Your News This Week—Week of March 4, 2024
Check out 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 office to review our services and procedures soon. Prepare for this NYSDOH visit, by reading this tip sheet.
–Tip #9: Click here for the “Paraprofessional Plan of Care (PPOC) Guide for Home Health Aides.”
Thank you to everyone who participated in February’s “Question of the Month” raffle! In total, we received over 350 answers to the question “What is one thing you love about working at VNS Health?” Be sure to check next week’s Your News This Week to find out the 3 winners of the $200 raffle! And, in case you missed it, our January “Question of the Month” was an article in Frontline! To read, click here.
Did you know that 1199SEIU offers a variety of programs to you? Courses include Citizenship, English as a Second Language, Computer Literacy, College Prep, High School Completion, and more. Click here for more information.
The next HHA Support Call is Thursday, March 7th, at 1:00 p.m. For more information, click here.
Supervisor Jennifer Luciano sends a shout out to Home Health Aide team member Sherman Barrow. A client’s wife recently called in to compliment Sherman for the excellent service he had provided to her husband, saying that he was “smart, caring, and very professional.” Keep up the great work, Sherman!
Stay compliant – don’t wait to take your in-service courses!
It is a New York State Department of Health requirement that all Home Health Aides complete their in-service courses throughout each year.
The first 6 in-service courses must be completed by Sunday, March 31st. If you don’t, you risk maintaining your compliance with New York state. So don’t wait, check CareConnect today and take any courses that are listed.