Your News This Week— Week of September 5, 2023
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.
Please Read: An Update to Your VNS Health Rewards Points is Coming On September 8. Click here for what you need to know.
How Can We Make Our “Ask SVP Conference Calls” Even Better? Please Take Our Survey by Friday, September 8. Click here to take the survey.
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 7, at 1:00 p.m. For more information, click here.
Supervisor Erin Swinton sends a big shout out to Long Island Staff Home Health Aide Allison Douglas (pictured) for being so reliable and “always being available when we need her.” “Not only is she an amazing Home Health Aide who consistently stays on top of everything she needs to do, including all of her Compliance requirements and using the HHAx app,” says Swinton, “but, the clients also love her! We are so happy to have Allison as part of the Personal Care team!”
Keep taking care of yourself! Here’s one way to do this:
Eat a balanced diet: Unprocessed foods, like whole grains, vegetables, lean meats, and fresh fruit are the foundation for a healthy mind and body. Eating well can also help stabilize your mood. Including brain-boosting healthy fats can help you go the distance.
The 1199SEIU offers even more tips for how to take care of yourself. To read them all, click here.