Your News This Week—Week of June 1, 2026
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.
Did you know that you can submit your PTO requests through our HHA Resource Center website? Just click the “Request Time Off” button on the home page. Click here to go to the website.
Important note about in-person in-service training: The last day of in-person in-service training was held on Wednesday, May 27. All in-service training for the rest of this year is expected to be completed virtually through either CareConnect or VNS Health Rewards/Caribou. We will notify you when we expect to resume in-person training.
Keep using the HHAeXchange app to clock in and out of your client visits! Not only does the HHAx app ensure that you receive a timely paycheck, but there are many other advantages to using it! Click here for what you need to know.
Our next HHA Support Call is on Thursday, June 4th at 1:00 p.m. – with special co-host, SVP Jim Rolla – hope you can make it! For more information, click here.
The entire Personal Care team sends a shout out to Home Health Aide team member Atjohnson Esperance for being such a reliable and hardworking home health aide. He provides exceptional service to our clients and depicts our Core Values of Empathy, Agility, and Integrity with every client he comes in contact with. Thank you, Atjohnson, for all you do!
Sundowning: Five Ways to Manage Afternoon Agitation
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month! In recognition, here are some tips for how to manage clients that experience “sundowning.” Sometimes people with dementia become more agitated, irritable, or confused as the day progresses. This is called “sundowning,” and as many as 20% of people with dementia experience it. It is one of the most challenging situations caregivers face.
Click here for five tips for how you can manage your client’s “sundowning” symptoms.