A Place at Home and Solvo: A Partnership Built on Compassion and Care

In early March, A Place at Home franchise owners visited their remote staffing solution partner, Solvo Global, in Medellin, Colombia. Multiple A Place at Home franchisees were welcomed to Solvo Global’s headquarters to tour their offices, meet their remote teammates, and learn about each other’s shared passion for helping others.

During the visit, A Place at Home owners were able to get involved through a variety of different opportunities. An especially impactful experience was through a visit to the Huellas del Ayer Foundation – a Colombian senior-care community. APAH and Solvo partners spent the day with over eighty elderly residents, gardening, enjoying music, playing games, and raising funds for ongoing projects and care. “The charitable event was touching, coming from the same culture. Seeing what they do with very few resources is truly inspiring and made such an impact on us,” said Jessica Dale, a franchise owner based out of New Jersey and a fellow South American.

Aside from connecting with fellow compassionate caregivers, owners and Solvers were able to meet face-to-face to continue to establish strong relationships, talk through future goals, and experience all that Medellin had to offer. Solvo Global continues to support A Place at Home with exceptional and affordable remote support help, allowing our APAH owners to spend more time doing what they do best – providing compassionate and respectful in-home care to seniors.

Arbor Day – Love For Our Planet and Those We Hold Close

Arbor Day 2020

Arbor Day – it’s one of those holidays that we don’t take off work for, or exchange gifts. But for our planet, it’s one of the most important holidays of the year. The founder of Arbor Day, Julius Sterling Morton, had a passion for nature, and trees in particular. Originally from New York, Morton settled down in the Midwest, founding this holiday dedicated to trees in Nebraska, the same state A Place At Home was founded. It is estimated that one million trees were planted in Nebraska at the first Arbor Day celebration in 1872.

 

Impact on our Health and Environment

 

Trees have a major impact on our environment, and our health. Most people know that trees clean the air. But did you know that each year they remove over 46 million tons of air pollution, just in the United States? In the same amount of time, one mature tree will absorb more than 48 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In exchange, it releases oxygen. It’s no wonder then, that 20 percent of the earth’s oxygen overall is produced in the Amazon Rainforest. And trees don’t just affect our air quality. Studies have shown that just being able to see a tree significantly reduces stress levels and improves quality of life.

Impact on our Heart

 

Traditionally, people across the world celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees. Not just to be kind to the environment, but to honor loved ones who have passed away. It’s for this reason that Arbor Day, and the Arbor Day Foundation, is near and dear to our hearts. At A Place At Home, trees represent powerful meaning.  Like others, we think of trees as the symbol of the vitality of life, and those that came before us, and those that will carry on after we are gone. It stands for families and ancestors. It stands for strength, stability, and nourishment.

 

Rooted in Care

 

For every client we have been honored to care for that passes away, A Place At Home plants trees in their memory. Since 2014, A Place At Home franchise network has planted almost 2,000 trees. Memorials to our clients are growing in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Superior National Forest, Chippewa National Forest, Custer-Gallatin National Forest, and Klamath National Forest. Each tree we plant reminds us of how grateful we are to have been touched by the lives of those families and clients.

 

If you’d like to celebrate this Arbor Day by planting a tree, why not go the extra mile and become a member of the Arbor Day Foundation. First time members get 10 trees free and you can sign up here.

 

If you or someone you know can benefit from extra support in the home, please reach out to us to see how we can help.