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Changing the Way We Serve

We recently announced an increased focus on building stronger communities, designing Our mission remains focused on our Child &
family preservation through our Child & Family innovative programming, reinvesting in mission Family Services line of programming, helping
Services programs. As a part of this renewed and staff, and fostering population growth as a some of the most vulnerable populations in our
strategic focus, we also announced the planned result through its continuum of services." state. Those populations include: foster and
sale of our senior living division including adopted children; refugees, including
independent and assisted living, memory care and “We have found an ideal partner in Preferred unaccompanied refugee minors; families in crisis
skilled nursing service lines. We will maintain our Care Michigan, who has expressed interest in who need assistance through our family
affordable living division also serving seniors. maintaining the exceptional staff at the Saginaw preservation programs; persons with substance use
facility, and we remain confident in their ability disorders; homeless families; seniors and families
We expect to sell each of our five senior living to provide the high quality of care our residents who need affordable housing; and persons with
communities, with the sale of Samaritas Senior deserve. We are committed to finding similar disabilities who need affordable housing or in-
Living Saginaw to Preferred Care Michigan partners for our other four senior living home care.
finalized on May 1. communities across the state,” said Morin.
“Our shared mission to serve others as an
“Our mission remains the same: We will continue Preferred Care Michigan owns and operates seven expression of the love of Christ is unchanged,”
to serve vulnerable populations, but we also communities in Michigan, serving seniors for said Morin. “These strategic organizational
understand the need to strategically review our several years. The organization is owned and changes will only enhance our Child & Family
mission to best meet evolving needs in Michigan,” headquartered in Michigan. Services offerings as we expand and improve these
said Dave Morin, Interim Chief Executive Officer service lines, ensuring that these vulnerable
at Samaritas. “The senior housing industry is fast- “Preferred Care is excited to be partnering with groups receive the quality of care they deserve.”
changing, and in order to best serve our residents Samaritas in serving our senior population and
and staff, we determined that the sale of this looking forward to expanding our service into We will continue to provide updates on our
business sector will allow these communities to more areas of the Saginaw community,” said strategic vision and the sale of our remaining
continue to thrive while enabling Samaritas to Preferred Care Michigan CEO, Yoni Klein. senior living communities in the months ahead.
deepen its focus on creating a meaningful quality
of life for Michigan children and families,

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