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2016 Wrap Up

 As 2016 comes to an end, we here at Senior Solutions of Pinellas County like to review the year to see what we’ve learned and experienced that will make our business stronger in 2017. Here are a few highlights we’d like to share.

1. Believing since 1998 that we can make life better for ALL of our customers, this year we stepped up and spoke out using our voice to advocate for LGBT Seniors and their loved ones.  As an “ally” we joined others around the country in advocating for aging LGBT individuals to help ensure their so called “Golden” years are at least as good as everybody else’s are.

We’ve always believed that no matter who a person is, everyone deserves the opportunity to receive condition specific care to meet the needs of body, mind, and spirit. Healthcare is HUMAN care, and we all can do better for ALL of our Seniors now and in the future.

2. We continued to learn first-hand with the intensity of a category 3 hurricane for the 5th year in a row, what it is like for an independent, small business owner, legally responsible, long distance caregiver to balance needs of the business, and needs of aging loved ones. Nobody could be more understanding of these matters than us.

3. This year, we continued to strengthen our business network and relationships with those who continue to provide above average, consistent, services to Seniors. We have developed new relationships and affiliations in our network and look forward to partnerships that yield greater potential in addressing needs of Seniors.

At the same time, since 1998, we continue to weed out those who do not meet our business’s fundamental guideline: Would I use or suggest this provider/business owner/physician/attorney/store… for my own parents?

4. Research and continued education on topics that we deal with frequently continued to be high on our list of importance. We all continue to age, but research and developments are static. Keeping up with industry knowledge related to health care, senior living environments, economics & finances, are key to better helping our clients. We study at an international level, who is doing what to improve the lives of Seniors. Our areas of interest continue to be: Dementia(s) including Alzheimer’s, tools providing independence to Seniors and their caregivers (such as The GPS SmartSole (www.gtxcorp.com), care concepts such as building living environments to promote higher quality of life such as http://www.edenalt.org/about-the-eden-alternative/

5. Interacting with international business marketing groups to learn from, and chime in on issues that are of interest and importance to our growth and development and the betterment of live for the elderly in general.

Perhaps most importantly, we continue to look forward the most to helping our clients on a 1:1 basis, whether they’re an individual/ family member, organization or other business entity. We know how important our age related and professional experience is in providing quality services to our current and future customers. We know this experience is not ensured by a particular educational title or achievement. The size of a company, number of employees, or its name familiarity in a community does not ensure quality service.

When our customers do business with us, they know exactly who is handling their account at all times. They know their project or issues are dealt with directly and that they are not farmed out or pushed down the line for others to deal with.

2017 approaches and we look forward to developing new projects that are in the works.

We wish all of our clients, caregivers, and business partners all the best in the New Year.

Jane Ogilvie, Owner