WELCOME NEW CAREGIVERS
We want to welcome the new team members who joined us last month:
- Darek B.
- Hirona B.
- Victoria C.
- Heather G.
- Kemeiscia H.
- Audrey H.
- Bettina M.
- MorgAnn M.
- Joyce N.
We are so happy you have chosen to be a part of our caring team!
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Congratulations to
Anita R. who passed her state exam and is now an active CNA!
Way to go!
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Our offices will be closed July 4th, Wednesday and will reopen on Thursday, July 5th at 8am.
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What Clients Are Saying
About YOU:
There are several of you that were mentioned to us by NAME in our monthly client surveys and with thank you letters sent to the office.
Nikki S., Lori W., Elizabeth P., Louise A., Denise A., Cynthia H., Yolanda S., Gail C., Carlene M., Elaine I., Roxana C., Tina J., Shantelle W., and Anzu L. were all recognized by name this month in our surveys. Congratulations!
Because of our great caregivers, our satisfaction scores for April and May were 95% and 93.5%.
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June 10-16, 2018
Happy National Nursing Assistants Week!
We know you could have chosen any profession and we THANK YOU for choosing to be part of our caring team. You are so appreciated and we value you and all the work you do.
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There has been some confusion lately, so we thought we'd have some fun with it and show you they are NOT the same person! Although, they
DO have very similar names, we thought you'd appreciate some of their differences to better help you visualize
WHO is
WHO!
LeRisa: 4'10
Lynessa: 5'10
LeRisa: 4 children
Lynessa: 2 children, 2 step-children
LeRisa: Lives in Trout Lake, Washington and works for us remotely.
Lynessa: Lives in Puyallup and works in both the Olympia and Tacoma offices.
LeRisa: Started at Advanced Health Care as a scheduler in 2008.
Lynessa: Started here in 2006 in marketing and recruiting, although worked for Advanced off and on while growing up because her parents founded the company.
LeRisa: Currently works for us on special projects, quality improvement, sometimes does staffing, and coordinates all things technical, website, and computer related.
Lynessa: Is the current marketing and recruiting director. She goes out into the community and represents our company and the services we provide.
We hope this helps you clarify who you need to speak to next time you call for
LYNESSA or
LeRISA!
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JUNE
Anniversaries to Celebrate:
Cynthia H. 16 years
Elaine I. 7 years
Creig K. 5 years
Bryan B. 2 years
Karen C. 1 year
Maureen M. 1 year
Madison S. 1 year
Tiffany W. 1 year
Thank you for your dedication to Advanced Health Care and to the clients you faithfully serve!
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Caregiver Profile:
Cynthia H.
16 years years with AHC
What motivates you to do your job every day?
Passion, first and foremast. Everybody needs somebody. I try care for people as if I was getting the care myself.
Any advice you would give a new caregiver?
"It’s not always easy dealing with all walks of life. You have to put yourself aside sometimes to do it well.
You have to have long term and short term goals. You can never go wrong with this [caregiving career]. Take that and build off of it. It opens up doors to more opportunities and experience." That is advice that Cynthia has given to her own daughters, as well. Two of them have also been employed by Advanced Health Care!
"I like knowing that a person got help because of me and my skills. Giving that one on one care and getting to help individuals is my favorite part."
Thank you for your years of service, Cynthia!
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Welcome to our
new Scheduler, Client Care Coordinator
Willow Sanders!
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We welcomed a wonderful new scheduler to our team last month. I'm sure many of you have had a chance to speak to Willow already as she has jumped in, feet first, and started making and receiving scheduling calls. We are excited to have her working with us.
Willow comes to us with a background in facilities for Evergreen State College where she was most recently an Executive Assistant. She is also a veteran, having spent 7 years in the Air Force as a crew chief on F22 Raptors.
She was raised here in the Pacific Northwest and makes her home Olympia. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with friends and her 8 year old son.
"I love the people here [at Advanced Health Care]. They are great and it's an inclusive, supportive environment. I like that we are providing care for people who really need it and that we employ caregivers who give outstanding care." Willow looks forward to meeting all of YOU as she continues in this role.
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Caregiver Ongoing Education
Our next free Caregiver Class will be in late July in both the Tacoma and Olympia Advanced Health Care offices. More info to come, so watch your email inboxes and Facebook feed. The topic will be:
Depression in the Elderly: Dealing with Mood Swings
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Could you use an extra $200?
That is how much we PAY YOU for every person you refer to us as an employee. Once they are hired and work the 160 hour requirement, we write you a check! Send us a good caregiver or nurse that you know today.
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Caregiver Wisdom: In Your Own Words
We were so impressed with the tips and wisdom that many of you shared at this year's Skills Fair, that we wanted to start a special column in the monthly newsletter to feature them. Thank you to our nurse Maggie for writing them down and starting this conversation. We sure do have some smart, caring and wonderfully wise caregivers on our team!
If you have wisdom to share, please submit a short sentence to
Lynessa via email or phone and you may see your wisdom here next time!
"Always smile. Do NOT bring your problems in to a client's home. They have enough of their own without adding yours."
"Let them look through old picture albums and reminisce."
"Don't let your stereotyping of a diagnosis or disease keep you from accepting an assignment. You can be pleasantly surprised how WRONG you can be about them! You will grow while learning!
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