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South County Home Health Receives $5K Grant to Fund Existing In-Home Behavioral Health Program
WAKEFIELD, RI – Thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Episcopal Charities, South County Home Health will continue offering its in-home behavioral health service.
To qualify for the in-home behavioral health program, a patient must already be on South County Home Health service with a primary health diagnosis. If, after a comprehensive screening, a case manager determines that behavioral health is needed to foster recovery, services are engaged. A doctorate of psychology extern from the University of Rhode Island Psychology Program provides in-home, evidence-based therapy under the weekly supervision of the URI Director of Psychological Counseling.
“In 2013 a RI Community Health Needs Assessment conducted by the Hospital Association of Rhode Island identified behavioral health resources as a need in the South County community,” said Mary Lou Rhodes, president and CEO of South County Home Health. “South County Home Health has been working to fulfill this need to homebound patients to help decrease the number of re-hospitalizations and improve their quality of life.”
South County Home Health provides in-home skilled health care to approximately 4,500 patients a year of all ages in Washington and Kent Counties. Services are provided by a multidisciplinary team of nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, a nutritionist, diabetic educators, and wound care spets. For more information about South County Home Health, visit www.southcountyhomehealth.org or call 401 782-0500.
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Business Trend Survey by Employers Association Shows Distinctions for Northeast Region
LINCOLN, RI – With close to 900 members concentrated in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, The Employers Association of the Northeast today unveiled the findings of the 2016 National Business Trends Survey conducted by the Employer Association of America.
Results from this comprehensive survey of 1,242 organizations, covering 2,814 employer locations and 45 U.S. states, indicates that the majority of executives surveyed remain optimistic for 2016, are confident they will award pay increases, will provide a heightened emphasis of recruiting, and plan to increase training budgets to focus on developing their existing employees.
“Here in the Northeast, we certainly understand that regulatory compliance is a concern and we are heartened to see more companies looking to increase staff,” stated Meredith Wise, President of the Employers Association of the Northeast. “We are also encouraged by the commitment of businesses in the Northeast to technology, processes, and people.
The top three distinctions for the Northeast from the findings appear to be:
- Regulatory compliance is a bigger concern
In comparison to the national average, companies in the Northeast view the cost of regulatory compliance as a greater challenge, both in the short term and long term. The data shows 32% of the Northeast regional responses expressing concern in the short term vs. 27% of the national responses. On a long-term basis, 42% of Northeast regional responses see regulatory compliance as a serious challenge, whereas nationally the average checks in at 34%.
- There is a greater commitment to invest in technology, processes, and people.
There appears to be a greater consensus on the part of Northeastern businesses to invest in technology equipment, lean, and other process improvements, as well as invest in training. All measures were responded to more favorably and at a higher rate than in comparison to the national norms. Overall 70% of executives surveyed in the Northeast said they would be making investments in people, facilities, and/or equipment in 2016 vs. only 62% nationally.
- More companies are looking to add staff.
While the majority of surveyed executives indicated that they would be increasing staff in 2016, a greater percentage of Northeastern executives – 59% plan on adding staff compared to the national norm of 52%.
For over 100 years, the Employers Association of the Northeast has provided resources for organizations to maximize employee engagement and retention while minimizing risk.
