In Spite of the Pandemic, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services Is Moving Up!
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, with offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, has moved to Number 24 from Number 36 as a certified Great Place to Work according to Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare & Biopharma 2021.
According to the research, 92 percent of employees say PHHC is definitely a great place to work compared to 59 percent of employees at a typical U.S.-based company. More than 90 percent of employees cite some of the following reasons for their rave review: I am proud to tell others I work here; people here are given a lot of responsibility; people celebrate special events around here; I am treated as a full member here regardless of my position; and my work has special meaning: this is not “just a job.”
Trisha Paule, account manager at Great Place to Work, said, “I send my warmest congratulations for earning a spot on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma 2021 List! If you haven’t already, I hope you and your team take the time to celebrate one another for this amazing achievement – especially after such a trying year!”
Jonathan Herman, COO of Preferred, said, “Preferred is always looking for qualified candidates. We especially seek employees who give back to their communities, and have volunteered at local charities, nonprofits, or other community-based organizations.”
For more information about Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or visit PreferredCares.com.
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 in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Partner), 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.
PHHC, named a 2021 Great Place to Work® and Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare & Biopharma 2021, offers industry-leading pay rates, weekly pay, flexible hours, benefits, and paid time off. PHHC has 16 locations. New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters in Eatontown and branches in Elmwood Park, Galloway, Jersey City, Mt. Laurel, Neptune, North Brunswick, Robbinsville, South Orange, and Toms River. Pennsylvania locations include Allentown, Bala Cynwyd, Bensalem, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Delaware location: Claymont. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
Lakewood Fire District No.1 Lists Safety Suggestions after Changing Clocks This Sunday
Lakewood Fire District No. 1 encourages everyone with smoke and CO detectors with removable batteries to change the batteries right after changing your clocks. “Change your clock, change your alarm batteries” is a bi-annual fire safety campaign promoting the importance of working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, which provide a vital early warning signal in the event of a fire or a carbon monoxide incident.
Below are some fascinating but sobering facts from the Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr, Fire Prevention Coordinator Jacob Woolf, Fire Department Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Rotberg, and the members of the Lakewood Fire Department.
SMOKE DETECTORS
• Two out of three fire deaths occur in homes with nonfunctioning smoke alarms.
• In recent years, 70 percent of home fire deaths resulted from home fires with inoperable or no smoke alarms.
• In reported home fires with inoperable alarms, 50 percent had missing, disconnected, or dead batteries.
• On average, you and your family have less than two minutes to escape from the time the first smoke alarm sounds.
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
• Known as the invisible killer, CO is colorless and odorless.
• CO affects adults and children differently. If your detector goes off, check on your children and/or the elderly.
• There are numerous potential CO sources, not just your stove or oven.
• CO sources include kitchen range or vent, water heater pipes, furnace, dryer, heaters, attached garage, and neighboring apartments.
• Standard smoke alarms do not detect carbon monoxide.
• 35 million people are still at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning. Are you one of them?
Working smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms save lives by quickly giving you and your loved ones an early warning signal that something is wrong. Fire spreads fast but carbon monoxide is a silent killer. Working alarms are the most critical component of your escape plan.
• Be sure to have the right type of alarm. Alarms must be approved by Underwriters Laboratories (look for a UL mark) and have an audible end-of-life warning. All new and replacement smoke alarms should have a sealed 10-year battery that is non-replaceable and non-removable.
• Have both a smoke alarm and a CO alarm (or a combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarm). One type of alarm is not a substitute for the other.
• If your alarm still uses removable batteries, be sure to change them twice a year. A great reminder is changing batteries on days clocks are changed for daylight saving time. Replace these alarms with ones that contain sealed 10-year batteries as soon as possible.
ALARM INSTALLATION
• Install alarms where you sleep and on every level of your home, including basements.
• Locate alarms on the ceiling, preferably near the center of the room, but not less than four inches from a wall. If the alarm must be installed on a wall, it should be placed between four and 12 inches from the ceiling.
• Consider installing interconnected alarms so that when one alarm sounds, they all sound.
• Special alarms should be installed for those who are hard of hearing or deaf. Strobe lights and bed shakers are available.
• The following locations can either create a false alarm or avoid your detector from properly identifying the CO levels in your home: in close proximity to any fuel-burning appliance; in excessively humid areas such as your bathroom; in direct sunlight; near any sources of blowing air such as a fan, vent, or open window.
ALARM MAINTENANCE
• Test your alarms regularly by pressing the test button.
• Replace alarms every 10 years or when the alarm signals that it has reached the end of life and needs to be replaced.
• Keep alarms clean by regularly dusting or vacuuming.
WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS
• If a CO alarm sounds, you and your family should get out immediately and call 911.
• If a smoke alarm sounds, be sure to execute your escape plan.
• If an alarm is set off accidentally, quiet the alarm by pushing the hush or reset button. Open windows and turn on vent fans to clear the air.
• Accidental alarms often are triggered by bathroom steam or cooking vapors. Consider relocating alarms that often sound by accident.
Calling on Shabbos and Yom Tov – Fire Department Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Rotberg says:
• Even when in doubt, if there is a chance of danger, one should call the appropriate authorities.
• One should not hesitate to call the Fire Department immediately. What may appear to the uneducated to be “nothing” may, in fact, be deadly.
• A safer choice for Yom Tov cooking is an electrical burner, which can be placed on the stove itself and be utilized with a timer.
For more information or questions, contact Yehuda Beer, Fire District Administrator at 732-364-5151.
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services Offering Training Classes for Certified Home Health Aides
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, with offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, is offering Certified Home Health Aide Training Classes, April 12 through April 30.
Classes are scheduled to meet via Zoom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Participants must also attend in-person clinical labs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. in either Galloway at 323 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Building 700, Suite 722 or in Neptune at 3529 Route 33.
Register at 800-603-2273 or PreferredCares.com. For more information about Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, career opportunities or training programs, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or visit PreferredCares.com
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 in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Partner), 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.
PHHC, named a 2021 Great Place to Work®, offers industry-leading pay rates, weekly pay, flexible hours, benefits, and paid time off. PHHC has 16 locations. New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters in Eatontown and branches in Elmwood Park, Galloway, Jersey City, Mt. Laurel, Neptune, North Brunswick, Robbinsville, South Orange, and Toms River. Pennsylvania locations include Allentown, Bala Cynwyd, Bensalem, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Delaware location: Claymont. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
Preferred Home Health Care Announces Winner of Its Student Nursing Scholarship
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, with offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, has announced the winner of its Student Nursing Scholarship, a $500 award given twice a year for current student nurses living or going to school in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Delaware.
The winner is Alisa Adebamowo, from Orange, New Jersey, a first-year nursing student seeking to become an RN. She is currently earning an A.A. degree in applied science at Eastern International College, Belleville Campus, 251Washington Avenue, Belleville, N.J. 07109.
Jonathan Herman, COO of Preferred, said, “We are so proud to continue offering student nursing scholarships at Preferred. The world has come to recognize the importance of nursing, especially during our current health care crisis, and we are proud to help our future nurses.”
Applicants at any educational level, such as first-year, LPN, or RN programs, among others, can apply online at PreferredCares.com/careers/scholarship.
For more information about Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, career opportunities or training programs, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or visit PreferredCares.com
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 in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Partner), 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.
PHHC, named a 2021 Great Place to Work®, offers industry-leading pay rates, weekly pay, flexible hours, benefits, and paid time off. PHHC has 15 locations. New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters in Eatontown and branches in Elmwood Park, Galloway, Jersey City, Mt. Laurel, Neptune, North Brunswick, Robbinsville, South Orange, and Toms River. Pennsylvania locations include Allentown, Bala Cynwyd, Bensalem, and Pittsburgh. Delaware location: Claymont. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
Photos Courtesy of Preferred:
#1 Scholarship Winner Alisa Adebamowo with Her Grandfather Bishop Adolphus V. Clinton, West Orange, N.J.
#2 Gidget Gonzalez, PHHC HR Manager, South Orange Office, w. Scholarship Winner Alisa Adebamowo, and Her Grandfather Bishop Adolphus V. Clinton, West Orange, N.J.
March 11 HR Meeting Explores “From ‘Zoomed Out’ to Dialed In: Elevating Connection and Engagement…Virtually”
Stop the boredom of Zoom meetings! As organizations continue to navigate the future of work and the next normal, new challenges are emerging as the remote workforce becomes less of an exception and more of the norm. How can businesses supercharge virtual meetings and interactions to be more than just background noise? How can they foster connection, engagement, productivity, and morale when constantly in flux and feeling “zoomed” out?
Join JSAHR (Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources) professionals for a Zoom meeting, open to the public, March 11 from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. The fee for this session is $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Students and those in transition are free. Please consider making a monetary contribution to Fulfill – Monmouth & Ocean, Hunger Won’t Win Here. JSAHR will match total contributions up to $1,000.
Participants will be able to identify strategies for how to reduce Zoom fatigue; discover new strategies to connect with and engage teams in rapidly evolving times and increasingly virtual world; experience a replicable process for how to foster meaningful conversation and collaboration in a digital environment; and learn best practices from peers about what is working.
To receive the Zoom link and/or make a donation to Fulfill, register online at jsahr.shrm.org/events or email admin@jsahr.org or call JSAHR at 732-701-7155. Log in details will be sent to registrants.
JSAHR, a SHRM affiliated chapter, is an Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management.) This program is pending one (1) SHRM and one (1) HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) recertification credit. www.hrci.org.
About the Speaker: Rachel Druckenmiller is on a mission to humanize the workplace by igniting resilient, connected, and engaged leaders and teams through interactive keynotes, workshops, and leadership trainings. Recognized as the #1 Health Promotion Professional in the U.S. in 2015, a 40 Under 40 Game Changer in 2019, and one of The Daily Record’s Leading Women of 2020, Druckenmiller is a national thought leader in the field of employee engagement and well-being. She has delivered more than 120 virtual learning experiences since March 2020 and has worked with dozens of organizations, including Citizens Bank, Junior Achievement, and the American Heart Association. Druckenmiller has been featured as a guest on more than 50 podcasts. She has a Master’s degree in Health Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Rachel posts inspirational videos and other content on LinkedIn. Follow her there and on her website www.UnmutedLife.com.
Strand Theater Holds Virtual Reorganization Meeting–Board Officers Elected
A new executive board for the historic Strand Theater, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit at 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood, was recently elected for a one-year term. Amy Freeman, New Egypt, Plumsted Township special education teacher, will serve as president. Andrei Jackamets, Howell, owner of Andrei Jackamets Photography, is vice president; Karen Stafford-Smith, Jackson, a retired Plumsted Township teacher, is treasurer; and Ervin Oross, Mantoloking, secretary.
Freeman said, “Our beloved Strand Theater, the cultural center of Ocean County, finds itself in a time of both recovery and resilience. Despite barriers and the realities of the pandemic, our focus remains intact. Our shows and performances that once were, will be again! Our goal is to continue to move upward while we plan and strategize for survival in a post-COVID world.”
The 2021-22 board members include Jeffrey Gerstenblatt, Howell, Law Office of Jeffrey H. Gerstenblatt, Lakewood; Glenn Harrison, Glenn Harrison Law Office, Lakewood; David Kapulsky, Freehold, financial professional for Prudential; Fran Kirschner, Lakewood, owner of Frantasy Enterprises, PR Firm; Gene Mele, Whiting, retired building mechanic for N.Y. Telephone Company; Jon Petz, co-owner of the instrument repair and maintenance company Tek-Net, Lakewood; Steve Reinman, executive director of the Lakewood Industrial Commission; Sam Soprano, Jackson, financial consultant C&A Financial Group, Wall; Gary Schiavone, Point Pleasant, retired NYC Transit Director Transportation, Safety, and Training; Debbie Roeder Shaw, Whiting, self-employed licensed massage therapist; and Craig Theibault, Lakewood.
About the Strand Theater: The historic Strand Theater, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit at 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood, was designed by world-renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb in 1922 and is listed on the N.J. and National Register of Historic Places. The Strand offers year-round entertainment in plush, air-conditioned surroundings. It is a perfect venue to showcase comedians, musicals, dinner theater, stars from television and movies, and legendary musical entertainers. The reception gallery includes a catering facility for 80 people, a dance floor, and restrooms. It is ideal for theater-in-the-round, smaller events and receptions.
Business Resources for Getting Through the Pandemic – Free Webinar on March 8
How ARE businesses navigating through the ever-changing challenges of the pandemic? Join the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, the Lakewood Community Services Corp (LCSC), and the New Jersey Business Action Center for a free Webinar, Monday, March 8 at 11:00 a.m. to explore some best practices and solutions that can help businesses.
Webinar topics include business grants and resources, financing, procurement, and more. Melanie Willoughby, executive director of the NJ Business Action Center, and Alex Lowinger, managing director of Small Business Services, LCSC are the presenters.
New Jersey Natural Gas and the Lakewood Development Corp. (LDC) are the sponsors of this webinar. To register for this event, visit https://www.mylakewoodchamber.com/events .
The Mission of the Lakewood Chamber: The mission of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, 1771 Madison Avenue, Suite 5, Lakewood, is to serve the needs of the business community by advocacy; i.e., representing the voice of the business community; advancing interaction and relationships among businesses for their collective best interest and that of the community; and enhancing business growth and success through education, services, and the development of programs for members. For more information about the Lakewood Chamber, email staff@mylakewoodchamber.com or call 732-363-0012.
March 10 Online Meeting of the N.J. Health Care Networking Group
Join N.J. Health Care Networking Group for the Wednesday, March 10 Zoom meeting from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. N.J. Health Care Networking Group is a free organization for anyone in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services. FieldWorker is in the V.I.P. member spotlight and is hosting the March meeting.
To register, email Lisa@PreferredCares.com and you will receive the Zoom code to join the March 10 meeting. For more information about N.J. Health Care Networking Group, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, the premier sponsor of N.J. Health Care Networking Group, at lisa@preferredcares.com. or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events. Meetings take place once a month.
About FieldWorker: Fieldworker is a company that helps business grow their agencies. Fieldworker reduces costs, eliminates paperwork, and automates processes. Fieldworker also improves quality controls throughout an organization to eliminate errors and help prepare for audits at all times. To have business details on one’s fingertips, to reduce the workload for workers, and to have more informed clients, contact Fieldwork at info@fieldworker.ai or visit www.fieldworker.ai
Preferred Home Health Care Now Offers Rapid COVID-19 Testing Services for Employers and Businesses
Create a safe work environment and minimize COVID risk! Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, with offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, is now offering on-site rapid COVID-19 testing services for employers and businesses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
PHHC will provide on-site testing administered by a licensed nurse, with customized testing schedules and programs, for 10 to 1,000 persons, at business locations.
Jonathan Herman, COO of Preferred, said, “We follow all CDC guidelines because safety is of utmost importance to everyone at Preferred. We are so glad that we can offer this service to all employers and businesses.”
For information, call 800-603-CARE (2273). For more information about Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, career opportunities, or training programs, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or visit PreferredCares.com
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 in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Partner), 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.
PHHC, named a 2021 Great Place to Work®, offers industry-leading pay rates, weekly pay, flexible hours, benefits, and paid time off. PHHC has 15 locations. New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters in Eatontown and branches in Elmwood Park, Galloway, Jersey City, Mt. Laurel, Neptune, North Brunswick, Robbinsville, South Orange, and Toms River. Pennsylvania locations include Allentown, Bala Cynwyd, Bensalem, and Pittsburgh. Delaware location: Claymont. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
February 10 Online Meeting of the N.J. Health Care Networking Group
Join N.J. Health Care Networking Group for the Wednesday, February 10 Zoom meeting from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. N.J. Health Care Networking Group is a free organization for anyone in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services. Harmony Village at CareOne Jackson is the host with a V.I.P. member spotlight is hosting the February meeting.
To register, email Lisa@PreferredCares.com and you will receive the Zoom code to join the February 10 meeting. For more information about N.J. Health Care Networking Group, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, the premier sponsor of N.J. Health Care Networking Group, at lisa@preferredcares.com. or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events. Meetings take place once a month.
About Harmony Village at CareOne Jackson: Harmony Village offers hotel-style features, relaxing lounge and activity areas, spacious accommodations, and fine dining options, among other amenities. Located just off County Line Road, Harmony Village at Jackson is minutes away from Route 9. Harmony Village offers next-generation assisted living for the memory impaired, innovative memory-care programs designed to help residents maintain the highest possible quality of life, as well as optimal cognitive and physical functioning. Harmony Village offers 24 hour certified nursing care, on staff dementia specialists, and innovative technology and practices for all residents.