“Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, Adair Homes began in 1969 and now employs 150 people across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Arizona. The company works diligently to keep staff unified across the distance, with regular events, an online leadership book club, and even a competitive potluck between branches.”

The bustling Surgery Center of Southern Oregon offers an alternative to in-hospital medical procedures, and numbers suggest that many patients find the convenience of an outpatient option appealing. With an estimated 15,000 patient visits per year, and approximately 300 procedures per week, the team at the Surgery Center run an efficient operation with no signs of slowing down.

The [Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon] uses a peer-based model that serves people experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges. The association’s 32 trained and certified peer support specialists, who identify as having lived the experience of mental health or addiction, walk alongside those seeking assistance on their path to recovery.

“As COVID-19 swept across the country, killing patients and medical staff alike, it posed a painful question for senior nurses no longer serving in emergency rooms or intensive care units: Did they want to go back? How much should they risk their own health, or the health of their loved ones, to save perfect strangers?…”

One of the places Oregon caregivers turn to is Thelma’s Place, an intergenerational day center with locations in Canby and Redmond. The center provides daytime respite for those caring for a loved one at home, incorporating a creative, therapeutic approach to care…

Children are dancing their hearts out to the tune of “Baby Shark” in school gymnasiums throughout Oregon and southwest Washington. If you haven’t yet experienced the “Baby Shark” phenomenon…