SEPTEMBER 2016

Newsletter

Dear CAREGivers and CNA's,

Our biggest and best "IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU" brunch celebration is planned for Saturday, October 29th,
10am-1pm at Chelo's in Warwick (by the airport). Be on the lookout for your Save the Date and full
invitation in the mail!
To celebrate 20 years of serving others we plan on making this event special for everyone with exciting
news, fun recognition, prizes and a very special guest you DON'T WANT TO MISS!! Plus...

3- $100 GIFT CARD RAFFLE GIVEAWAYS

To be entered in the drawing for one of 3 $100 gift cards, you MUST RSVP via email
to Tara.Kilcommons@homeinstead.com by September 30th.* We will email you a raffle ticket to
bring on the day of the event.
I look forward to seeing everyone there for a special event you don't want to miss!

-Gary Leiter
*RSVP by email through September 30, 2016 to be entered into a drawing for one of 3 $100 gift cards. Normal RSVP is open through
October 24th, 2016. Due to the expense of our recognition events, we ask that you make a commitment to attend. Should
your circumstances change and you are unable to join us, we will need 48 hours notice to change our head count. If we are not notified, it will be necessary for you to reimburse Home Instead for the cost of your meal. Thank you for your understanding in this matter

PURPLE OUT! pictures!

Thank you to all who came out for our 2nd annual Purple Out! event last
month! We raised money towards both of our walks by duct-taping Gary to
the wall at the training center. Weren't able to make it? Visit our Facebook
page below to view the pictures!
Purple Out!

Policy Reminders/Updates
Time Off Requests
As a reminder, all requests for time off must be submitted by the 16th of the PRIOR
month. That means if you need any days off in June, you must have those requests
emailed to our staffing department by May 16th otherwise we cannot guarantee coverage for your request and you will be expected to go to your shifts as scheduled on
those days. Make sure you receive a confirmation email from one of our staffers. If
you do not receive one within 24 hours, please resubmit the request.
Donna.Carroll@homeinstead.com
Donna.Henry@homeinstead.com
Lauren.Heywood@homeinstead.com
On-Call Hours
We ask that you please refrain from calling our On-Call Supervisor between the
hours of 10:30 PM and 6:00 AM unless it is a CLIENT EMERGENCY. If you are sick
overnight and need to call out for a shift the next day, regardless of what time the
shift is, please wait until at least 6:00 AM. Thank you for your cooperation!

Fin's Riddle
Fin is our blue beta fish at the front desk! Good luck with this month's riddle!

August 2016 CAREGiver awards:

Save the day: Christina S., Maggie A. CNA
CG of the month: Brittney S.
Rising Star: Chelsea B.
Congratulations!

September Anniversaries
7 Years: Karen L.
6 Years: Angelique R.
5 Years: Claudia L., CNA
4 Years: Wendy H., Nancy M. CNA, Nancy L.
CNA
3 Years: Patrice C. CNA, Leeann N., Andrea L.,
Carmen M. CNA, Patti B.
2 Years: Scott E., Ghislaine F., Carmen L., Jamila
B. CNA, Judith O.
1 Year: Maggie A. CNA, Kayla B. CNA, Yolette
P. CNA

Open Shift Viewing,

Every Tuesday & Thursday - all day
Are you looking for more hours; interested
in knowing what we have for permanent and
fill-in shifts? Please feel free to stop by anytime on Tuesdays and Thursdays to review
our open shifts. If you can't stop by please
remember you can always call staffing and
they will let you know what is open. We
want to be sure that you are working as
many hours as you have available; we have
many clients who are looking for that CAREGiver to be with them and make that difference only you can make! Thank you for all
the care you provide every day!

Donations for Veterans of RI

What do you get when you divide the circumference of your jack-olantern by it's diameter?
Email your answer toKristen.Grosso@homeinstead.com with the subject line
"Riddle"- Two winners will be chosen at random next week to win a $5 gift card!!

We will be hosting a clothing drive during the

month of September; Donations will be distributed to Veterans in October/November. The goal
of the event is to provide winter clothing/
blankets/jackets to our Veterans to keep them
warm. We would also like to ask for donations
of personal care products such as wipes, deodorants, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. for some
care packages we can put together for our
homeless veterans. Any questions can be directed to our Home Care Consultant Jen
Rowlett @ jennifer.rowlett@homeinstead.com.
Thank you!