Marketing Update-Portland/Vancouver April 2026
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Portland/Vancouver
Monthly Marketing Update- April 2026

April is a busy and meaningful month for us at Retirement Connection. Our team is focused on doing quality work, supporting our partners, and staying involved in the communities we serve. Last month was a great example of that, with our full team helping make the Alzheimer’s Association’s Memories in the Making Gala a success.

Everything we do, including this newsletter, our release parties, resource fairs, event postings, and CareAvailability.com, is made possible by our sponsors. Advertising is what allows us to continue providing these resources and connections. While many people know us for the Retirement Connection Guide, it is just one part of what we offer.

We also have several upcoming opportunities to connect, including our Transitions of Care meeting on April 7, our Digital Marketing Webinar on May 5, and our Drag Bingo Alzheimer’s Association Fundraiser on June 4. See details below.

Thank you to those who share our guides and support local resources, and to our advertising partners who have already committed to their placements for 2027. We appreciate your continued partnership.

Network Meetings


April 1, 8am
Metropolitan Senior Network (MSN)

April 14, 3pm
Every County Marketing Exchange (ECME)

April 17, 9am
Senior Service Network (SSN-Clark)

April 27, 3pm
SPIN – Portland

Please visit our networking page for meeting details.

Marketing Update


Please visit our event calendar for details or to add your events.

April 7, 11:30am
Transitions of Care
The "Transitions of Care" meeting’s goal is to improve communication between case management and community providers, especially related to readmissions and start of care following a hospital visit.This month we will hear from case managers from the physician clinic settings.

Join Zoom Meeting-
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5035055865

April 15, 9am
Morning Connections Networking Breakfast
MorningStar Senior Living of Hillsboro
1075 NE Amberglen Pkwy, Hillsboro, 97006

April 23, 3:30pm
NextGen Networking
Deerfield Village
5770 SE Kellogg Creek Dr, Milwaukie, OR 97222

April 30, 7:30am
Business Leaders Breakfast
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221

May 5, 11:30am
Digital Marketing Webinar
Bi-monthly webinar series on digital marketing best practices for senior care providers, with a focused topic each session.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5035055865

June 4, 6pm
Drag Bingo Alzheimer's Association Fundraiser Event Hosted by Retirement Connection
The Oaks Pub
1621 Southeast Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR

 
As we've become national partners with some excellent senior living industry leaders, we've built out a new National Partner's page dedicated to highlighting their services across the country! Be sure to check out the multiple locations and resources of their national partner profiles pages below...

Register for our next Support Q&A to ask us questions and share your feedback.
CA Monthly Support Q&A: April 10th at 10am PST
RSVP Here to receive the Webinar Link. This webinar focuses on assisting those who are using the site and actively reporting their availability or trying to learn.

Join us for our next Digital Marketing Webinar covering the search for care in the Age of AI.
RSVP Here for Tuesday, May 5th at 11:30am PST.


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Nugget Of Knowledge
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." ~ African Proverb

My team is talented, independent, and can move quickly, and sometimes that speed comes at a cost. When departments work in silos, the disconnects show up later in confusion for our team and our customers. The slower work of coordination is not inefficiency, it is what holds us together. We go further when we move together.

Amy Schmidt
Retirement Connection
503-505-5865


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