After a disaster, it is important to take care of your emotional health.
Pay attention to how you and your family members are feeling and acting. Taking care of your emotional health will help you think clearly and react to urgent needs to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Follow these tips to help you and your family recover or find support.
Know the facts about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.
Can you recover completely from Coronavirus? Can you prevent COVID-19 by wearing a mask? Is there a vaccine against the new coronavirus? Should you cancel your travel plans? Can you order packages online without being worried? Did it all start from a bat soup?!
Check out this great article by IBX about Coronavirus and get some answers today!
“If someone contracts the COVID-19 virus, they won’t recover.”
Fiction!
Most people who get COVID-19 will recover, as most people who get COVID-19 will only have mild symptoms and may not realize they have had it at all.
“You can prevent COVID-19 by wearing a mask.”
Fiction.
While these masks cannot protect you from contracting the virus, they are very much needed in the hospitals.
“You can contract COVID-19 by simply being near someone with the virus.”
The answer: It depends on the situation.
It is thought that the main way the virus spreads is through person-to-person contact, including the following:
“A vaccine for COVID-19 will be available soon.”
Fiction.
It usually takes years to test and develop a working vaccine.
“You should cancel your travel plans.”
Possibly.
The CDC produces a daily list of high-risk locations.
“You can catch COVID-19 from packages you order online that have been shipped from high-risk locations.”
Fiction.
But if you’re really concerned, you can wipe your package—and its contents—when they’re delivered with a sanitizing wipe.
“COVID-19 started out in a pot of bat soup.”
Not exactly.
We don’t know about the soup, but we do know that the virus moved from bats to people.
Source: getgoodliving.com/article/health/covid-19-coronavirus-fact-vs-fiction
Please also remember to continue practicing:
Be Safe and Stay Healthy!
Infection Control Team.
Please also remember to continue practicing:
Be Safe and Stay Healthy!
Infection Control Team.
Good afternoon. In the ever-changing environment with COVID-19 for safety purposes for all associates, we have closed the office until further notice. We are still open for business and the corporate staff are all available by email or phone. Please call the main number 215-925-3313 if you have questions regarding COVID-19, PPE, Symptoms experienced by either yourself or your patient, or any other concerns. You can also visit our website: Ameribesthomecare.com for ongoing updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow all CDC recommendations for social distancing, no large gatherings, and hand washing.
This is a payroll reminder for anyone submitting timesheets. Timesheets are due by Sunday evening as per the standard timesheet procedure. We accept timesheets by fax, email, or by dropping them off in the blue drop box behind the main corporate building. Please make sure we have your correct address on file. If you need to update your information, please call human resources with the updated information at 215-925-3313, Option #. Thank you.
Due to the temporary office closing, all paychecks will be mailed out. Please do not come into the office as it is closed. If you have an issue with your check, you can call payroll at 215-925-3313 Option # or email the payroll department directly. If your timesheet is late, please fax or email the late timesheets and we will send a manual check when it is processed. Again, please do not come to the office, as it is closed. We are taking these safety measures to protect everyone from exposure. You can also visit our website: Ameribesthomecare.com for ongoing updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow all CDC recommendations for social distancing, no large gatherings, and hand washing.
Caregivers: Please be aware that beginning Sunday, March 22, 2020, all Septa routes will be operating on a Saturday schedule every day, until further notice. We urge you to go onto the Septa’s website, Septa.org, to determine what the schedules look like for you to reach your client’s destination on time. Please notify your Scheduling Coordinator if this will affect the on-time arrival to your scheduled shift. Thank you.
Transit service across the Delaware Valley are modifying their schedules due to the coronavirus outbreak.
(as of 3/19/2020)
Septa will begin operating on a Saturday schedule starting Sunday, March 22.
Schedules with Saturday service information are available at SEPTA.org
Amtrak is adjusting their schedule as well, for more info, please go to Amtrack’s Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus
New Jersey Transit is operating on a regular weekday service.
PATCO modifies schedule as well, please find it here: PATCO Announces Schedule Modifications
DART Services are operating as regularly scheduled.
Source: 6abc.com
[UPDATE]
Dear AmeriBest Caregivers,
As most of you know, the Governor has instructed all non-essential businesses to stay closed for the time being. AmeriBest is, however, an essential business and provides a service that now more than ever is so crucial to the health and well-being of our vulnerable patients.
While we realize what you do is so essential, we must continue to stay vigilant and follow best practices. Wearing personal protective equipment, washing your hands for 20 seconds, using hand sanitizer, not touching your face and coughing into a tissue are just a handful of precautions we can all take to limit the spread of COVID-19. Our goal is to always best serve our patients and keep them safe and comfortable in the comfort of their community and homes.
Also, please never hesitate to call our offices at 215-925-3313 to obtain an essential worker letter so you can go to work and provide care to patients. We have attached a letter for you to use should you be questioned about going to and from your patient’s home. You should always also have your ID on you to limit disruption. If you do not have an ID, please email or call our HR Department so we can mail or email an ID to you. If we do not have a photo, we will reach out to you for a picture to match to your ID identification you submitted on file and will then send you and ID.
In a time of such great anxiety and uncertainty, you have continued to be amazing and supportive to our mission in providing high-quality personal care services. I am not alone when I say how grateful for the work you are doing in our communities. Thank you now and thank you always!
Omar Khanataev
CEO
Dear AmeriBest Caregivers,
Like everyone else, we are monitoring the COVID-19 situation very closely and understand the concerns and anxiety built around this new challenge to all of us. Our hearts and thoughts go out to all the people who have already been affected by this unprecedented event and we appreciate the healthcare workers, local communities, state and federal government who are on the front lines, working to contain this coronavirus. Please know that we are vigilantly monitoring the COVID-19 situation around the clock and have precautions in place to ensure that our patients and caregivers are in a safe environment.
Firstly, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health has activated the Greater Philadelphia Coronavirus Helpline.
That Helpline could be reached by calling 1-800-722-7112, and is a free resource, available 24/7 to anyone in the greater Philadelphia area. Here is what it could help you with:
Also, we ask that all employees cooperate in taking steps to reduce the transmission of communicable diseases and the spreading the COVID-19 virus. Here is what AmeriBest is currently doing:
Visit our website for more information.
We hope that these measures give you confidence that we are taking the necessary precautions in this evolving situation. We remain committed to providing you and your clients with quality service that you can depend on.
With that goal in mind, I implore that you wash your hands frequently and that you avoid patient contact if you are feeling under the weather.
For additional information about COVID-19, please read the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov, your local health department website or visit our website at www.ameribesthomecare.com.
On behalf of everyone at AmeriBest Home Care, thank you for your hard work and dedication to helping your clients remain safe, healthy and independent in the comfort of their own homes.
CEO,
Omar Khanataev
Dear AmeriBest clients, caregivers and staff, here are the resources for you to stay updated on coronavirus (COVID-19).
What you need to know about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – CDC Brochure.
COVID-19 in Pennsylvania updates – Pennsylvania DOH Brochure.
For more updates by the CDC, please visit their website:
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China.
Symptoms of the COVID-19 can include:
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
The symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure. Reported illnesses have ranged from people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying.
