have availability and report most recently will show at the top of the search results.

 


Network Meetings - Portland

 

Please continue to check our website for meeting and event updates! We are updating our website multiple times a day trying to help notify our contacts of cancellations and rescheduled meetings.

JUL 1
8 AM
Metropolitan Senior Network
Online Meeting
Topic: DiSC Behavioral Style & Zoom Breakout Sessions
Speaker: Angus Brown
Join Meeting
Add this link to your calendar or share with others- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89376914130

 


 

JUL 14
3 PM
East County Marketing Exchange
Online Meeting
Topic: 2nd Annual Christmas in July
Join Zoom Meeting
Add this link to your calendar or share with others- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83468021438

 


 

JUL 21
3 PM
Westside Referral Network
Online Meeting
Topic: Finding Your Passion In Retirement
Join Zoom Meeting
Add this link to your calendar or share with others- https://zoom.us/j/91451630423?pwd=VEpCZEF2ZEYzUlYxc2NJN3NLVGZKQT09

 


 

JUL 27
3 PM
SPIN – Portland
Online Meeting

 


Network Meetings - Vancouver

 

JUL 17
9 AM
Senior Service Network (SSN-Clark)
Online Meeting
Topic: Developing Team Culture Through Serving Others
Join Zoom Meeting
Add this link to your calendar or share with others- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85217005074

 


Upcoming Hospital Case Manager Fairs

 

Registration is now open for Retirem ent Connection Sponsors.

SEPT 2
12 PM
Legacy Good Samaritan Resource Fair
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
1015 NW 22nd Ave, Portland, 97210
Located in the Garden/Courtyard

 


 

SEPT 22
11 AM
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE!
Legacy Meridian Park Resource Fair
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
19300 SW 65th Ave, Tualatin, 97062
CHEC (Community Health Education Center)

 


 

SEPT 29
12 PM
Providence St Vincent Resource Fair
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
9205 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, 97225
Souther Classrooms

 


Marketing and Development

 

JUL 2
10 AM
CareAvailability.com Q&A Zoom Call
These calls will be an open Q&A where you can provide in-depth feedback and ask questions. We know it can be hard to fit these calls into your busy schedule so they’re designed to be quick and value packed with updates from our team and across the industry.
Join Zoom Meeting
Join the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87101688892

 


 

JUL 9
10 AM
CareAvailability.com Q&A Zoom Call
These calls will be an open Q&A where you can provide in-depth feedback and ask questions. We know it can be hard to fit these calls into your busy schedule so they’re designed to be quick and value packed with updates from our team and across the industry.
Join Zoom Meeting
Join the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87101688892

 


We know that you are managing a great deal right now with the COVID-19 pandemic. Our team is here to help.

 

Here are a few ways…

1)    Corona Virus resource web page: We have set up a webpage at www.RetirementConnection.com/coronavirus to offer updates on Skilled Nursing and housing closures, community resources, and other updates. Please send me any relevant updates you feel should be included.

2)    Events Calendar: We are updating our events calendar many times each day on www.RetirementConnection.com/events. We are including the originally planned date, shown as CANCELLED and then also adding the new date to help communicate as many updates as possible.

3)    Care Availability: We have expedited the use of a new resource we have been beta testing. www.CareAvailability.com is a free resource for hospitals, providers and families to search availability without needing to submit person details, and it is free for providers to report the housing and skilled availability. We have added the ability for communities to mark “not accepting residents due to coronavirus, and also the ability to mark if they are accepting Respite stays at this time.

4) Job Postings: We have expanded our Jobs Board to offer more position postings than typical including hourly staff and job resource link. https://retirementconnection.com/jobs

 


On The Move

 

Do you know someone that has recently changed positions? Send us an update to share in the monthly newsletter, helping everyone stay connected and informed about community changes.


Ashley Krause is now Community Relations Director,
Farmington Square Beaverton Assisted Living & Memory Care

Phyllis Peabody is now General Operations Manager,
Columbia Medical Alarm, Inc.

 


Additional Resources


There are so many resources included in Retirement Connection, that often a few may slip past you and may not be noticed. Did you know that the guide also includes:

Care Management and Emergency Response Systems

 


Nuggets of Knowledge

“If you say you will, be sure you do.”

On our team, If you say it.. you are doing it. This doesn’t mean that I don’t occasionally overcommit, or run late- but I will always follow through. Our word represents our integrity and that is the most important value for our team, everything else is secondary. We committed to having the new CareAvailability.com site live by mid June. It is live. It has some flaws we are working through- but it is live!

~ Amy Schmidt
Retirement Connection
503-505-5865
amy@retirementconnection.com

 

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