A Holiday and Year-End Letter from StaffLink President, Gretchen Curry, MSPH

Dear StaffLink Friends,

As we enter the holiday season and wrap up 2021, I sit in a seat of thankfulness.

As I and other business owners entered the beginning of 2020, we had no foreboding of the challenges that would face us as businesses, as individuals, as a country or world-wide this year. The COVID-19 pandemic is entering into its second full year! The virus has mutated several times and we all have had to be flexible in addressing different variants. Currently the Delta and Omicron variants are making front page news and there is an upswing in the number of infections being confirmed here in December.

First, I am saddened that nearly 780,000 have lost their lives to COVID-19 in the United States, however, I am thankful for what the pandemic perfected in StaffLink. The pandemic caused StaffLink to rethink how we conducted many aspects of our business. The pandemic forced us to change how we did several facets of our business. I am certain we would not have re-evaluated or even considered changing and shaking things up, had it not been for the pandemic. We like the changes and do not intend to reverse them when the pandemic is completely over. I am grateful for this and other forced business “shifts.” The pandemic forced us to be nimble.

Second, I am thankful for the friends, current clients, past clients, and industry professionals that have continued to refer new clients to StaffLink throughout this year. The confidence and trust of those persons, in our ability to deliver reliable, competent, and compassionate services is priceless is the midst of this of uncertainty.

Thirdly, I am thankful for our clients themselves. Most of our pre-pandemic home care clients have remained clients as we both traversed into unknown terrain. Additionally, new families called and became clients, along with new health care facilities calling in need of nursing and medical staffing. We have picked up several significant medical staffing contracts in 2021. All have trusted StaffLink to provide the required care and staff.

Fourthly, I am thankful for our team of professional practitioners, which include but is not limited to, home health aides (HHAs), certified nurse aides/assistants (CNAs), certified medicine techs (CMTs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), and nurse practitioners (NPs), that have continued to provide essential care in various capacities and settings throughout this pandemic. Without their dedication and passion to serve others, many clients, requiring our assistances, may have gone without care and staff.

Finally, but not least of all, I am thankful for my administrative team who have been flexible and open to change. I am indebted to Patrick, Evelyn, Camelle, Melody, Sandra, Louise, Pam, Donna, Katie, Ronda, Onnie, and Kathy for their commitment to make sure StaffLink is vital and successful. Without their commitment, I would be a solo passenger in an oarless canoe.

I am certain that our business, our country, and the world will continue deal with the changes spawned by the pandemic over the next several months and year. I am certain StaffLink will continue to succeed and be responsive to the needs of our clients, the community, and the business landscape as it is presented to us.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Gretchen Curry

Founder & President of StaffLink