Thank You Nevin in Orange CA for this contribution! Great minds think alike

 What You Will Need:

• dollar store leprechaun plastic hats
• dollar store felt adult hat for office and larger groups
• Candy selection: chocolate coins, Hershey’s Gold Bars, Rolos, could even add a rainbow with multi-color pack Twizzlers
• light green or white paper shred
• scissors
• ribbon
• pack of raised edge st patty’s day stickers

Fun glasses, girls green hair piece, carnation pins (see below)

Pinch Proofed!

What you Will Need:

• glue – Elmer’s craft bond fabric and paper glue or hot glue gun, – Craft Store
• pin backs – Craft Store
• dollar store carnations with the glitter on edges
• ribbon
• scissors

Steps for Pinch Proof Carnation Pin

1. pop Carnation off of step
2. cut plastic stem as flat as possible
3. put a glob of hot glue over underside stem area to hold it all together, let dry a few seconds, then press pin into it.  let dry. or
4. cut a piece of green felt and adhere to underside of carnation to cover stem area.  Use Elmers bond glue to glue the pin

St Patrick’s Day Networking Event:

Events planned need to be consistent – whether that is an annual Holiday get together or quarterly holiday events.  Get a team together of alliances in different sectors of the senior industry in your community or join a non-profit group that you can raise funds for or bring attention to:

This is what Chris is doing in Omaha…

Vip Badge as your invite:

Online invite and RSVP idea…we can customize for you!

Now, go find that Gold at the End of the Rainbow!

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

“As of January 1, 2015, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, all homecare agencies nationwide must pay overtime to caregivers for all work above 40 hours in a week. Although the federal Department of Labor announced that it wouldn’t enforce this rule for the first six months of 2015, the real danger is from caregiver lawsuits which will not be barred. Thus, all agencies should prepare for this rule to go into effect on January 1, 2015.

This means that in California, the current caregiver overtime rules will change.  Currently agencies must pay overtime to personal attendants who work in private homes for work above 9 hours in a day and above 45 in a week. As of January 1, 2015, agencies will have to pay these same personal attendant caregivers working in private homes overtime for work above 9 hours in a day and above 40 in a week. This change could particularly impact live-in staffing and billing.

If you haven’t already done so, you should inform your clients NOW about the upcoming rate change. You also should revise your client service agreements, employment agreements and handbooks to reflect this change.” say Bob King

As you know, Age Advantage Home Care Franchising, Inc. can not provide legal advice on these types of issues.  I strongly suggest you contact your labor attorney on how to proceed.  Of course, we are always available to discuss how these changes may affect your staffing procedures.

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Please watch at least a few video and give us feedback.  What is top priority on your learning list?

Question –  Currently when we schedule a client, I print out a Plan of Care,  call the caregiver and have her pick up the hard copy before her scheduled date at the client’s home.  Could I e-mail this Plan of Care to the caregiver instead?

Answer – The problem with emailing the Plan of Care is then you would have to comply with HIPPA, which in itself is a big pain.  The general rule is if you transmit any health information electronically, you must comply with HIPPA polices and procedures.  So emailing information is not necessarily a “can’t” but more of a “do you want to deal with the HIPPA regulations”  FYI – my understanding is that a fax does not count as an electronic communication.

If you would like more information on becoming HIPPA compliant, please let me know.

Almost as bad is describing your customers by demographics. It’s only a little interesting to know that they are, on average, 80 year old, white, females.

No, what we need to know is:

What do they believe?
Who do they trust?
What are they afraid of and who do they love?
What are they seeking?
Who are their friends?
What do they talk about?

If you want to build referral sources that will test the time, you need to make it personal.