Foley Named Branch Manager of Preferred Home Health Care, Brick
Susan Foley, Jackson, New Jersey, has been named branch manager of the Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC) Brick office, 192 Jack Martin Boulevard.
As branch manager of PHHC, which has its headquarters in Eatontown, Foley is responsible for managing internal and external staff, including RNs and LPNs; insurance authorizations; and customer service and care coordination for new and existing clients in Ocean County.
Foley served as the assistant manager at PHHC before her promotion to manager. Prior to joining PHHC, Foley served as the administrator at the Absecon Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Absecon, N.J., where she was in charge of a 162-bed facility with 32 behavior beds. She also kept residents safe during major disasters, such as hurricanes Sandy and Irene.
Foley was graduated from John Jay College, N.Y.C., with a B.S.in Criminal Justice. Foley, a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, was named the 2013 Administrator of the Year 2013 by NJAPA (New Jersey Activities Professionals Association). She is a HAM radio operator and a real estate referral agent. Foley is a member of St. Aloysius and St. Monica churches in Jackson, N.J., and sings in both choirs.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services:
Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), 45 Main Street, Eatontown, N.J., has provided a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program), an accrediting organization for the home health care industry.
Preferred works collaboratively with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and facilities to ensure a smooth transition to one’s home. In-house services include skilled nursing care for infants, children, adults, and seniors; personal care services, including bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, etc.; private duty nursing services; and at-home physical therapy, among others. All of the care can be provided in-house and is coordinated by registered nurses, with clinical supervision available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
Lakewood Recreation Department Announces Its Fall Schedule
The Lakewood Recreation Department has released its schedule of fall youth and adult programs that will begin September 29, 2014.
Registration is $10.00 for Co-ed instructional and league play soccer at the John Patrick Sports Center, Vine Street, Lakewood. On Wednesdays and Fridays, children ages 4-6 are scheduled from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.; children ages 7-9 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.; and children ages 10-12 from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, children ages 4-6 are scheduled from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.; children 7 – 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; and children ages 10 – 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Join some of the top wrestling coaches to learn the conditioning, discipline, and skill to become a top wrestler in “Escape” Wrestling Instruction for grades 1 – 12, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the Lakewood High School (LHS) wrestling room. The registration fee is $5.00.
Children, Grades K – 5, can enjoy a free Youth Fun Night with reading, arts and crafts, play time and much more on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Ella G. Clarke School, 455 Manetta Avenue.
Participate in Adult Open Gym, including basketball, volleyball, weight room, and indoor track, Lakewood High School Gymnasium, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The sign-in fee is $2:00 for each visit.
Free adult arts & crafts; and knitting and crocheting programs are scheduled Monday through Thursday, at the Lakewood Community Center, Fourth Street: Monday, Jewelry Making, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Crochet, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Knitting, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Art Schedule, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and Thursday, Rubber Stamping,11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Halloween Parade, Lakewood Town Square, sponsored by the Lakewood Police Department, Lakewood Fire Department, EMS, and Lakewood Township Recreation will take place Thursday, October 30th at 4:00 p.m. Events include free face painting, a costume parade, D.J, and free trick or treat candy bags.
For more information, call the Lakewood Recreation office at 732-905-3405 or visit www.lakewoodnj.gov.
The Work Group Moves to Bigger Offices in Lakewood
The Work Group (TWG), a full-service staffing firm, has moved from Second Street, Lakewood, to larger offices at 1195 Route 70, Suite 1007A, Lakewood. Lakewood Mayor Menashe Miller; Dave Nicola, the executive director of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce; and Yaakov Wenger, the publisher of The Lakewood Shopper, attended the official opening along with many local and regional business professionals.
Koleen Singerline and Diane Mazza, principals of The Work Group, welcomed attendees. TWG provides flexible staffing solutions and tailors a staffing plan to fit the needs of clients by providing temporary, contract, temp-to-hire and direct hire employees.
TWG’s areas of specialty include staffing for administrative and clerical, accounting and finance, human resources, pharmaceutical and biotech, executive and management, and light industrial. The Work Group, with headquarters in Shrewsbury, also has offices in Spotswood as well as Lakewood.
Mayor Miller, who presented a plaque on behalf of Lakewood Township, said, “It is very important to have an opportunity to get help with employment whether you are a business needing help or a person looking for a job. This is a place where dreams can come true.”
In a joint statement, Singerline and Mazza said, “We’re honored to have this opportunity to move on to bigger and better business in Lakewood. This location change is a strategic one, which we believe will benefit businesses in Lakewood and afford us improved access to them. We’re glad we could celebrate this change with Lakewood Township.”
As a result of their years of staffing experience and network of local and regional business contacts, both Singerline and Mazza believe their firm will continue to flourish. “Our offices are all locally owned, including this one in Lakewood, and we believe this gives us the edge in truly understanding the local business culture,” added Singerline and Mazza.
For more information about TWG’s staffing services, call 732-961-8200 or visit www.theworkgroupnj.com.
About The Work Group (TWG): TWG is a full-service staffing firm with offices in Shrewsbury, Spotswood and Lakewood. With an emphasis in the Central Jersey area, TWG provides flexible staffing solutions, including Temporary/Contract, Temp-to-Hire and Direct Hire options to help local business address their staffing and workforce needs in an ever-changing market. For more information about TWG, call 732-961-8200 or visit www.theworkgroupnj.com.
Toms River Man Named to First N.J. CPA Honoree List
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) announced that Kenneth B. Shapiro, CPA/PFS, CFP®*, Toms River, president of Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc., Hazlet, has been named one of six top financial planners in New Jersey. Shapiro will be spotlighted in the 2014 September/October edition of New Jersey CPA magazine.
The selection of the inaugural CPA honorees was based on their “continuing impact on the accounting profession in the Garden State and beyond,” including career expertise, key accomplishments at their respective firms, NJSCPA engagement, and community service.
Shapiro, a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), holds designations as a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial industry in the public, private, and educational sectors. His firm, Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc., Hazlet, offers investment management services, comprehensive fee-based financial planning, and tax preparation services.
In 2013, Shapiro was named one of “50 Over 50” by NJSCPA, which honored accounting veterans for their ongoing contributions to the CPA profession, the Society and the community. He received the Heart of Financial Planning award in 2013 from the Financial Planning Association of New Jersey (FPANJ), which recognizes professionals, financial planning firms, and FPA® chapters or organizations that contribute and give back to the public and financial planning community. In 2009, Shapiro was named the Community Volunteer of the Year by the NJSCPA for his more than 100 hours of helping others.
For the State Chapter of the NJSCPA, Shapiro serves as a member of the Investment Committee, the CPA Help Center where he gives free financial advice to those experiencing financial crises, and is past chair of the Financial Literacy and Personal Financial Planning Committees. He is active locally, serving as secretary for the Monmouth Ocean County Chapter of the NJSCPA, co-chair of the Personal Finance Committee, and member of the Elder Care Committee. He is a past treasurer of the Chapter.
Shapiro also serves as chairman of the Education and Professional Development Committee, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the State Chapter of the Financial Planning Association of NJ. Shapiro previously served four years as treasurer for the Association.
Shapiro has helped to organize the Monmouth Ocean County NJSCPA’s participation in the annual Bowl-A-Thon to raise funds for the Junior Achievement Financial literacy program and has spent time educating students about the merits of saving and ways to stay fiscally healthy.
For further information, contact Kenneth Shapiro at 732-739-8991 or visit www.ShapiroFSG.com
*PFS (Personal Financial Specialist); CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
About Shapiro Financial Security Group: Founded in 1982, Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc. (SFSG), 1 Bethany Rd, Building 6, Suite 90, Hazlet, N.J., specializes in providing individualized tax, financial planning, and investment services to pre-retirement and retirement aged clients, in New Jersey and throughout the United States. Staffed by CPAs and Certified Financial Planners®, SFSG places a high priority on client education, including alternatives for developing prudent and tax efficient planning strategies. SFSG does not receive commissions or sell any investment products.
Visit SFSG at www.ShapiroFSG.com or call 732-739-8991 for more information.
Jonathan Herman, COO of Eatontown Company, to Receive Honor from NJBiz
Jonathan Herman, 37, the COO of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, has been named a “Forty under Forty” 2014 award winner by NJBiz, a New Jersey business news publication. Herman was recently named one of South Jersey’s top 20 young business professionals under the age of 40 by SJBiz.
The Forty under Forty awards program honors men and women under the age of 40 who have been making headlines in their field and who share a commitment to business growth, to professional excellence and to the community. To qualify, Herman had to meet selection criteria, such as possessing significant authority for decision making within a company or organization.
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, is a company that provides a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Since he began working at Preferred, Herman has helped its growth and development by expanding the company from four to seven locations in New Jersey and two in Pennsylvania. Recently he was instrumental in the acquisition of both Acelleron, a durable medical equipment company that services most of New England, and Acelleron Maternal Health & Wellness (MHW), which will offer a full range of resources for pregnant women and families.
Herman serves on the state board for the March of Dimes. The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation (ECF), a charity that focuses on serving children with cancer and their families by providing emotional, material and emergency financial support, recently honored Herman and his wife, Alene.
Herman said, “I was once told, ‘Only a life lived for others is a life worth living.’ I am very lucky that Preferred Home Health Care allows me to do exactly that – living a life for others.”
Herman earned a B.A. in journalism with honors from the University of Rhode Island. Before joining Preferred in 2005, Herman worked on Wall Street for six years at Salomon Smith Barney and then at a capital management firm. Herman’s selection by NJBiz was based on his professionalism, accomplishments, leadership, vision and community service.
The awards reception and ceremony is Monday, September 29, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at The Palace, Somerset Park, Somerset, N.J. For reservations, visit www.njbiz.com/fortyunder40. To view the complete list of honorees, please visit www.njbiz.com/fortyunder40.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services: Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), 45 Main Street, Eatontown, N.J., has provided a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program), an accrediting organization for the home health care industry.
Preferred works collaboratively with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and facilities to ensure a smooth transition to one’s home. In-house services include skilled nursing care for infants, children, adults, and seniors; personal care services, including bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, etc.; private duty nursing services; and at-home physical therapy, among others. All of the care can be provided in-house and is coordinated by registered nurses, with clinical supervision available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
Golfers and Sponsors Needed to Benefit Children with Serious and Terminal Illnesses
Get in the swing to help children with serious and terminal illnesses in need of end-of-life care as well as with support for their parents. Golfers and sponsors are needed for the 5th Annual Circle of Life golf outing, Monday, September 22, 2014, at Basking Ridge Country Club, 185 Madisonville Ridge, Bernards Township, New Jersey 07920.
Proceeds from this golf outing will directly benefit the Circle of Life Children’s Center where all services are free.*
Lisa Gallicchio, co-chairwoman of the outing and the director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, is urging golfers and sponsors to register now.
PHHC is one of the sponsors along with BARD Medical Products, a major sponsor. Sponsorships range from $15,000.00 to $150.00. Other supporters are Circle of Life trustees Joel Markel, president and CEO of PHHC, and Todd Thiede, CPA, CFO of PHHC.
Circle of Life Children’s Center, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation located in Magnolia House, Elizabeth, less than five minutes from University Hospital in Newark where the pediatric palliative care team is located.
The fee per golfer is $300.00 ($1200.00 for a foursome) and includes lunch, cocktails and dinner at 6:30 p.m., golf contests, awards, prizes, an auction, and a 50/50 raffle. Cocktails and dinner only is $100.00. Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.; shot gun start at 12:30 p.m.
To register or for questions, contact Celeste Layton at 908-353-5061 or email at clayton@CircleOfLifeNJ.org.
*About Circle of Life Free Services: All services are free and include educational programs, workshops and seminars; hospital grand rounds; lunch and learn sessions for caregivers; consultation with care providers to prepare a customized plan of care for a child being cared for at home or in a long-term care or other facility; assessment of needs and preparation for moving a child from hospital to home outside a hospital catchment area (e.g., from a neighboring state); follow-up home visits to evaluate needs of the child, family and care providers; and support for caregivers following the child’s death. Last year the outing raised $75,000.00.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services: Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), 45 Main Street, Eatontown, N.J., has provided a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program), an accrediting organization for the home health care industry.
Preferred works collaboratively with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and facilities to ensure a smooth transition to one’s home. In-house services include skilled nursing care for infants, children, adults, and seniors; personal care services, including bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, etc.; private duty nursing services; and at-home physical therapy, among others. All of the care can be provided in-house and is coordinated by registered nurses, with clinical supervision available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
JFK Apartments to Be Renovated – No One Will Become Homeless
They were built in the 1960s. Now, more than 50 years later, the 62-unit JFK apartment complex, Cedarbridge Avenue and South Clover Street, Lakewood, will receive a much needed make-over.
Through a pilot program called RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration), a division of the U.S. Dept. of HUD, housing authorities now have the opportunity to transform aging public housing into project-based rental assistance and can seek other avenues of funding.
Mary Jo Grauso, executive director of the Lakewood Housing Authority (LHA), said that the LHA applied for and received approval from HUD to convert the JFK development from Public Housing (PH) to Project-based Rental Assistance (PBRA). PBRA through the RAD program. The LHA (Lakewood Housing Authority) had been receiving less money from HUD every year to maintain and update the JFK development, even as the housing continued to age.
Using a competitive bidding process, the LHA awarded a contract to CIS (Community Investment Strategies), a leading N.J.-based developer of affordable housing that has built Toms River Crescent and Windsor Crescent developments. CIS will partner with the LHA for this conversion.
Among other improvements, the renovated units will have new heating, washers and dryers, and the traffic pattern within the development will be safer. Other features will include security cameras, a management office, 24-hour maintenance on site, and a new community room.
Lakewood Township Committeeman Ray Coles said, “The end result will be a development everyone can be proud to call home.”
Although all residents will be relocated offsite for nine months to one year, not one family will become homeless. All residents will receive Section 8 rental assistance certificate that will enable residents to move anywhere in the country they would like. In addition, all residents will have the right to return to JFK (Chambers Crescent) after the rehab is completed.
Although the LHA will have a land lease with CIS, the JFK housing development is not being sold. When a vacancy exists, CIS must use the Lakewood Public Housing waiting list, which gives Lakewood families a preference.
Grauso said, “We currently have more than a three-year wait for family housing, but we will be able to retain affordable housing for families here in Lakewood.”
Because of the support of Mayor Miller and the Township Committee, who have assisted the housing authority, the project to renovate the JFK development is moving forward. Grauso said, “Our liaison to the LHA, Ray Coles was instrumental in presenting our ideas to the Township Committee, and we have worked together to now upgrade the affordable housing stock in town.”
For more information, call 732-363-1300 or visit www.lakewoodha.org.
Finding a Cure for Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes – Leta Kids Pumpkin Express Event Celebrates Its 21st Year
The whole family is invited to enjoy Leta Kids Pumpkin Express, a community event to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Sunday, October 12, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Laurelton Fire House, Route 88 West and Olden Street (across from Jersey Paddler), Brick, N.J.
This event, celebrating its 21st year, includes 1,000 painted pumpkins available for purchase, free kids’ games and prizes, and refreshments. Every child wins something. Raffles for gift baskets and baked goods are also available for purchase.
All proceeds will go to support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in seeking a cure for juvenile diabetes. For further information call Dave Leta, co-founder, at 732-458-6674 or email pumpkin@DavidLeta.com. Also visit www.PumpkinExpress.org or Facebook at the Leta Kids Pumpkin Express.
About Pumpkin Express: First, Leta family and friends, volunteers, spend a full day washing and drying more than 1,000 pumpkins. Then area artists paint pumpkins with decorative designs and kids’ favorite characters.
Largest HR Conference and Expo Scheduled for This October in Atlantic City
The 23rd annual GSC-SHRM (Garden State Council – Society for Human Resource Management) Conference & Expo, the largest Human Resource educational and networking event for HR professionals in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware is set to take place Sunday, October 19 through Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Sheraton, in the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J.
This year’s conference, “Be an HR Superhero” includes three keynote addresses, about 75 breakout sessions led by top local and national speakers, special mega-sessions, and more than 65 conference sponsors.
Keynote speakers include the Sunday opening session speaker, Kris Dunn, a social media savvy HR executive, “The Nine Faces of HR”; on Monday, Michael Weber, the founder of the Leadership Institute, “Breaking the Unwritten Rules”; and the well-known Elizabeth Smart, “My Story.” Smart, the closing keynote speaker on Tuesday, is a child safety advocate who was the survivor of being abducted as a child.
The Conference sponsors and service providers are available to help attendees gain additional knowledge and support. Areas of focus during the conference are diversity and inclusion, talent management, professional development, organizational development and strategic HR, legal compliance, and total rewards.
Conference rates range from $400.00 for SHRM members to $425.00 for nonmembers. The fee for full-time students and those in job transition is $200.00. To register or for more information, visit www.gscshrmconference.org or www.gscshrm.org.
Study Group Forming for PHR and SPHR Certification
Are you ready to join more than 135,000 fellow Human Resource Professionals by earning HRCI certification? PHR (Professional in Human Resources) and SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) candidates who certify before the end of 2014 will also be eligible to obtain the new SHRM certification at no cost.
Mary Bromlow, SPHR, the director of certification for the Jersey Shore Association of Human Resources (JSAHR), Neptune, will conduct a six-session study group, beginning Tuesday, September 16 to help those interested in obtaining PHR and SPHR certification. The study group will meet every other week through December 2 at the Workforce Investment Board, 145 Wyckoff Road, Suite 201, Eatontown, N.J.
Interested candidates can attend an informational meeting Thursday, September 11 following the JSAHR chapter meeting at the Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources (JSAHR) meeting, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., at Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
Participants will receive a Study Kit that includes six workbooks corresponding to each HR topic area, a special SPHR study guide and access to online sample tests and study aides. The fee is $500 for JSAHR chapter members, a savings of $300.00 for study kits purchased on an individual basis. Fees must be paid in full prior to the first session.
To enroll for the Fall 2014 Study Group, visit http://jsahr.shrm.org/events, which contains a link for credit card payments. Checks should be made payable to JSAHR and sent to “Fall 2014 JSAHR Study Group,” P.O Box 81, Highlands, NJ 07732. Enrollment will be on a first-come, first-paid basis. For additional information or questions about the study group, contact Mary Bromlow at 732-608-7857 or mbromlow@hotmail.com.
About PHR and SPHR Certification: The Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), in affiliation with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), administers two certification exams for Human Resource professionals.
The PHR (Professional in Human Resources) exam, designed for individuals with two to four years of practical experience, focuses on the operations and technical aspects of the HR professional. The SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) exam, designed for individuals with six to eight years of experience, focuses on strategy and policy issues.