It truly pains me to share this, but I need to pause the community for now, at least for the foreseeable future. Recently, I lost my right-hand person in my business, and it’s left me with a lot on my shoulders. Right now, my priority has to be focusing on rebuilding, stabilizing, and ensuring the continued growth and success of my company. Because of that, I don’t have the capacity to give this community the energy and consistency it deserves. I’ll be leaving the group open so you can continue to connect with one another, but depending on how things go, I may decide to close it down in the future—I’m still figuring that part out. I’m extremely grateful for the support, encouragement, and connections this community has brought together. This isn’t goodbye forever—just a pause while I take the time I need to get things back on track. Thank you all for understanding. I know you will. 💙

Let us get to know each other. 1. Tell us where you are in the licensing process: deciding on licensing, currently licensing, licensed. 2. Where do you live? 3. Already have an agency? What do you need help with?

I have been removing horrible, nasty comments on FB since we started running ads. This one had me laughing-even though it was hurtful. Is this what celebrities feel?

I was just responding to a member question and it just popped in my head that most of you guys might not know about the caregiver buyout clause. It’s when your client contracts your caregiver privately (they do this to save money). I had no idea about it-luckily I had a really amazing client that told me to put that clause in my contract-I mean he then bought my caregiver out of her contract but at least he was ethical 😅 My original buyout was $15,000, I’ve since upped it to $45,000 because clients were buying my caregivers!!! I much rather keep them honestly. You lose a lot more than that one client when you lose a good caregiver. And yes, $45k seems like a nice payout but trust me when I say a good caregiver will be 2X that in a year’s time if you keep them in your company. I’ve had caregivers who paid for their own salaries within 2 months of hiring them with the quality of care and experience they had-extending hours with clients, bringing other good caregivers, spreading our reputation. The investment and potential of amazing caregivers is massive.

I joined the NPRA as an affiliate! I didn't even know there was such an option!! I'm beyond excited! I feel like I keep unlocking gold mines-and I'm here to share the wealth. The cost is $349.99 for the year (monthly is @29.99) From the website: An Affiliate Member is a company partner that works in the senior placement industry supporting senior placement agents and communities. Placement Agents rely on the services of other industry professionals in order to provide excellence in service to their clients. Recognizing the important role of these businesses, NPRA created the Affiliate Membership. This membership category allows networking and relationship building opportunities for those servicing the Placement Industry. Affiliate members can attend NPRA local and national chapter meetings, are “searchable” through the NPRA website, and can serve on both local and national boards of directors. Affiliate Members do not engage in the business of placement and referral compensation, and must follow the NPRA Best Practices and Code of Ethics. Affiliate members are are listed on the website's public "Companies Supporting Seniors" Directory. Some states don't have this up and running yet but 20 of them do with 20 more in the works. If your state has placement agents I would suggest signing up. I wonder if we get some kind of logo though-you guys know, like the ones you get that say "Proud member of such-n-such Chamber of Commerce" but it says NPRA instead? If I get it, I will let you know.