Your News This Week—Week of April 21, 2025
Don’t miss the latest issue of Your News This Week. Published weekly, this newsletter is dedicated to our Home Health Aide team and includes what you need to know each week.
Important rule for clocking in: Please do not clock into your shift until you have seen your client and make sure that your client is physically present. If your client is not present, please call your supervisor immediately. Click here to find your supervisor’s phone number.
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Cooling Assistance application is now available! This program helps income-eligible New Yorkers purchase and install an air conditioner or fan to stay safe and cool during the hot summer months. Click here for information on how to apply.
Were you unable to attend the April CEO Zoom last Tuesday? Catch a recording of it here!
Reminder: There is no HHA Support Call this week. The next call is Thursday, May 1, at 1:00 p.m. – with special guest, Ellen Percoco-Pilutis, Clinical Case Manager for Personal Care. For more information, click here.
Supervisor Mylene Soto sends a shout out to HHA team member, Denise Little (pictured). A client’s niece recently called to say that Denise is “awesome” and continues to provide “exemplary service” to her aunt. Thank you, Denise, for delivering such high-quality care to your clients!
Client safety reminder! It’s time to check batteries in any PERS devices, smoke detectors, and C02 detectors in your client’s home
It is important to make sure that if your client has any PERS devices, smoke detectors, C02 detectors or any other battery-operated safety devices in their home, that the batteries are working properly. To make sure that they are, VNS Health recommends checking and testing these batteries every 3 months. If after checking a battery, it is determined that the battery is low, please change the battery to ensure proper functioning of the device or detector.
Thank you for your help in keeping our clients safe!