June 10 – N.J. Health Care Networking Group Virtual Meeting
Join N.J. Health Care Networking Group for an online Zoom meeting June 10 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. Connect America, the nation’s largest independent provider of medical alert systems, is hosting the June meeting.
The N.J. Health Care Networking Group provides an opportunity to build relationships among health care professionals, market events, and promote business. Membership is free; however, register to take advantage of member benefits, such as posting to N.J. Health Care Networking Group’s website all health care and marketing events, training information, employment listings, and access to a member directory.
To register, email Lisa@PreferredCares.com and you will receive the Zoom code to join the June 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, call 732-547-9886, or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events. Meetings take place once a month.
Beasley Media Group Unveils New Jersey Stands Together Merchandise to Benefit State’s Pandemic Relief Fund
Beasley Media Group Unveils New Jersey Stands Together Merchandise to Benefit State’s Pandemic Relief Fund
Belmar, NJ: To benefit the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, Beasley Media Group’s WDHA-FM, WMTR-AM, WMGQ-FM, WCTC-AM, WRAT-FM and WJRZ-FM have officially unveiled a line of “New Jersey Stands Together” and “Jersey Shore Stands Together” merchandise.
T-shirts, ladies tank tops, coffee mugs, phone cases, and stickers will officially go on sale at 9:00 a.m. Friday, May 22, 2020, with 100 percent of the net proceeds benefiting the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF).
Funds donated to the NJPRF are granted to organizations that provide essential services to those in need and individuals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Garden State.
“We are incredibly grateful for the hard work and commitment of the Beasley Media Group,” said New Jersey first lady Tammy Snyder Murphy, founding chair of New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. “The money raised from this merchandise will help address the urgent needs of our community, both now and in the weeks and months ahead as we continue fighting this pandemic.”
Dan Finn, Senior VP and Regional Market Manager of Beasley Media Group New Jersey, said, “Our heritage radio stations are all about the local communities. We proved that during Superstorm Sandy. It’s an honor to contribute towards helping those who are helping others during this crisis.”
For more information, contact: Lauren Hoffman, 732-681-3800 x331, or lauren.hoffman@bbgi.com. For additional information or to make a purchase, visit
• 105.5 WDHA FM: https://wdhafm.com/store/
• Classic Oldies WMTR: https://wmtram.com/store/
• MAGIC 98.3 FM: https://magic983.com/magic-98-3-store/
• 1450 AM WCTC: https://wctcam.com/
• 95.9 The RAT: https://wrat.com/wrat-store/
• 100.1 WJRZ: https://wjrz.com/wjrz-store/
About Beasley Media Group:
Beasley Media Group (BMG), LLC, a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., is a multiplatform media company providing advertising and digital marketing solutions across the United States. BMG owns 64 radio properties located in large and medium markets across the country, as well as offers capabilities in audio technology, esports, podcasting, ecommerce and events. Beasley Media Group reaches more than 20 million consumers on a weekly basis. For more information, visit www.bbgi.com.
Preferred Home Health Care Offers Nursing Scholarships
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services. Inc. (PHHC) has announced several $500 scholarship opportunities for current student nurses living or going to school in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Delaware. Applicants can be at any educational level, such as first-year, LPN, or RN programs, among others.
The deadline for the scholarship application is June 30, 2020. Apply online at PreferredCares.com/careers/scholarship. Additional scholarships will be offered this December.
Jonathan Herman, COO of Preferred, said, “We are so proud to continue offering student nursing scholarships at Preferred. Over the last few months, the world has come to recognize the importance of nursing and we are proud to help lay the foundation for future nurses.”
Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc., 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.
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 call 732-547-9886 or visit PreferredCares.com
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc.: 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.
May 13 – N.J. Health Care Networking Group Virtual Meeting
Join N.J. Health Care Networking Group for an online Zoom meeting May 13 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. Navitend, whose specialty is IT services, is hosting the May meeting.
The N.J. Health Care Networking Group provides an opportunity to build relationships among health care professionals, market events, and promote business. Membership is free; however, register to take advantage of member benefits, such as posting to N.J. Health Care Networking Group’s website all health care and marketing events, training information, employment listings, and access to a member directory.
To register, email Lisa@PreferredCares.com and you will receive the Zoom code to join the May 13 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, at lisa@preferredcares.com, call 732-547-9886, or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events. Meetings take place once a month.
Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles with Good News! Parks Reopen Tomorrow – Property Taxes Deferred
Lakewood Mayor Coles has announced that the township will be reopening Lakewood parks and the lake tomorrow April 30, with the exception of Pine Park. All playgrounds, however, will remain closed for the time being.
Because Pine Park is being used for food distribution, an important public service, that park will be open on Saturday and Sunday only.
Mayor Coles reminds everyone to maintain all the social distancing guidelines put into effect for staying healthy during the COVID-19 situation. “It’s very important that we keep the disease curve on the downward trend. In order to do that, we have to keep staying six (6) feet apart from each other; wear masks if possible; try not to touch your face – all the things that should have become second nature to you by now.
“Governor Murphy’s last executive order also allows us to defer the payment of property taxes until June 1st. I know many of us are having a very rough time and I hope this will relieve a little of the stress you are experiencing right now.
“With the nice weather coming, hopefully, we’ll all be able to get out and wave to each other from across the street! So again – enjoy the parks; but, please, maintain your distance, wear a mask if at all possible, and stay safe. I just can’t wait for us all to get back to normal.”
Lakewood Memorial Day Parade Postponed
Mayor Ray Coles and the Township Committee announced that the annual Lakewood Memorial Day parade and ceremony scheduled for May 25, 2020, has been postponed because of the COVID-19 situation and its impact on Lakewood. The parade and ceremony will be rescheduled.
Mayor Coles said, “This event is meant to celebrate and foster a sense of community, and to honor the heroic actions of men and women who have served and are now serving in the military. When we all can get back to our normal routines, it is important to us that we come together and enjoy this American tradition as a community.”
The foremost goal of the Township Committee and all Township officials is to keep its citizens healthy and safe. Coles said, “The Township looks forward to hosting the parade and will make information available to the public when a new date is set. Even though the parade is postponed, residents are encouraged to display their pride and display their American flags during the Memorial Day holiday.
For questions or concerns, contact Sarah Kay in the Mayor’s office at 732-364-2500 Ext. 2771 or email skay@lakewoodnj.gov.
Preferred Nurse Pam Miller Makes Masks
Pam Miller, RN, Chatsworth, the director of nursing at the Mount Laurel branch of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, LLC (PHHC), has been sewing masks with her longtime friend Barbara Wagner, Southampton, N.J.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the friends have made more than 500 masks, using fabric on hand and buying the needed elastic. At first the masks were used for field employees and internal staff at the Mount Laurel office of PHHC. By word-of-mouth, however, people began to call or text what they needed.
Miller said, “We both like to sew and we both help make quilts that are sent all over the world. Sewing masks is not out of character for either one of us.
“Our masks, all of which we donate, have gone to a 55+ community, food bank volunteers, Deborah Hospital, and an oncology facility administering chemo treatments.”
The pair did not want to take any money for the masks so, instead, they ask for donations to the Bridge of Peace Food Bank in Camden, N.J. “We have given the food bank more than $700. The food bank has also received $500 in matching funds. Who would have thought!”
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc.: Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services Inc., (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 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.
Join N.J. Health Care Networking Group for a Virtual Meeting
Join N.J. Health Care Networking Group for an online Zoom meeting April 29 from 8:30 to 9:30 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. Navitend, whose specialty is IT services, is hosting the April meeting.
The N.J. Health Care Networking Group provides an opportunity to build relationships among health care professionals, market events, and promote business. Membership is free; however, register to take advantage of member benefits, such as posting to N.J. Health Care Networking Group’s website all health care and marketing events, training information, employment listings, and access to a member directory.
To register, email Lisa@PreferredCares.com and you will receive the Zoom code to join the April 29 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, at lisa@preferredcares.com, call 732-547-9886, or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events. Meetings take place once a month.
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services Named 2020 Great Place to Work®
Jonathan Herman, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, said, “Amid all of the negative headlines about COVID-19, I am excited to share some positive news. Preferred/Acelleron was named to Great Place to Work (GPTW) and Fortune’s “Best Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma List” in 2020!”
Compared to 59 percent of employees at a typical U.S.-based health care company, 89 percent of Preferred’s 200 employees reported that Preferred, with headquarters in Eatontown, New Jersey, is great place to work.
Determining a Great Place to Work® is based on employees’ assessments of the pride they take in their jobs, the camaraderie they experience with coworkers, and the trust they feel toward Preferred’s leaders.
Among many positive comments from employees in 16 sites in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, 98 percent said that “people celebrate special events around here”; 97 percent felt “people here are given a lot of responsibility”; 97 percent said, “When I look at what we accomplish, I feel a sense of pride”; 97 percent felt welcomed when they joined Preferred; and 95 percent were happy to be able to take time off from work when necessary.
Herman said, “I am so happy and proud that our organization was certified a Great Place to Work®. This honor is a testament to what we’re building at Preferred/Acelleron and the empathetic culture that we’re cultivating, which continues to strengthen and gain wide recognition in our ever-expanding geographic footprint.”
Preferred is always looking for candidates who have contributed to society in meaningful ways, including putting more back into their communities than they take out. For example, Preferred looks for employees who have volunteered at local charities, nonprofits, or other community-based organizations.
For more information about Preferred, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or call 732-547-9886. Visit PreferredCares.com for more information.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc.: Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Inc., Eatontown, N.J., 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 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, and Pittsburgh. Delaware location: Claymont. Acelleron is in North Andover, Massachusetts. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
About Great Place to Work®: Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, including Best Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In the United States, Great Place to Work® produces the annual Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For®” and a series of Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces lists, including lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small and Medium Companies, and over a half dozen different industries.
Employment Laws and Benefits-April 13 Webinar Update
What are the employment and benefit issues that have evolved over the past month as the ever-changing COVID-19 landscape brings new challenges and questions for employers?
On Monday, April 13 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources (JSAHR) is hosting a free webinar for members only that will focus on new federal and state regulations.
The presentation, with a question and answer session, will include:
The CARES Act – Understanding key provisions of this legislation and the aspects of the bill that have been clarified since its enactment; The Paycheck Protection Program – Understanding eligibility, loan calculation, use of loan funds, and the loan forgiveness process; New Jersey’s Executive Order 119 Impact on Earned Sick Leave, Temporary Disability, and Family Leave; discussion of updated guidance on the Family First Coronavirus Response Act and other COVID-19 related issues; Laid off/furloughed employees: What are the contractual allowances for each coverage for the requirement of employees being “Actively at Work” in order to be eligible; When to move employees to COBRA/Continuation in the light of their employment status; Medical contribution best practices during furlough periods; How insurance carriers are addressing the costs of COVID testing and treatments; and the Impact of waiting periods on employees re-enrolling in insurance plans after returning to work.
Members should register by 9:00 a.m., Monday, April 13 by emailing Christine Higgins at amin@JSAHR.org. Log in details will be sent to registrants. For those who wish to make monetary contributions to Fullfill – Monmouth & Ocean, Hunger Won’t Win Here, JSAHR will match total contributions up to $1,000. Call 732-701-7155.
Webinar speakers are Jackson Lewis associates Luke P. and Noorin Hamid; David G. Islinger, a principal in the office of Jackson Lewis, Berkeley Heights; Attorney Jennifer Meyer- whose focus is labor and employment law; and Tom Crowell, Sr. Benefits Consultant, Hafetz and Associates.
This program is pending 1.5 HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) and SHRM recertification credits. JSAHR is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits.