Families benefit when their loved ones are able to stay close to home with supportive, professional care.  They can visit their loved ones easily, bring them into their homes for holidays and any occasion, share daily life with them and extend their time with them.  They can continue to work knowing their loved ones are receiving the highest quality care possible, right here at home.  Each resident has an average of eight family members in the Valley. With 24 residents at Jamie’s Place, that means nearly 200 people will directly benefit from the expansion!

High-quality elder care is very expensive.  Many long-time Valley residents have spent their lives working, growing families and contributing to our community.  Yet many lack the resources to sustain the last years of their lives in a healthy, safe environment, causing many to live in unsafe living conditions without adequate care at the end of their days. Everyone deserves to live the last chapter of their lives feeling cared for and respected, regardless of their financial resources. We need your help to do as much as we can, for as many as possible.

Offering a community space for enhanced caregiver training and development at Jamie’s Place enriches the pool of caregivers available to care for elders aging at home. 

Like many rural areas, the Methow Valley has a caregiver workforce crisis. By 2030, the valley will need a workforce to care for an estimated 275 seniors who are either aging in place or need facility-based care. Expanding Jamie’s Place enhances existing programs to better educate and train local high school, vocational, community college and career-transitioning students, elevates the status of the caregiver profession and facilitates multi-generational connections between young adults and elders. We expect to train at least 12 caregivers each year in our new facility, offering a hub for well-paying, well-trained, highly respected caregiver jobs and creating a career path for advancement in the medical industry in the Methow Valley. Partnering with local housing experts to ensure affordable housing for caregivers ensures that caregivers can find community and thrive in the Methow.

With a growing, aging population, health care is an economic opportunity for our valley. Following the expansion, Jamie’s Place will spend most of its $1.4 million operating budget locally every year, fueling our economy. As an employer of nearly 30 people, we will stimulate economic development that will benefit the entire valley and county. We expect 80% of the $20 million in construction costs to be spent in the Methow Valley, supporting local businesses. Further, Jamie’s Place’s quality care enables families to remain in the workforce when they would otherwise have to care for loved ones.