A new year to focus on staying grounded as we grow.
Since our opening in 2018, our mission has always been to create a compassionate environment for everyone we interact with, while aiming to build strong relationships with patients, caregivers, and partners. We strive to make everyone feel like part of our family, by offering respect, empathy, and high-quality care.
Now 8 years later, we want to continue this same mission and vision by focusing on growth but also continuing to prioritize connections to the same patients, caregivers, and partners.
Rooted and Rising reflects where we are as an organization. We’re growing, adapting, and scaling, but we’re doing it intentionally, without losing our heart or our culture. Change is not something to fear, and our best growth comes from staying grounded in who we are.
How do we prioritize this significant endeavor?
Over the course of the year, our team will focus on the following initiatives to continue the mom-and-pop feel of the organization within an ever growing and changing company.
- Empowerment
- Our Internal team members are greatly encourage to connect with our caregivers, families, and patients. We have multiple programs that empower our team to show appreciation, connect, and create a strong community.
- Patient Visit Program – Visiting patients to gain feedback on how we can improve our organization and build strong relationships.
- Caregiver Champions – Using funds to purchase gifts and provide recognition to our caregivers.
- Founder Open Table – As we grow, the best ideas shouldn’t always come from the top. Our newest initiative gives Internal Team members dedicated time to ask questions, brainstorm, and pitch ideas.
- Our Internal team members are greatly encourage to connect with our caregivers, families, and patients. We have multiple programs that empower our team to show appreciation, connect, and create a strong community.
- Embracing Change – Recently, our internal team has been encouraged to use Artificial Intelligence within our everyday tasks to make work simpler and spend less time conducting mondain tasks. A research article written by Bajwa et al. (2021), stated that “advances in AI have the potential to transform many aspects of healthcare, enabling a future that is more personalized, precise, predictive and portable.” Using Chat GPT, Slack, and other artificial intelligence platforms allows us to stream-line productivity and communication. Change is often unfamiliar or uncomfortable, but we at Atlantic Care Services want to use this new technology to improve our everyday tasks, not make things more difficult.
- Connecting – This simple word can be the backbone of a thriving company and at Atlantic Care Services, we prioritize connecting people by providing support and fostering belonging. As we grow, these tasks become increasingly challenging because research shows that communication suffers when physical distance increases. To intercede with this challenge before it begins, we use programs such as:
- Compass Connections – Compass Connections is a recently established support group that allows families to verbalize their emotions and feel connected to a community. During these monthly sessions, the participants can share resources and find comfort in knowing that they are not alone on this journey.
- Wellness Warriors – Wellness Warriors is a mental health initiative dedicated to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where well-being is prioritized and openly discussed. The initiative is designed to provide opportunities to engage in workshops, discussions, and activities designed to reduce stress, build resilience, and encourage healthy coping strategies.
- Birthday and Anniversary Celebration – Everyone wants to feel special. We only have a birthday and a work anniversary once a year. We ensure that everyone feels special on those days.
- Professional Development – Our company is thriving, and to ensure we continue doing so we created initiatives that educate through monthly education sessions, annual conferences, and curated curriculum.
A new year is a time for reflection and growth. We are thrilled to offer a working environment where our caregivers and family members feel appreciated and hopeful for the future, helping guide you home.
References
Bajwa, J., Munir, U., Nori, A., & Williams, B. (2021). Artificial intelligence in healthcare: transforming the practice of medicine. Future healthcare journal, 8(2), e188–e194. https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.2021-0095