Your News This Week—Week of April 8, 2024
Read 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.
Announcing the winners of March’s “Question of the Month” raffle! We received over 280 answers to the question “Do you have any tips for social activities you like do with your clients?” Click here to find out if you’re one of the 3 winners.
For February’s question of the month: “What is one thing you love about working for VNS Health?,” read what our Home Health Aides love best about working for VNS Health by clicking here.
Important reminder: All client falls, injuries, bruises, and any changes in your client’s condition during or outside of normal service hours MUST be reported to your supervisor immediately. Thank you for being the eyes and ears of the health care team! Please call 212-609-4442 if you need to report a change in your client’s condition.
Reminder: There is no HHA Support Call this week. The next call is Thursday, April 18th, at 1:00 p.m. – with special co-host, SVP Jim Rolla. For more information, click here.
Supervisor Tatiana Garcia sends a special shout out to Home Health Aide team member Marlene Echavarria (pictured) for always going above and beyond to help wherever she is needed. “Marlene is always available to take on even the most difficult cases. She takes good care of her clients and makes them feel safe. She also does a wonderful job at promptly reporting any changes in her client’s condition and consistently uses the HHAx app to clock in and clock out of all of her cases. Thank you, Marlene, for all of your hard work and for being such a valuable member of the VNS Health Personal Care team!”
How to Stay Safe During the Solar Eclipse Today!
From approximately 2:10 p.m. to 4:36 p.m. today, the New York City area will experience a solar eclipse. Sunglasses will not protect your eyes during today’s solar eclipse.It is important that you do not look directly at the sun during the eclipse, as it can cause “eclipse blindness” which can temporarily or permanently damage your eyes.
For more information on what you need to know and how to stay safe during today’s eclipse, click here.