AUSTIN, Texas, June 4, 2024  /PRNewswire/ —In a groundbreaking initiative, Careopolis and Kiddopolis represent a paradigm shift that redefines workplace culture. Founded in 2005 by  Jay Drayer, CareFlash offers Careopolis and Kiddopolis, innovative platforms spearheading a movement toward “whole person ”employee empowerment. These platforms transform the way organizations empower employees and loved ones through life ’s most challenging journeys. As organizations prioritize the holistic support of employees, these solutions stand at the forefront, fostering a culture of compassion, strength and resilience through the interconnectedness of personal and professional well-being.

“An organization ’s culture is not its mission statement, the words on its website or the posters on its walls. Its culture is instead how its people feel on Sunday night,”remarks  Jay Drayer, reflecting on his experiences within corporate cultures as an ex-CFO. Drayer ’s journey began as he witnessed colleagues grappling with the strains of caregiving, often around ailing loved ones. These experiences laid the foundation for  Careopolis and Kiddopolis, born from a deep understanding of the impacts of stress and caregiver burnout on employee engagement, workplace morale and overall well-being.

“Careopolis and Kiddopolis offer something truly unique and valuable to the transformation of workplace culture by prioritizing the holistic well-being of employees and loved ones,”adds  Tom Cunningham, former Chief People Officer of Pariveda Solutions. “These online “caring community ”platforms provide a space for families to collaborate and support one another through life ’s challenging moments.”

Key features in both Careopolis and Kiddopolis are a collaboration calendar, interactive storytelling tools, 3-D medical animations, community blogs and photo/video sharing tools. Kiddopolis is set apart from Careopolis by its focus on challenges and joys surrounding maternity, pediatric illness and child development. By addressing the diverse needs of families, each solution ensures employees feel supported at every stage of their personal and professional journeys.

Brief Kiddopolis video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcgiXhAqaek

Dr. Steve Paulson, Texas Oncology CEO adds, “beyond enhancing connections among loved ones, Careopolis and Kiddopolis exemplify Texas Oncology ’s mission, core values and commitment to innovation by strengthening resilience and peace-of-mind. Caregiving is one of the biggest destroyers of workplace engagement and morale. Careopolis and Kiddopolis are important in empowering the “whole person ”throughout journeys that accompany involved illnesses. Quality empowerment for our patients and their loved ones, and our team come first at Texas Oncology, and this longstanding collaboration elevates this commitment even higher.”

“Austin Regional Clinic has partnered with CareFlash since 2018 and we have been impressed by the growing numbers of families using the Careopolis tool and touched by their personal stories ”, added  Heidi Shalev, Austin Regional Clinic VP Marketing, Communications and Engagement. “The growth curve of the number of sites and number of engaged users, which now exceeds 240,000, reflects how much people find the tool helpful and even needed. We value the importance of keeping loved ones connected and supported through life ’s most challenging circumstances.”

About CareFlash, LLC

Now into its 20th year, CareFlash offers solutions that empower organizations that place value on enhancing socialization, resilience and peace-of-mind. Likewise in strengthening employee engagement, community education/outreach, industry relations and competitive advantage. CareFlash ’s partners range broadly throughout healthcare, hospice/palliative, senior living, payer, home-care, faith-based, funeral, employer and professional services organizations as in this diverse sample: Texas Oncology, Austin Regional Clinic, Halcyon Hospice, Rogue Prosthetics, Gaffney Funeral Homes and Pariveda Solutions. https://careflash.com

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AUSTIN, Texas, April 2, 2024  /PRNewswire/ —Connell Funeral Home and CareFlash announced today having entered into a collaborative agreement that leverages togetherness, empathy and nostalgia in enhancing all sorts of healing journeys. This agreement provides clients, families and the community access to CareFlash ’s signature platform, “The Careopolis, a Metropolis of Love and Empathy.”

As in the brief video on Connell ’s website (https://www.connellfuneral.com/careopolis/careopolis ), a Careopolis is an online “caring community,”created and operated by a family and invited loved ones. It contains components that enhance the fabric and texture of how loved ones engage throughout healing or aging journeys; chronic, cognitive or behavioral illness; or in celebrating a loved one ’s memory. It contains an interactive voice-driven storytelling solution, collaboration calendar for supporting and rallying ’round a family, community blog, photo/video-sharing and more. A Careopolis enhances how loved ones:

• Celebrate shared memories, experiences and relationships
• Connect more with empathy than sympathies or well-wishes
• Engage naturally and durably… no longer trying so hard to not intrude

Adds  Jamie Connell, Co-President, Connell Funeral Home, “When families experience a death, loved ones can at times be at a loss for what to say. Much of the time, sentiments consist of sympathies and condolences. The Group Interactive Storytelling Tool (GIST) within each Careopolis allows friends and family members to communicate heartfelt, uplifting memories and shared journeys and experiences with the grieving family, through their actual voices, photos and videos. Nostalgia is much more powerful than a memory alone. It takes people back to memories they ache to visit again … memories that epitomize love. Quality family care comes first in our organization and each Careopolis elevates this commitment even higher.

Adds  Matt Connell, Co-President, Connell Funeral Home, “Forward thinking death-care professionals view our role more holistically than has traditionally been the case. Our profession tends to be ‘high-touch and low-tech ’and we value how each Careopolis exemplifies our core values and commitment to innovation in supporting families. We have been offering The Careopolis for almost a year, and been pleasantly surprised by the thousands of people using it. Most impressively, many families use it in navigating every imaginable manner of healing. Seeing the growth of families using them, we know people find them helpful, even needed.”

About CareFlash

CareFlash founder  Jay Drayer  created the Careopolis after a caretaking journey surrounding a loved one whose illness resulted in their passing. Now into its 19th year, The Careopolis has a strong reputation for empowering organizations wanting to better align their brands with empathy, nostalgia and peace-of-mind. Partner organizations range broadly throughout healthcare, hospice/palliative, senior-living, homecare, prosthetic, health plans, death-care and employee benefits industries.

About Connell Funeral Home

The Connell family ’s association with funeral service began in 1919 with great-grandfather  Francis J. Connell, Sr. whose simple philosophy embraced care, concern and compassion for his fellow man. As successive generations of Connells have contributed to the family business, the 21st century has brought a 4th generation into the firm. James “Jamie ”Connell, Jr. , Matthew Connell, and  John Connell  are committed to its future. As much as things have changed over the years, the founder ’s philosophy remains their credo. Today, Connell Funeral Home is one of the finest in the  Lehigh Valley, serving the needs of greater  Bethlehem, PA  with dedication and distinction every step of the way.

CareFlash
Jay Drayer, Founder/CEO
512-368-5421
375524@email4pr.com
https://www.careflash.com/  

Connell Funeral Home
Jamie Connell, Co-President
Matt Connell, Co-President
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https://www.connellfuneral.com/

AUSTIN, Texas, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —CareFlash and Halcyon Home (Home Care –Personal Assistant Services, Home Health –Skilled Nursing and Therapy Services, and Hospice) announced today that the organizations have entered into a collaborative partnership that leverages togetherness, empathy and nostalgia to enhance healing or aging journeys, chronic or cognitive illness, or in celebrating the life or memory of a loved one. This agreement provides patients, families and communities access to CareFlash ’s signature platform: The Careopolis, a Metropolis of Love and Empathy.

As in the brief video, a Careopolis is an online “caring community,”created and operated by a patient and/or family caretakers and invited loved ones. Each Careopolis contains integrated components and content that are conducive to enhancing the quality and durability of supportive connectedness. These include an interactive (voice-driven) storytelling tool, collaboration calendar, community blog, photo-sharing capabilities, etc. It is invitation-only, multilingual, mobile-friendly and effective in enhancing how loved ones are engaged:

–As a supportive fabric of togetherness &quality-of-life
–More with empathy than sympathies
–Celebrating a loved one ’s life journey, relationships &memories

“Halcyon Home ’s professional, skilled and compassionate team values The Careopolis for the ways it emphasizes our core value, ‘Our Purpose is People ’. We honor and care for our patients by respecting their personal choices as they navigate the healthcare continuum from first care needs, to final stages of life,”adds Amy Sweet, Halcyon Home ’s Founder/Owner. “We offer The Careopolis at no cost to our community and see it as an engaging way for family and friends to connect online and celebrate a loved one who is aging or healing, or equally so in celebrating a loved one ’s memory throughout the challenging time following a loss.”

Adds Kristin Satsky, LCSW, Halcyon Home ’s COO, “We view The Careopolis as part of a pervasive shift in the ‘Standard of Care ’throughout the home care, home health and hospice continuum. Since 2019, when Halcyon Home began partnering with CareFlash, we have been pleasantly surprised by the growing numbers of families adopting and using the Careopolis tool. Seeing the impressive growth among families using it, we know people find this helpful and even needed.”

Adds Tanya Roberts, Halcyon Home ’s CEO, “Each Careopolis enhances the respectful priority we place on communicating, collaborating, connecting, and caring for clients and families we serve. We promote a ‘Patient and Family First ’culture of educating people about the harmoniousness and timeliness of our Holistic, Mind-Body-Spirit approach to nurturing healing and aging, while respecting the celebration of end-of-life with comfort and dignity.”

Brief video:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/halcyon-home-leverages-careopolis-to-enhance-healing-aging-and-end-of-life-journeys-301536257.html

About Halcyon Home
We are a group of highly educated and trained medical, business and eldercare professionals, with busy, stressful lives who came together because we had been caregivers for loved ones. We saw a need for something better. In search of quality professionals, we have handpicked our team to ensure they provide care with the upmost respect of clients. Whether it ’s shopping, errand-running, transportation, cooking for, or bathing a loved one, assisting with medication reminders, or providing in-home nursing or therapy for any illness, we bring a level of service you have never experienced before. https://halcyonhome.com

About CareFlash
Now into its 18th year, CareFlash was founded out of a lengthy caretaking journey surrounding a family member. CareFlash empowers a wide variety of organizations that place value on enhancing socialization, resilience and peace-of-mind. Likewise in strengthening community education/outreach, industry relations and competitive advantage. Here is a small sample: Community Medical Centers, Texas Oncology, Austin Regional Clinic, Rogue Prosthetics, Snowline Hospice, Butler Funeral Homes and Pariveda Solutions. https://careflash.com

Halcyon Home:
Kristin Satsky
335258@email4pr.com
512-815-9009

CareFlash:
Jay Drayer
335258@email4pr.com
512-368-5421

SOURCE CareFlash LLC

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —CareFlash and Community Medical Centers announced today that the organizations have entered into a collaborative agreement that leverages togetherness, empathy and nostalgia in enhancing healing and aging journeys. This agreement provides patients, families and communities access to CareFlash ’s signature platform, “The Careopolis, a Metropolis of Love and Empathy.”

As described in the brief video on Community Medical Centers ’website (https://www.communitymedical.org/services/cancer/careopolis), a Careopolis is an online “caring community,”created and operated by a patient and/or a family caretaker and invited loved ones. It contains components and content that enhance the quality and durability of how loved ones engage throughout a healing or aging journey, chronic or cognitive illness, or even on celebrating a loved one ’s memory. These include: an interactive (recorded, voice-driven) storytelling tool, collaboration calendar, community blog, photo-sharing capabilities and more. Each Careopolis is invitation-only, multilingual and mobile-friendly. It enhances how loved ones become and remain:

–Engaged as a supportive fabric of connectedness
–Empowered with empathy, more than just sympathies or well-wishes
–More along for the journey, and less part of the landscape

“Beyond enhancing connectedness and quality of life, CareFlash ’s solution (The Careopolis) exemplifies Community Medical

Centers ’mission, core values and commitment to innovation by strengthening resilience and peace-of-mind,”adds Lynn Smiley, Vice President, Clovis Community Medical Center and Community Regional Medical Center. “This is especially important throughout the lengthy health journeys that tend to accompany cancer care. Quality patient care comes first at Community Medical Centers and our collaboration with CareFlash elevates this commitment even higher.”

Smiley continued, “Community Medical Centers has worked with CareFlash since September 2021. We have been pleasantly surprised by the growing numbers of families adopting and using the Careopolis tool. In these days of social separation, people living through involved illnesses need to steer clear of compromising their wellness. Seeing the impressive growth curve of families using the Careopolis Communities, we know people find this helpful and even needed. We appreciate empowering families, loved ones and friends to stay connected and support each other throughout some of life ’s most challenging circumstances.”

“CareFlash was founded in 2005 out of a lengthy caretaking journey surrounding a family member,”adds Jay Drayer, CareFlash founder/CEO. “Throughout that experience, I learned that loved ones sincerely want to engage throughout healing and aging journeys. However, engagement is commonly complicated by people ’s busy lives, emotional barriers and concerns about intrusiveness. When this happens, the quality and durability of supportive engagement instead comes through as lots of well-wishes and sympathies. The Careopolis enhances the depth and durability of togetherness, empathy and quality-of-life.”

Brief Video:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/Community-Medical-Centers-Collaborates-with-CareFlash-to-Enhance-Togetherness-and-Empathy-Throughout-Healing-Journeys-301533945.html

About Community Medical Centers
Community Medical Centers is a private, not-for-profit healthcare network based in Fresno, California. Community operates four hospitals, a cancer institute along with several long-term care, outpatient and other healthcare facilities. The system is led by local leaders and physicians focused on addressing the diverse needs and issues of central California. As the leading healthcare provider in the Central San Joaquin Valley, Community cares for more people in the region than any other. https://www.communitymedical.org/

About CareFlash
Now into its 18th year, CareFlash empowers organizations that place value on enhancing socialization, resilience and peace-of-mind. Likewise in strengthening community education/outreach, industry relations and competitive advantage. CareFlash ’s partners range broadly throughout acute, post-acute, chronic, cognitive, hospice/palliative, senior living, payer, home-care, faith-based, funeral and professional services organizations as in this small sample: Texas Oncology, Austin Regional Clinic, Halcyon Home Care, Rogue Prosthetics, Snowline Hospice, Butler Funeral Homes and Pariveda Solutions. https://careflash.com

On Behalf of CareFlash
Jay Drayer
512-368-5421
335058@email4pr.com

On behalf of Community Medical Centers
Lynn Smiley
335058@email4pr.com

SOURCE CareFlash LLC

AUSTIN, Texas, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —CareFlash and Snowline Hospice announced today that the organizations have entered into a collaborative partnership that leverages togetherness, empathy and nostalgia to enhance healing and aging journeys, chronic and cognitive illness, even in celebrating a loved one ’s memory. This agreement provides patients, families and communities access to CareFlash ’s signature platform, “The Careopolis, A Metropolis of Love and Empathy.”

As described in the brief video on Snowline Hospice ’s website (https://snowlinehospice.org/our-services/careopolis), a Careopolis is an online “caring community,”created and operated by a patient and/or family caretakers and invited friends and loved ones. Each Careopolis contains integrated components and content, conducive to enhancing the quality, depth and durability of supportive connectedness among patients and loved ones. These include: interactive voice-driven storytelling tools, collaboration calendar, community blog, photo-sharing capabilities and 3-D medical animations. It is invitation-only, multilingual, mobile-friendly and effective in enhancing how loved ones become and remain engaged:

–As a supportive fabric of empathy and quality-of-life
–More with empathy than sympathy
–In celebrating a loved one ’s life journey, memories and how they touched others

“Snowline ’s capable and compassionate team values The Careopolis for the ways it enhances the ‘Whole Person Care ’we provide, by respecting patients and families ’wishes as they navigate the final stages of life,”adds Snowline Hospice CEO, Tim Meadows. “We offer The Careopolis at no cost to our community and see it as an engaging way for family and friends to connect online and celebrate their loved one ’s memory throughout the challenging time following a loss.”

“Each Careopolis enhances the respectful priority we place on leaning into listening, serving and being a resource for patients and families,”adds Barbara Torres, Snowline ’s Director, Market Engagement. “This fits harmoniously into our Mind-Body-Spirit approach to nurturing end-of-life with comfort, respect, and dignity.”

“As the leading nonprofit, community-based hospice in our area, we promote a ‘Patient and Family First ’culture of educating people about the timeliness, accessibility and value of dying with dignity, peace and comfort,”adds Teo Weldon, Snowline ’s Marketing &Communications Manager. “We view The Careopolis as part of a pervasive shift in the ‘Standard of Care ’in the hospice industry and holistic healing. Since November 2020 when Snowline began working with CareFlash, we have been pleasantly surprised by the growing numbers of families adopting and using the Careopolis tool. Seeing the impressive growth among families using it, we know people find this helpful and even needed.”

“CareFlash was founded in 2005 out of a lengthy caretaking journey surrounding a family member,”adds Jay Drayer, CareFlash founder/CEO. “Throughout that experience, I learned that loved ones sincerely want to engage throughout healing and aging journeys. However, engagement is commonly complicated by people ’s busy lives, emotional barriers and concerns about intrusiveness. When this happens, the quality and durability of supportive engagement instead comes through as lots of well-wishes and sympathies. The Careopolis enhances the depth and durability of togetherness, empathy and quality-of-life.”

About CareFlash
Now into its 18th year, CareFlash empowers organizations that place value on enhancing socialization, resilience and peace-of-mind. Likewise in strengthening community education/outreach, industry relations and competitive advantage. CareFlash ’s partners range broadly throughout acute, post-acute, chronic, cognitive, hospice/palliative, senior living, payer, home-care, faith-based, funeral and professional services organizations as in this small sample: Community Medical Centers, Texas Oncology, Austin Regional Clinic, Outcomes Physical Therapy, Butler Funeral Homes and Pariveda Solutions. https://careflash.com

About Snowline Hospice
As a community-based, not-for-profit since 1979, Snowline offers gentle support, care, and guidance to those facing life-limiting illness. We serve patients and families in the El Dorado, Sacramento and Placer counties of California. https://snowlinehospice.org/

Video:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/Snowline-Hospice-Leverages-Careopolis-to-Enhance-End-of-Life-Journeys-301512369.html

On Behalf of CareFlash
Jay Drayer
512-368-5421
332917@email4pr.com

On behalf of Snowline Hospice
Teo Weldon
530-621-7820
332917@email4pr.com

SOURCE CareFlash LLC