Your News This Week—Week of October 12, 2026
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.
2026 Personal Care Honor Awards: See Who Won, Photos, Plus a Video of the Entire Ceremony! Last week, VNS Health held its 43rd Annual Personal Care Honor Awards Ceremony celebrating our incredible Personal Care team. See who received awards, event photos, and a video of the entire ceremony by clicking here.
Staff Aide opportunities are available in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and Westchester! Earn $22 per hour, with 40 hours per week guaranteed. Click here to learn more and how to apply.
Join us for the Alzheimer’s Walk on Saturday, November 14! Register today! Join your Personal Care Home Health Aide colleagues as well as team members from across VNS Health, plus their family members and friends as we come together to walk in Central Park in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Click here to learn more and to register.
Measles alert: What Home Health Aides need to know: Measles activity has increased in New York State. Home Health Aides (HHAs) play an important role by noticing possible symptoms and reporting concerns quickly. Important: If you suspect measles: Immediately contact your supervisor/manager for instructions. Click here for more information.
Join us for the Alzheimer’s Walk in Central Park on Saturday, November 14! Register today to walk in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Click here to learn more and to register.
Reminder: No HHA Support Call this week. Don’t miss our next call on Thursday, October 22nd at 1:00 p.m. – special guest, Faye Morgan, Manager, OSU Cert Services for Personal Care. The topic is: Information about new applications (HHAeXchange/Caribou-Shift booking & VNS Rewards/Nevvon-Inservice platform). Hope you can make it! For more information, click here.
Congratulations to Queens Home Health Aide Leela Singh for receiving the Richard Flender Grace Award for 2026! Leela was selected for this award for showing grace under pressure. Leela has been with VNS Health since 2012. For nearly 14 years, she’s been caring for Hospice patients in Queens. It takes a very special person to do this work, and Leela is that special person. Each day, she cares for four to five patients in their homes, bringing tremendous compassion, kindness and strength to each one of them.
To read about all the winners from this year’s Personal Care Honor Awards — and to watch a video of the entire ceremony — click here.
Ger your flu shot!
You can help protect yourself and your clients this flu season – get your flu shot by Tuesday, December 1! New York Best Medical who has started reaching out to schedule free flu shots for all HHA team members – please be sure to attend your appointment!