Your News This Week— Week of September 11, 2023
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.
Don’t forget! Keep using the HHAeXchange app to earn more rewards points than ever! From now until September 15, you will earn $15.00 (1,500 points) for every five (5) times you use the HHAx app to complete a client visit. Click here for what you need to know.
Three new sessions added! Sign up to take a free “Transgender 101” class: Want to learn more about the transgender community? You are invited to take a free “Transgender 101” class. There are now six (6) sessions to choose from. Click here to learn more and to register.
It is important to protect your patients’ and our members’ personal health information! Click here for a helpful resource that explains what you need to know about HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).
Our next HHA Support Group Call is Thursday, September 14, at 1:00 p.m. For more information, click here.
Supervisor Xiomara Alvarez-Palacios sends a shout out to Home Health Aide team member Virginia Ranger Kelly (pictured). “Virginia is reliable, hardworking, respectful, and, most of all,” says Xiomara, “she’s always willing to help whenever we need her. A big THANK You to such an extraordinary person!”
Make sure you take time to care for yourself! Here’s one way to do this:
If you feel like you need to talk to someone about your mental health, don’t go it alone! The Benefit Funds Wellness Member Assistance Program offers confidential support to help you or your family. Learn more or call (646) 473-6900.
The 1199SEIU offers even more tips for how to take care of yourself. To read them all, click here.