Your News This Week—Week of February 5, 2024
Here’s 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.
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) surveyors will be at our 5 Penn offices later this month to review our services and procedures. Prepare for this NYSDOH visit by reading these tip sheets:
- –Tip #4: Click here for the tip sheet on “Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).”
- –Tip #5: Click here for the tip sheet on “Fall and Safety Reporting.”
Have a question or need to speak with an 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Fund coordinator? Click here for the 1199SEIU coordinator phone number list.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first “Question of the Month” raffle! In total, we received over 400 answers to the question “What is a little thing you do for your client to brighten their day?” Be sure to check next week’s Your News This Week to find out the 3 winners of the $200 raffle!
The next HHA Support Group Call is Thursday, February 8th, at 1:00 p.m. – with special co-host, SVP Jim Rolla. For more information, click here.
Supervisor Julie Rueca sends a shout out to Home Health Aide team member Cheryl Thomas for the exceptional care she gave to a hospice patient and family recently. The daughter of the patient wrote in to say, “Cheryl became a real friend and helper. She always had a smile on her face and was kind, reliable, and positive. I enjoyed chatting with Cheryl and watching her sweetly take care of my mother. We were so lucky to have her in our lives.” Thank you, Cheryl, for providing such high level of care—you are truly an asset to the Personal Care team.
February is Heart Month! Take care of your heart and yourself!
The American Heart Association suggests following these “Life’s Essentials 8” habits for your overall health and well-being. This week, we’re featuring habit #1:
Eat better. Click here for how to develop a healthy eating pattern and to download a “How to eat better” fact sheet.