Movers and shakers

Professionals Serving

Seniors adds members

Professionals Serving Seniors, a volunteer organization of seasoned experts in all areas of issues of importance to seniors and their families, announced it has added new members to its group.

- Tamara Jacobson, owner of Compassionate Care Referral Services, a personalized service that gives seniors honest reviews and information that help them get the right transition plan in place.

- Anne and Alan Beckley, owners of Caring Transitions, a provider of senior relocation services that gives seniors and their families peace of mind by managing all the details and work that go into a smooth lifestyle transition.

- P.J. Christo, R.N., M.S. of the Alzheimer’s Association Inland Northwest Chapter, a nonprofit that helps individuals and families suffering with Alzheimer’s disease find the resources necessary to treat and manage the disease.

- Sandy Johnson, community outreach coordinator for Hospice of North Idaho, she educates the community, families, physicians and peers throughout Kootenai County about the compassionate and caring end-of-life services available to them from Hospice of North Idaho.

- Rick Bennett, owner of the Bennett House Adult Day Care in Coeur d’Alene, a fully licensed care center that provides adults suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease a safe place to receive mental and social stimulation. Bennett House works with area veterans as part of the standard Veterans Administration standard medical benefits package.

- Kristin Ristic, director of community outreach for Guardian Angel Homes in Post Falls that provides guidance for families as they move loved ones from their home into their award-winning assisted living and memory care community where elderly residents can thrive in a home-like environment.

For more information about Professionals Serving Seniors, visit facebook.com/professionalsservingseniors or contact Rex Grace, president, at (208) 929-0135 or [email protected].

BLUE541 earns five

Spokane AAF awards

BLUE541, a Coeur d’Alene agency, received five Spokane American Advertising Federation Awards March 11 during a ceremony at the Spokane Convention Center.

The agency received Best of Show, Best of Division, a gold and two silver awards.

The agency earned these awards for its work for:

- Mill Town Artisan Distillery Posters (Best of Show, Print; Best of Division, Out-of-Home & Ambient; and a Gold, Out-of-Home & Ambient)

- Kootenai Urgent Care Billboards (Silver, Out-of-Home Campaign)

- Diedrich Roasters Online/Interactive Campaign (Silver, Cross Platform)

“Our team has an expansive skill set. We thank our clients for trusting us to come up with creative and fresh ideas that get results. We love what we do. Our goal is simple: to produce great work and have fun doing it,” said Dennis Hall, BLUE541’s general manager.

The Inland Northwest American Advertising Awards Competition is the first level of a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the AAF. All local winners are forwarded to the District XI American Advertising Awards Competition.

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