Please bring your yoga mat if you have one. If you do not have one, we can provide it. Please just let us know when you register if you'll need one.

PLEASE RESPOND BY FRIDAY JULY 21st

• Due to limited space, yoga will be offered on a first come, first serve basis. Please be sure to RSVP as soon as possible in order to hold your seat.

WELCOME TO OUR AWARD WINNING

HOME HELPERS FAMILY!

Home Helpers is pleased to welcome the following caregivers who joined our group of exceptional caregivers. This list includes new employees who started in May and June 2023.

New Mentorship Program

Home Helpers will soon launch our new mentorship program. Any new caregiver employed by Home Helpers Home Care will be assigned a mentor to help orientate and familiarize them with the policies, procedures, and expectations. Our caregivers will be able to rely on their mentor to answer any questions, provide support to them, and be a liaison to the administration team.

The purpose is to make our caregivers comfortable in their environment and to be able to communicate any concerns that they may have to their mentor, so they do not feel isolated while out in the field. If you are not new to Home Helpers, or recently joined, and would like to be assigned to a mentor, please contact the scheduler and we would be happy to assign one. We want all our caregivers to feel supported.

Amanda Pettiford

Amanda has been working in the medical field for almost 9 years as a home health aid and CNA. When she was in high school, she started working at Home Helpers Home Care, and she has been employed here for the past 8 years!

Amanda is passionate about supporting our clients and our caregivers and finds her work very rewarding. Her integrity, dependability, loyalty and commitment has earned her the respect and admiration from her peers and clients. It is these leadership qualities that she has demonstrated over the years that will make her role as a mentor an asset to our Home Helpers community.

Helida Monteiro

Helida began her employment with Home Helpers Home Care in August, 2021. She is a graduate of Laboure Nursing School. She enjoys helping others and believes that kindness goes a long way.

Helida has stated that she highly respects and appreciates the people she works with, and yet, it is the staff and the clients that she serves, that helped nominate her for a caregiver award this past year. Helida came in 6th place nation-wide, (across the United States and Canada), receiving "The Extraordinary Caregiver of the Year" award. This is quite a prestigious award, as candidates were chosen out of the entire Home Helpers Franchise System!

Have you always dreamed about becoming a nurse?

Come learn about the process and what steps you will need to take to achieve your dream.

YOU CAN DO IT!

Wednesday August 9, 2023, at 6:00 pm



295 Turnpike St. Suite 3R

Canton, MA

Guest Speaker - LPN Program

Donna M Theodore, MSN, MA, RN, LMHC and Program Coordinator for Blue Hills Practical Nursing Program will speak to you about how to prepare to become a licensed practical nurse. (LPN)



Guest Speaker - RN Program

Helida Monteiro, peer mentor at Home Helpers and recent graduate of Laboure College of Nursing Program will speak to you about how to prepare to become a registered nurse. (RN)

EDUCATIONAL INSIGHT

Did you know that male lobsters' bladders are in their heads, and when they fight, they squirt each other in the face with urine. 

Fact Retriever, 100 Interesting Facts That Will Amaze You - Karin Lehnardt

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:

“Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.” —Abraham Lincoln



CAREGIVERS CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS

IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST



Participants included (from left to right) Mim Landrigan, Jonathan Jean-Baptiste, Cindy Stewart, Kelley Giambanco and Karen Phillips.

EXCEPTIONAL CAREGIVER SPOTLIGHT



Home Helpers is pleased to give a standing ovation to Jeff Graham for his dedication to our clients and his extraordinary kind, gentle manner. A true gentleman by nature, Jeff's smile is contagious, and he is often willing to readjust his schedule to accommodate the needs of his clients. He is a caregiver who has found his life's purpose, and he has an innate gift of generating confidence in those he does serve. Our clients are fortunate to have him and they have expressed their gratitude numerous times! Thank you, Jeff!

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE

ABOUT APPLYING MAKEUP?

LEARN FROM A PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP ARTIST!

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Learn from your colleague, Gloria Obabela Mbokanga, (pictured above) who recently joined our Home Helpers family team of exceptional caregivers. Gloria's passion for learning makeup artistry grew out of curiosity. As a 15-year-old growing up in Paris, France, she would watch in wonder and awe at people going into a beauty center and coming out looking so beautiful. A makeup artist saw her standing outside and invited her in. She was given a manikin head to practice on and this is how she first learned about makeup application and style. Come join us for a night of fun and learn from an expert!

Be prepared to go home looking drop dead gorgeous!

WE NEED YOUR TALENT!

Home Helpers Home Care would like to schedule some fun activities to do at night. We are looking for ideas and suggestions and would love to schedule some events in the future that showcase your special talent. If you are interested in being a presenter for an evening, please let the scheduler know. We all need to have some fun!



Do you know how to knit or crochet? Can you teach us?

How about a game of chess? Can you teach us the basics? You don't need to be a chess champion!

RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE

DIVERSITY OF OUR CAREGIVERS

With each newsletter sent to our employees, Home Helpers would like to share a little of the culture, history, and inner beauty of one of our caregivers. If you would like to teach us about your country, a special hobby or tradition, please let the scheduler know. We want to share your story so that we can all learn about your experiences, and we can grow, appreciate, and be united in our mutual goals of respect, kindness, and making the world a better place to live.

LUNCH AND LEARN!

COME JOIN US FOR LUNCH AND LEARN ABOUT CARDIAC HEALTH

Thursday, September 21, 2023

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Denise Jezewski, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cardiac Health from Healing Hearts Holistically, will present a one-hour session on the heart and the prevention of cardiac disease and the important role that you play as a caregiver.