Thursday, February 4, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona Receives 2021 Best of Home Care - Leader in Excellence Award
Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona, Cottonwood, Show Low, Payson – Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona announced today that it received the distinguished 2021 Best of Home Care –Leader in Excellence Award from Home Care Pulse, the leading firm in quality assurance for home care.
The Leader in Excellence Award is the highest recognition awarded by Home Care Pulse and is given to select home care businesses that consistently rank among the very highest in 10 or more quality metrics. As a Leader in Excellence, Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona is now ranked among the top 10% of home care providers participating in the nationwide Home Care Pulse Satisfaction Management Program.
This accomplishment demonstrated long-term dedication to excellent care and quality improvement. To qualify for this award, 10% of Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona clients and caregivers were interviewed each month by Home Care Pulse. Over a 12-month period, Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona received high client and caregiver satisfaction ratings in areas such as caregiver training, compassion of caregivers, communication, scheduling, client/caregiver compatibility, etc. Using feedback from clients and employees, as well as quality benchmarks from Home Care Pulse, the Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona management team set goals to reach the highest level of excellence possible.
Katrina Poole Director of Care for the Northern Arizona offices stated: “These awards are only possible when you have great caregivers and great staff. They make the difference”. We are so honored to once again receive this award for 2021”. The Best of Home Care – Leader in Excellence Award highlights the top-performing home care businesses in the nation. Home Care Pulse believes that by honoring these providers, families looking for in-home care for a loved one will be able to recognize and choose a trusted home care provider.
“At Home Care Pulse, our mission is to help home care businesses create an experience that goes beyond client and caregiver expectations,” says Erik Madsen, CEO of Home Care Pulse. “When we see agencies like Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona that have made an effort to provide outstanding care and employment experiences, we know we’re on the right track. Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona has worked extremely hard to provide high-quality care and employment, and their work hasn’t gone unnoticed. This award allows them to provide proof of quality to potential and new clients and caregivers.”
To find out more about Visiting Angels of Northern Arizona commitment to excellence, please visit https://www.visitingangels.
or call 928-220-4100.
About Home Care Pulse
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition
We are pleased to announce our newest advertiser in the Northern Arizona SPOTLIGHT Senior Services & Living Options Guide
Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition
Who We Are
Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition is a community-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit established in 1992 to solve the critical social issue of older adults living alone without family or friends to help assist them with activities crucial to their independence so they can remain in their homes.
Our mission is to provide accessible transportation and programs, through volunteer services, to support adults in need of assistance to maintain their independence and quality of life at home.
Over 250 volunteers provide assistive services that include: transportation to medical and other appointments, rides to the grocery store, shopping, and other errands, business assistance such as bill paying and sorting, and handy person help. Volunteers also provide respite assistance to in-home caregivers and patient scribe assistance during medical appointments. Volunteers also conduct activities to ensure clients are regularly visited and stay connected through friendly visits and phone calling. VVCC also loans Guardian Angel emergency alert units to qualified adults who are at risk for falling and provide pet assistance for low income clients.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Coronavirus Legal Resource Center ~ Legal Shield
The Coronavirus pandemic has raised several legal questions and concerns. Getting sound legal advice and support at a time like this can go a long way in reducing your stress and protecting your rights.
LegalShield lawyers have been working around the clock to provide 4.4 million people and businesses the guidance they need. We are committed to remaining open and available throughout the pandemic to provide legal support.
Learn more about how to protect yourself and your legal rights during these uncertain times. Please share with people you care about. Visit our Coronavirus Legal Resource Center here:
Thank you for your allowing our attorneys to help you through our membership. Who do you know that my need some legal advice during this pandemic?
Please let me know if we may be of service!
Nancy Winters
Small Business & Group Benefits Specialist
LegalShield & IDShield
901-210-3194
Friday, April 10, 2020
VIKOR SCIENTIFIC Approved Testing for COVID-19
"Vikor Scientific™ is a high
complexity CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory in Charleston, South
Carolina that has been approved to test for COVID-19 as of 3-23-2020. The
testing will be conducted via the QuantStudio™ 12K Flex Open Array from Thermo
Fisher, which is an industry-leading instrument for PCR testing and has the
capacity for high throughput, allowing Vikor to test a high volume of patients
daily.
Vikor’s testing has a 24-hour
turn-around-time upon sample arrival at the lab and can accurately detect over
40 pathogens known to cause respiratory illness. Just as important, they
have one of the largest antibiotic resistance gene panels on the commercial
market. Our test reports provide quantitative pathogen results, resistance gene
identification and pharmacy guided recommendations. Should any further
assistance be needed, our infectious disease trained PharmDs are available by
phone for personal patient consultations. Test results are faxed and loaded
onto our portal for easy access.
In effort to protect our most
vulnerable population, Vikor Scientific has prioritized offering Respira-ID
with COVID-19 testing to LTC facilities nationwide for all symptomatic or
exposed patients at risk. Vikor has a step-by-step implementation process that
educates the staff on proper collection, completion of the paperwork and
obtaining test results.
It is vital during this time to
remember that while the COVID-19 virus is our most recent and urgent pathogen
invading the United States, there are other significant pathogens that cause
hospitalization and death daily. Vikor’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr.
Bill W. Massey, urges providers to conduct full panel testing to not only
detect or rule out COVID-19, but to also determine what may be causing the
patient’s symptoms. The causative pathogen could be viral, bacterial, or
co-infection and lead to significant illness, hospitalizations, and death.
To date the coinfection rate for
patients 65 and older who have tested positive for COVID-19 with Vikor has been
76.1% with some patients having up 5 coinfections. The significance of this
data cannot be understated clinically as both the COVID-19 virus and the
coinfection must be treated at the same time. These coinfection leads to
secondary infections which is the main causes of bacterial pneumonia which is
treatable.
Sincerely yours,
Bernie"
Bernie Wahl
Account Manager
(C) 602-499-3673
(F) 602-560-2463
Monday, December 30, 2019
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ~ Connolly Real Estate Connection
We are pleased to announce our newest advertiser in the
Eve Connolly offers 16 years as a Real Estate Professional serving the Quad City area. The last 5 years my specialty is working with the Baby Boomer generation and Beyond.
I assist, homeowners, in selling their home due to wanting to down size from two story home to a single level home, overwhelmed with current maintenance, health issues and/or capacity issues that may require we work with adult children, siblings, or Trustees with power of attorney in place.
No matter what the reason for making a move, two consistent constants that I have experienced when seniors decide to sell their home are deferred maintenance and emotional attachments.
In some cases it is financial, but in a majority of cases it is establishing a system or a road-map in how to tackle the process to make the move.
I am a hands on person and believe in teamwork. I have established a template how to assist you in your move to your next home, with resources, when needed, to work within the close of escrow timeline.
Call me today and let's talk about your needs and how I can assist you!
Connolly Real Estate Connection
N. Eve Connolly, Broker/Owner
CRS, GRI, ePro,
Senior Real Estate Specialist
Certified Senior Advisor
Vetted and Fingerprinted
Buying and Selling Real Estate is different for Seniors than any other age group. Specializing in serving Baby Boomer and Beyond
“Raising the Bar in Customer Services”
Free Comparable Analysis
Free Home Staging (Former Professional Stager)
Pre-Listing Preparation Counseling
Deferred Maintenance Resources
Local and National Realtor Referral Resource
Phone: (928) 713-0756
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ~ Love My Senior Moments
We are pleased to announce our newest advertiser in the
For the homeowner to go through one of the most expensive and challenging transitions is when the decision is to sell their home.
We understand this to be a very personal journey for our seniors to go through and we advise them to find a CSA (certified senior advisor) professional, who has knowledge about aging, health, social and financial issues that effect the majority of seniors and have experience in such an important transition. All types of services such as house hold chores, hair washing if they are mobile, paying billis, health checks ( checking in to make sure they are o.k.) usually every couple of days or by phone with an in home check once a week. Grocery shopping all the daily stuff that makes things easier.
If you want to stay where you are, the sale of your home is not necessary. However, if you are looking to relocate, first and foremost are the questions of where will you move to, how will you pay for it and most important is how you will live. Once these three questions have been answered, we assist our seniors by aligning our self with their vision and mission through respect and encouragement in order to bring and keep unity.
This is accomplished through establishing a system that works for the homeowner to keep their autonomy and an effective timeline to reach the organizational objectives. Should challenges occur (red flags) we are there to promote and protect their interests. The CSA code of ethics are: Competence, Honesty, Trustworthiness, Fairness and Professionalism.
Call us today to learn more about our personalized senior services.
Connolly Real Estate Connection
N. Eve Connolly, Broker/Owner
CRS, GRI, ePro,
Senior Real Estate Specialist
Certified Senior Advisor
Vetted and Fingerprinted
Buying and Selling Real Estate is different for Seniors than any other age group. Specializing in serving Baby Boomer and Beyond
“Raising the Bar in Customer Services”
Free Comparable Analysis
Free Home Staging (Former Professional Stager)
Pre-Listing Preparation Counseling
Deferred Maintenance Resources
Local and National Realtor Referral Resource
Phone: (928) 713-0756
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