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Monthly NewsletterThe Interim Informer Dayton 937-291-5330 or 800-878-6771 Springfield 937-399-0171 or 800-649-0317 February 2012 "He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything" -Proverb The Springfield Office Has Moved The new address for the Springfield office is: 1200 N. Bechtle Ave., Springfield, OH 45504 Interim "Apples" Reward Program Interim offers an innovative program to HHA's and homemakers for their commitment to Interim HomeStyles. This system recognizes and rewards employees for dependability, availability during employment, work performance, and compliance with documentation requirements. You earn reward gifts by being dependable, available, and committed to Interim HomeStyles. You accumulate points and then can purchase gifts with your points. You are responsible for tracking your own points on a weekly basis. If you lose your form, the office will supply you with a new one. However, the office will not be responsible for supplying past work history. At the end of each quarter, return the form within 7 days with your total points and identified gift choices based on points earned. Call your CSR with any questions. Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication. A.P.P.L.E.S Program We had good participation last quarter for the APPLES program, but still a far cry from full participation. For those of you who have not yet picked up your prizes, they are here waiting for you. FYI: We gave away eight (8) $75 gift cards and seven (7) $25 gift cards. You CAN make extra money every quarter just by filling out the form accurately and turning it in at the end of the quarter. Important Notices APPLES REWARDS TIPS Some people have had questions regarding filling out the APPLES program points sheet. The first item listed for points is "In-office IHC/TSO Inservice". This refers to the monthly aide meetings you are required to attend. At the end of the list is "No call offs/tardies for QTR" and "No formal complaints for QTR". Please note that these items are QUARTERLY not weekly. You must go the full quarter to claim the 100/40 points. Please check your totals carefully. They are checked here also and it is disappointing to think you have more than you actually do or less and you haven't picked the right thing. If you want scrubs, please indicate size and color. We will do our best to get the things you have requested, but there may be times when a substitution will be made. We will try to call you first if that happens. We had a very good response last quarter, but many of you did not participate. This is our chance to do something nice for you and we want to do it. Please let us know if you need another form. It is easiest to fill them out every week while everything is fresh in your mind. Let's try for 100% participation. Friendly Reminders
Welcome Aboard! We would like to give a warm welcome to our Branch Manager, Christy Tolliver and Julie Carroll, LPN as our new HomeStyles Supervisor. We are very excited to have them on the Interim team as we continue to grow and make our way towards our goals for 2012! Congratulations to our employees who celebrate their anniversary in February with Interim. We are grateful for the dedication and commitment of these loyal and active employees. Melinda Clements, RN - 1 year Sarah Wills, HHA - 2 years Kristen Tyler, Medical Records - 2 years Heather Swallows, Nursing Support - 2 years Danielle Conley, HHA - 3 years Andrea Crowder, HHA - 10 years Happy Birthday! to our employees who celebrate their birthday in February. Veronica Cunningham, HHA- February 1st Kina Fomby, HHA- February 6th Kimberly Burns, HHA- February 7th Shera Davis, HHA- February 7th Wanda Reynolds, HHA- February 7th Robin Fields, HHA- February 10th Gwendolin Hartman, HHA- February 12th Sherry Gaines, HHA- February 14th Julie Carroll, LPN, HomeStyles Supervisor- February 16th Aimee Marshall, Human Resources- February 16th Debra Reed, HHA- February 16th Virginia McDaniel, HHA- February 17th Jennifer Jewell, HHA- February 18th Kristen Tyler, Medical Records- February 20th Andrea Moeller, Client Services Representative- February 21st Kathy Silvers, HHA- February 27th National February Holidays and Events February 2nd- Groundhog Day February 12th- Lincoln's Birthday February 14th- Valentine's Day February 20th- President's Day February 22nd- Washington's Birthday February 22nd- Ash Wednesday Nice To Be Nice The nice to be nice winner for the month of January is Donna Bardon, RN. She is our full time RN and has gone above and beyond. She is an exceptional team player, hard worker and willing to do whatever she can to help out. Thank You Donna! Timesheets Please be sure you are using the correct time sheet for your clients! Check with Andrea, Vicki, Donna or Kristen to find out if your client is HomeStyles or Interim. Your timesheets are considered legal documents and everything must be correct. Kristen Tyler Medical Records/Administrative Assistant HomeStyles Info Every week we will be drawing an employee from each the Dayton and Springfield offices for NOT calling off and they will be rewarded with a $10 gas card to Speedway. Also, at the end of every month we will draw another name for employees who help with filling in cases. They will be rewarded with a $25 gift card to a local restaurant. You could be a lucky winner! MONTHLY SAFETY TIP The days are getting cold, and snow and ice can be here any time. Are you ready for winter? How about your car or pickup truck? Things that will help you get through the winter: 1. Check to see if your antifreeze is at 30 to 40 degrees below zero, to protect your radiator and engine block. 2. Have your snow tires installed. 3. Check to make sure your engine block heater is working. Don't wait until the first cold morning to find out it doesn't work. 4. Change the oil to 10/30. This will help the engine turn over easer and circulate the oil faster on start up. 5. If you have a diesel, be sure to protect your fuel system. a. Change the fuel filters often. (once a month) b. Use blended fuel (60/40) during the cold months to keep the fuel from gelling. Use additives if you think you might have a problem c. Water in the fuel causes loss of power, chance of freezing up, and will cause damage to the fuel system. 6. Remember to slow down when the roads get slippery. There are always a lot of people who end up in the ditch the first time the roads get slippery. The Auto Shop Students at the Career Technology Centers can do some of this work for a small fee. ARE YOU AWARE? The length from your wrist to your elbow is the same as the length of your foot. Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 400 million litres (800 million pints) of blood. It is impossible to lick your elbow. Well, for almost everyone...but a few can. Your mouth produces 1 litre (1.8 pints) of saliva a day. The human head contains 22 bones. More on the head and brains On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day. Breathing generates about 0.6g of CO2 every minute. On average, you speak almost 5,000 words a day - although almost 80% of speaking is self-talk (talking to yourself). Over the last 150 years the average height of people in industrialized nations increased by 10 cm (4 in). If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty. It is impossible to sneeze and keep one's eyes open at the same time. 55% of people yawn within 5 minutes of seeing someone else yawn. A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water. You'll drink about 75,000 litres (20,000 gallons) of water in your lifetime. Men loose about 40 hairs a day. Women loose about 70 hairs a day. A person remains conscious for eight seconds after being decapitated. The muscle that lets your eye blink is the fastest muscle in your body. It allows you to blink 5 times a second. On average, you blink 15,000 times a day. Women blink twice as much as men. For Sale If you have something to sell or an event to advertise such as garage sales or charity events please give the information to Gail, the Receptionist or Kristen in Medical Records. The advertisement will be put in next months newsletter. |