Letter from the President
Dear Friends:

Happy holidays!

This is a busy time of year at work and at home for many of us. So I wanted to remind you that LifeCare is here to make your life—and the lives of your employees—a little easier to manage. We can help with temporary child and adult care arrangements, which can be a real advantage when schools and care centers close  … we can provide a variety of educational materials on dealing with stress or the holiday blues … we can even help you stick to a budget or avoid putting on those unwanted holiday pounds. See the article “Deck the Halls” in the HR Info section for additional ways that we can be of service.

Those of you who will be visiting older loved ones may find James Weil’s column (The Weil Perspective) to be of special interest. In it, he offers tips on assessing your aging loved ones’ health and well being and determining whether they need some type of ongoing living assistance. And don’t forget that we can help you create customized holiday promotional materials to remind employees that we’re here to help 24 hours a day, seven days a week, straight through the holidays.

This is also the perfect time to start mapping out a proactive communications strategy for the new year. When you do, please consider incorporating some of the new marketing materials that we’ve developed (featured in the previous issue of this newsletter). Companies that are using the new materials are already seeing significantly higher utilization rates. Your account manager will be delighted to work with you to create an effective and comprehensive plan, as well as special communications pieces that will grab your employees’ attention and educate them about LifeCare services all year long. Just contact your account manager to get started.

Once again, on behalf of the entire LifeCare family, have a safe and happy holiday season!

Sincerely,

John B. Place, President