{"id":1271,"date":"2017-06-10T20:39:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T20:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2017-06-10T20:39:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T20:39:17","slug":"justin-ouellette-joins-firstlight-home-care-south-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/2017\/06\/10\/justin-ouellette-joins-firstlight-home-care-south-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Ouellette Joins FirstLight Home Care \u2013 South Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JustinJustin Ouellette has been improving the lives of seniors and their caregivers throughout his nearly two-decade career. He is thrilled to have found his home as the Director of Community Outreach at FirstLight Home Care \u2013 South Sound<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to work for a community-minded and family-centered business,\u201d explains Justin. \u201cFirstLight Home Care has the local feel that I have been looking for.\u201d Owners Sarah and Greg Lane welcomed Justin to FirstLight at a celebration recognizing their second consecutive \u201cBest of South Sound\u201d award for in-home care<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Missoula, Montana, Justin has been working in various nursing home settings since 2008. He began in the kitchen at one facility while completing his Certified Nursing Assistant training at Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington. After working as a CNA, Justin\u2019s excellent customer service and positive attitude landed him a position in admissions. Over the years Justin has become the \u201cSwiss army knife\u201d of the care industry. He has worked with almost every department and understands all aspects of senior care from, the admissions process to providing the best quality care to residents.<\/p>\n

Justin moved to Olympia in 2012 to become the referral manager at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Justin improved the clinical product as well as the community perception of the facility during his time there. He developed a reputation as a \u201cfixer\u201d. \u201cI really liked the marketing side and was able to recruit good people to improve care at several facilities,\u201d he shares.<\/p>\n

During his time as the manager of market development for Puget Sound Healthcare, Justin became familiar with FirstLight Home Care of Olympia. \u201cI really didn\u2019t know the breadth of what FirstLight Home Care could provide,\u201d says Justin. Learning that FirstLight offered everything from medical appointment transportation to one-on-one care in homes and senior facilities was an eye-opener for Justin.<\/p>\n

Once he learned of a job opening at FirstLight he jumped at the opportunity to work with Sarah and Greg Lane. \u201cSarah and Greg both have strong ethics and deep roots in the community,\u201d Justin explains. \u201cI knew this was a company that I would be proud to represent.\u201d Sarah and Greg appreciate the skills Justin brings to FirstLight. As a relationship builder, Justin is eager to use his excitement about FirstLight to reach out further into the community and share how FirstLight Home Care can fill so many gaps for family caregivers and busy young families in Olympia.<\/p>\n

FirstLight has a service for nearly everyone<\/a>. Elder care and support for their families is just one aspect of FirstLight\u2019s service. FirstLight can help those recovering from surgery<\/a> or provide respite care services<\/a> as well. Their Busy Family service<\/a> provides non-medical relief for those families who simply need a little help with meal preparation or grocery shopping. Justin strives to be a \u201cwalking, talking resource guide for caregivers, seniors, area providers and local families.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Justin Ouellette and his wife, Crystal, have three daughters ages 5, 12 and 15.<\/p><\/div>\n

Justin knows a little about busy families himself. He and his wife Crystal have three daughters ages 5, 12 and 15. The Ouellette family is looking forward to outdoor activities this summer and plan to head back to Montana for a camping trip in Justin\u2019s home state.<\/p>\n

Justin enjoys visiting Montana but is happy to be living in Olympia. \u201cI love the appeal of a small town that has the luxury of being 100 miles from Portland and 30 miles from Tacoma,\u201d Justin shares. He enjoys living in the capitol city with its \u201cgood mix of people.\u201d The values are similar to those in his hometown but as Justin jokes, \u201cthe weather is better.\u201d Justin once went to high school on a day when the temperature was 75 degrees below zero. The temperate climate of the PNW suits him just fine.<\/p>\n

Working at FirstLight Home Care is a perfect fit for Justin who no longer wants to enter an organization and re-invent it. \u201cAt FirstLight, the reputation and quality of care is already there,\u201d shares Justin. Sarah Lane has engrained in the staff at FirstLight the importance of providing great care. Justin and Lane say that, \u201cif we have great caregivers and provide great care, the people will come and we can serve the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to visiting with local providers and sharing the services available through FirstLight Home Care, Justin will attend many local events with the team. FirstLight will have a booth at Capital Lakefair\u2019s 50+ in the Park<\/a> and is also participating in a Chili Feed at Olympia Transitional Care to benefit local youth programs.<\/p>\n

For more information visit FirstLight Home Care online<\/a>. Justin Ouellette can be reached at 360-890-0188.<\/p>\n

(Article courtesy of Thurston Talk<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Justin Ouellette has been improving the lives of seniors and their caregivers throughout his nearly two-decade career. He is thrilled to have found his home as the Director of Community Outreach at FirstLight Home Care \u2013 South Sound. \u201cI wanted to work for a community-minded and family-centered business,\u201d explains Justin….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":1267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-employees","category-home-care"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271","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=1271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/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=1271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}