Keeping It Light: In a year when many people barely left the house, PioneerCare employees continued their work to serve medically vulnerable people and tested for COVID-19 almost every week since the spring of ... Continue Reading
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After the Vaccine
What to Expect: Moving through the pandemic has been a series of overlapping phases as the virus spread in our communities, as knowledge of the virus grew, and as resources developed and became available. Now ... Continue Reading
Celebrating Christmas
At PioneerCare, we're used to doing it big at Christmastime. While this year is different to say the least, we're finding creative ways to celebrate safely. We've also been blessed with help from friends and ... Continue Reading
Vaccines: What We Know Today
[Originally posted December 14, 2020; Updated January 8, 2020] Two vaccines have now entered the pipeline in the fight against COVID-19. Residents and staff in long term care facilities have begun to receive ... Continue Reading
Virtual Visits that Work
At PioneerCare, we’ve been encouraging virtual visits since last spring. We hope residents and families find some comfort and joy coming together face-to-face, or in this case, screen-to-screen. Now that ... Continue Reading
This is Our Time
A Note from Steve... If you’re like me, you’re not a member of the Greatest Generation, and I’m writing this for you. So, please read on: Tom Brokaw is credited for naming Americans born between the 1900s ... Continue Reading
Counting the Days
While we continue doing our best to protect ourselves and the people we serve, we are literally counting the days for the time we can welcome family and friends back into our living settings to visit ... Continue Reading
We’re Hiring: Refer a Friend
If you've followed trends in senior care, you're probably aware of staffing challenges for care providers like PioneerCare. Calling the effects of the pandemic as a "perfect storm" isn't an exaggeration. ... Continue Reading
Employee Emergency Assistance Program
Rosie the Riveter said, "We Can Do This!" This is true among PioneerCare employees, yet some may need our help. Working together, we can make a positive impact for PioneerCare employees suffering financially ... Continue Reading
Testing Lessons Learned So Far
(September 4, 2020) Health authorities in Washington last week announced rules requiring all nursing homes to test employees using new point-of-care antigen testing. The new requirements took effect September 2 ... Continue Reading
