Your News This Week—Week of November 2, 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.
Important Update: Your Flu Shot Documentation Is Now Due by Friday, November 13. New York Best Medical has been scheduling flu shots, so please be sure to attend your appointment! If you have already received your flu shot or are signing a declination form, please make sure that you send in your proof of vaccination or signed declination right away. Click here for more information.
Only 2 weeks until the Walk to End Alzheimer’s – register today! Join us for the Alzheimer’s Walk in Central Park on Saturday, November 14! Click here to learn more and to register.
Staff Aide opportunities are available in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, and Westchester! Earn $22 per hour, with 40 hours per week guaranteed. Click here to learn more and how to apply.
Don’t miss our next HHA Support Call on Thursday, November 5th at 1:00 p.m. – special guest, Kevin Prego, Veterans Program Manager. The topic is: “Overview of Veterans Programs for our Clients.” Hope you can make it! For more information, click here.
Queens Unit Manager Shama Barrett sends a shout out to Home Health Aide team member Shivena Lewis for the wonderful care she provided to one of her clients. The client’s daughter wrote in: “Shivena was a pleasure to have in my home and was very calm around my father even when we had difficult days. She showed care and concern for all her duties and did them well. I gratefully appreciated having her to help with my father until his last days.” Thank you, Shivena — we are so happy to have you on our Personal Care team!
Caring for people with Alzheimer’s Disease: A guide for Home Health Aides.
Alzheimer’s disease affects memory, thinking, communication, and everyday activities. Home health aides (HHAs) can help by providing calm, respectful care that supports each person’s dignity, comfort, and remaining abilities. Every person is different, so learn about the person, their routines, and preferences by asking family members or the person, themself, as the person may still have the faculties to respond and what they say should not be ignored, even if they respond incorrectly.
Click here for tips on how to care for people with Alzheimer’s disease.