{"id":1225,"date":"2017-02-09T03:53:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T03:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2017-02-09T03:53:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T03:53:28","slug":"firstlight-homecare-south-sound-receives-2017-best-home-care-provider-employer-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/2017\/02\/09\/firstlight-homecare-south-sound-receives-2017-best-home-care-provider-employer-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound Receives 2017 Best of Home Care\u00ae Provider and Employer of Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound<\/a> is honored to have received\u00a0both the 2017 Best of Home Care\u00ae \u2013 Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice Awards from Home Care Pulse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the only home care provider in Thurston County to receive either of these coveted awards, FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound, is now ranked among a small handful of home care providers across the country who have proven their ability to provide an exceptional working experience to employees and the highest quality care to clients, according to Aaron Marcum, CEO and founder of Home Care Pulse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe congratulate FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound on receiving both the Best of Home Care\u00ae \u2013 Provider of Choice Award and the Best of Home Care \u2013 Employer of Choice Award for 2017,\u201d said Marcum. \u201cSince these awards are based on real, unfiltered feedback from clients and caregivers, FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound has proven their dedication to providing a great work environment and solid training to employees, while maintaining their focus on client satisfaction. We are pleased to recognize their dedication to quality professionalism and expertise in home care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marcum added that Home Care Pulse grants these awards, based on client and caregiver satisfaction scores, only to the top-ranking home care providers. FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound has received both the Best of Home Care\u00ae \u2013 Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice Awards for three straight years, 2015, 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have received both of these awards for three straight years is a wonderful testament to the dedication our caregivers have to provide the best care possible to our clients and their families,\u201d said Sarah Lane, Owner of FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound<\/a>. \u201cWe are very proud of our reputation for having the best caregivers in senior care. The fact that we are the only provider in Thurston County to receive either of these honors is also extremely gratifying. It\u2019s independent confirmation that our clients and their families are pleased with the care they are receiving and that our caregivers feel supported and valued.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best of Home Care\u00ae award-winning providers<\/a> are selected based upon feedback gathered by Home Care Pulse from clients and caregivers via live phone interviews each month. Because Home Care Pulse is an independent third-party company, they are able to collect honest and unbiased feedback. Provider of Choice award-winning providers have received the highest satisfaction scores in areas such as professionalism, compassion of caregivers, training, and client\/caregiver compatibility throughout the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHome Care Pulse arms consumers with information so that they can choose providers who deliver the best home care possible,\u201d said Marcum. \u201cFirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound is a Best of Home Care\u00ae award-winning provider because they have built a team of happy, qualified caregivers who provide outstanding care for their clients.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound is honored to have received\u00a0both the 2017 Best of Home Care\u00ae \u2013 Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice Awards from Home Care Pulse. As the only home care provider in Thurston County to receive either of these coveted awards, FirstLight HomeCare \u2013 South Sound,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":1228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-home-care"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}