IntegraCare Corporation continued its strong and steady growth last year,increasing its senior living capacity from 575 to 764. The 33-percent growthhelped land IntegraCare on Assisted Living Executive magazine's list of the 70largest assisted living care providers in the country for 2008.
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IntegraCare recently added 145 units to its capacity when it becameinvolved with The Woods at Cedar Run in Camp Hill, PA.
Rick Irwin, founding partner and CEO, said the company works to meetcommunity needs by finding struggling facilities and turning them around.IntegraCare does so by following its 3-Dimensional Focus.
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"The secret to our success can be found right in our mission statement,"Irwin said. "We have built this business upon the very simple idea ofimproving the lives of the people we serve -- our employees, our residents andtheir families. We have always believed that when you create a workforce thatfeels empowered and respected in their positions, they will in turn provide ahigher level of service for our residents and their family members. We call itour 3-Dimensional Focus."
IntegraCare's philosophy has enabled the company to grow and thrive. Irwinand Loriann Putzier, vice president of operations for IntegraCare, founded thecompany in November of 1999.
Following what Irwin and Putzier have termed the "ICC Distinctives," whichincludes the 3-Dimensional Focus, they have led the company on a quickascension to be among the country's top providers. The Distinctives are a listof policies and procedures that cover everything from how the environment offacilities should be maintained to how residents and their families should beengaged and even the company's commitment to retaining employees. EachDistinctive clearly notes why it's important, how it should be carried out andthe parties responsible making certain the Distinctive is properly instituted.
"We're pleased that we have been able to expand our services even duringthese troubling economic times," said Putzier. "This is a 'people business.'Our success comes from putting our people first, including our residents,their families and our employees."
In addition to the Woods at Cedar Run in Camp Hill, IntegraCare's also hascommunities located in Butler, Chambersburg, Greensburg, Lancaster andPittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a community in Lanham, Maryland.Shawn Piatek Massolutions [email protected] 412.512.0915
SOURCE IntegraCare Corporation
