BAYADA CEO Daily COVID-19 Update: Recent Episodes
BAYADA Home Health Care
Join BAYADA CEO David Baiada for a brief daily update that offers important news and information to help you navigate the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as you deliver care in the home. We want this to be a resource for you as you provide care and support for clients and their family members.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola explain why we still need to wear PPE when in our clients’ homes, which are considered health care settings. We talk through reconciling the relaxed guidelines you may be experiencing in your communities outside of the work setting, and explain the higher standard we are held to both as health care professionals caring for a higher risk client population and as a community of compassionate caregivers.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola share a new educational series of brief videos that address several of the most common vaccination hesitancy concerns our employees have voiced. Last month’s vaccination status survey revealed that about 18% of our field employees were still undecided or hesitant to receive the vaccine. Vaccinations are a personal decision, and we want to arm all employees with the facts backed by science. Created to dispel some of the common myths around vaccinations, hear directly from some of our BAYADA HHAs in our new video series.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola share our exciting new Paid Vaccination Leave Program. BAYADA will compensate our employees $50 per shot for either missed work time or personal time spent obtaining the COVID-19 vaccinations (unless state law provides for greater COVID-19 vaccination paid time off). And fortunately, vaccination sites are much more accessible these days for those who choose to get vaccinated. Nora also addresses one of the common vaccination concerns we’ve heard from our employees regarding reproductive health. She shares the latest CDC information available that clearly states there is currently no evidence that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems, and talks through the guidance.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola discusses the CDC and FDA recommended resumption of the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine after a temporary pause. The initial pause was out of an abundance of caution following six reports of a very rare condition involving blood clots in adult women younger than 50 years old. Nora explains that a review of all available data shows that the J&J vaccine’s known and potential benefits outweigh its known and potential risks.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola acknowledges the hesitancy that still exists for people who haven’t yet received a COVID-19 vaccination—despite the science that proves the safety and efficacy of the vaccine to prevent transmission, illness, and death. Addressing concerns with both empathy and facts, we can all help steer conversations about vaccination from “why not” to the important reasons that matter to those who are undecided about the vaccine—helping them find their personal “why.”
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola discuss the CDC and FDA’s recommended temporary pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution. They put into context the six reported cases of blood clots out of the approximately 6.8 million people who received the vaccine and reinforce their continued support of the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccinations. Watch to learn what to do if you are scheduled to receive a Johnson & Johnson vaccine and to learn of any symptoms to report to your health care provider after receiving the vaccine.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola review the latest CDC travel guidelines for fully vaccinated travelers and the steps to take as health care professionals upon returning from both domestic and international destinations. They also discuss the higher obligation and responsibility BAYADA employees have to follow all established safety protocol as a community of compassionate caregivers trying to deliver the highest quality and safest care we can to our clients who are depending on us.
Do you want to help your colleagues who are still trying to find their spot to get their shot? In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola explains why we’re asking our clinicians and employees to provide us with their COVID-19 vaccination information. BAYADA is constantly advocating with legislators, Departments of Health, and pharmacies to prioritize vaccinations for each of you as another layer of protection because you and many of your colleagues haven’t been able to obtain your vaccination. Critical to our advocacy efforts is providing accurate data on how many have already been vaccinated and knowing how many of you want to get your shot, but can’t find your spot.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola shares gratitude on behalf of the more than 6,200 clients with COVID-19 that you’ve collectively cared for and supported since this time last year. From practicing general infection prevention strategies to wearing PPE and fit testing for N95 surgical masks, to daily screening for symptoms and COVID testing, to getting vaccinated…you’ve remained determined and resilient throughout this past year. Thank you to each of you for being there for your clients and their families amidst this pandemic to help make The BAYADA Way come true!While positivity and exposure rates continue to decrease thankfully, Nora explains why it’s important to remain vigilant and follow all safety standards to ensure this downward trend continues. Let’s do all we can to ensure we don’t have another spike as spring begins and holiday approach.
In today’s episode, amidst the many media reports on relaxed safety protocol throughout the areas in which we serve our clients, CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola talk through the latest CDC recommendations for health care personnel—including those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. They highlight the continued safety precaution of wearing surgical masks and eye protection during all client interactions and address the necessary PPE needed when caring for those with suspected or confirmed COVID-19; PPE needed during aerosol-generating procedures; and the need for continued employee screening requirements.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola highlights the latest available COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. As she reviews the specific age requirement, single dosage, storage, side effects, and efficacy data, she reiterates how all three vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, and Janssen) are highly effective against COVID-19 related hospitalization with no incidents of COVID-related deaths reported. Which vaccine is the best? The first one you can get—so when you find your spot, get your shot! And especially on Employee Appreciation Day, we extend heartfelt gratitude to all of you working so hard to safely care for your clients throughout this pandemic.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola joins CEO David Baiada to share helpful tips for more comfortable eye protection use. After months of wearing goggles or face shields, we hope these tips are beneficial to help alleviate impaired vision, looseness, fogging, headaches, dizziness, and overheating—some of the more common issues you’ve shared. Thank you for remaining vigilant to protect yourself, your clients, and others as we continue to weather this storm, together!
In today’s episode, Infection Prevention Manager Bridget McGovern joins CEO David Baiada to share a helpful metaphor about our comprehensive infection prevention strategies and the COVID-19 vaccination. Bridget explains how COVID-19 vaccination is an added layer of protection—like a warm winter coat—that you layer on top of all of your other winter gear before heading out into a storm. It offers you an extra layer of protection, but doesn’t replace all of the other layers you’d already be wearing. It’s really important to realize that vaccination is only one component of our safety strategies and that you will be most protected against COVID-19 when you use all of our infection prevention strategies together.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola highlights some real-time updated CDC guidelines and strategies to improve both the fit and the filtration of the masks you wear in both the office and community setting to better protect you and others. While the media has talked a lot recently about “double masking,” this is only one strategy, and the CDC does not recommend wearing two disposable masks. It’s also important to note that BAYADA’s PPE protocol for providing clinical care remains unchanged. In addition, Nora announces the official launch of our COVID-19 vaccination tracking process via Workday. If you are familiar with Workday, you now have the ability to self-report the dates, doses, and type of vaccine you received or you can simply notify your manager to input the information on your behalf and provide a copy of your vaccination card for your medical file.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who discusses the upcoming COVID-19 Survey that will be administered to all employees in just over a week to ensure you are receiving the support you need throughout the pandemic. David and Nora review the many response efforts made to date that your past survey feedback has influenced, such as our steady supply of PPE supplies; Employee Relief Fund; and well-being, emotional, and financial support resources.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by BAYADA’s Director of Infection Prevention, Susan Engel, for a high-level review of our comprehensive safety strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Susan covers our general infection prevention strategies, required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) protocols, and COVID-19-specific testing, screening, and vaccination safety measures—reinforcing that the more safety precautions our clinicians take, the more protected they, their families, and our clients are against COVID-19.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola explains how our BAYADA community of compassionate caregivers can combat social stigma associated with COVID-19 to prevent negative behaviors toward others. Counteracting COVID-19 stigma starts with building trust in reliable services and advice, showing empathy with those affected, understanding the disease itself, and adopting effective, practical measures so people can help keep themselves and their loved ones safe. Nora also highlights BAYADA’s recent COVID-19 vaccination clinic and thanks everyone involved and those who got vaccinated as an additional layer of protection against COVID-19.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola share a new resource geared toward our clinicians that answers the common questions posed about the COVID-19 vaccine, such as whether personal protective equipment (PPE) will still be needed after being vaccinated—the answer is yes—and does the vaccine have the live virus in it—the answer is no. The educational tool reviewed also shares information around timing and administration of the vaccine.
Many of our clinicians and employees are currently being vaccinated, and we continue to encourage all BAYADA staff to take advantage of any opportunity to safely get vaccinated. Your local office team will notify you of approved vaccination opportunities as they become available—and spots continue to fill up quick. If you have the opportunity, get vaccinated as soon as possible! In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola also discusses the importance of reporting any post-vaccination symptoms that may be consistent with COVID-19 infection to your manager, and how to differentiate between COVID-19 symptoms and common post-vaccination symptoms.
The government has begun the complex process of distributing COVID-19 vaccines. Each state has developed their own vaccination deployment plan, and BAYADA continues to learn how our team of health care professionals will be prioritized in each state. Join Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola for today’s episode, in which she shares the latest COVID-19 vaccine updates, as well as the employee data we are providing upon request by state and local health departments and facility partners as they develop vaccine distribution logistics.
Join Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola for today’s episode, in which she shares BAYADA’s efforts underway to determine how to provide the COVID-19 vaccination as quickly as possible to our interested clinicians as another important layer of protection. While there is still much to learn about the approved vaccine, she shares what we do know, and the work underway by our COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.
Join Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola for today’s episode, in which she reviews how to select the best comfort mask to wear in the community—and how to wear it correctly—when not providing client care. With increased exposures occurring nationwide and throughout our communities, this guidance could help further protect you and your loved ones from getting—or spreading—COVID-19!
Good news! We are extending the BAYADA Emergency Leave Program through April and have expanded your eligibility to receive additional grants. Join me and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola who shares some important PPE reminders and updates to support you as you continue to navigate all of the challenges with COVID-19 to safely care for your clients.
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge nationwide, we are asking all BAYADA employees to reflect on your personal commitment to making safe decisions with your behaviors and actions both at work and in the community. In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who explains why our best line of defense against COVID-19 is to ensure we are following the highest safety standards and abiding by all protocols thoughtfully put in place to limit exposures and keep you, your family, and our clients safe.
Traditional Thanksgiving gatherings with family and friends are fun but can increase the chances of getting or spreading COVID-19 or the flu—especially as exposure rates and positive cases continue to increase nationwide. In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Infection Prevention Program Director Susan Engel, who reviews the safest ways to plan for and celebrate Thanksgiving this year, in addition to the basics of wearing a mask, staying six feet away from people, and washing your hands.
After months of social distancing, hyper hand washing, and vigilant mask wearing, COVID-19 meets flu season. In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated and our no-cost CVS Flu Shot Vouchers available to all employees to keep you and our clients safe.
During a year where infection prevention has been top-of-mind for us all, we continue to focus on your safety and the safe delivery of care to our clients. THANK YOU for all of your dedicated efforts during the COVID-19 global pandemic. During Infection Prevention Week, we want to offer you 0.75 to 1.25 contact hours, CE credit, or participation credit for completing each course to advance your knowledge of COVID-19 and influenza. Go to education.bayada.com. If you have not registered on the site, click the Register link and follow the instructions to create an account. Once you are logged into the site, click title of the course, then Register, then Course Access to enroll.
Staying true to The BAYADA Way and upholding our highest professional, ethical, and safety standards, BAYADA continues to follow the latest CDC-recommended, clinical evidence-based facts. Our PPE protocol of wearing both a surgical mask and eye protection for the care of all clients reflects our efforts to protect you, your families, and our clients. We are grateful to our clinicians for their diligence throughout this pandemic.
As the pandemic persists, many BAYADA clinicians continue to navigate financial challenges. From school closures causing a lack of childcare to families experiencing the hardship of job loss, so many of you are struggling during this pandemic and we want to support you in any way we can. In today’s broadcast, CEO David Baiada provides an update on the BAYADA’s philanthropic Employee Relief Fund that has awarded over $275K to 675 BAYADA employees in need. Learn about financial assistance available during the pandemic and how to apply for funds.
Staying healthy has never been more important! Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola reinforces the importance of getting a flu shot at no cost to you and the options available. And because our employees have never been so immersed in infection prevention tactics, she explains the simplified version of this year’s Annual Education (Staying Healthy Infection Prevention and Honesty & Confidentiality), which launch next week.
Staying healthy has never been more important! Join Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who talks about the importance of protecting yourself, your loved ones, and our clients during the upcoming flu season by obtaining a flu shot at no cost to you! BAYADA will be providing CVS vouchers to all of our employees within the next two weeks. Stay tuned for additional information coming from your office.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who explains the “whys” behind the importance of reporting any client or employee exposures, cases, or tests.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who shares an important message about safe vacationing as we head into the holiday weekend. Have a safe and healthy Labor Day Weekend!
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who discusses the importance of understanding COVID-19 symptoms—especially when they are a new onset that are a change in your baseline or that cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis. She explains when you should seek molecular/PCR testing, why it’s important to be transparent about the reason you may need to call out of a shift, and reminds our hard-working clinicians of the importance of taking a well-deserved break and scheduling time off to recharge.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who explains the symptoms more common of COVID, symptoms more common of seasonal allergies, and the symptoms common to both.
We heard you! In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who shares tips for more comfortable PPE use specific to face masks and face shields. Learn how to prevent fogging, dizziness, skin issues, overheating, shallow breathing, headaches, and more.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, to reinforce our PPE standard that now requires the use of eye protection (goggles or face shield) in addition to a surgical mask in all client care settings. This additional layer of protection aligns with evolving Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and our desire to keep you safe and healthy. We also share a client-facing resource that will help you explain the “why” behind the reasons you continue to wear PPE.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola shares a sweet story of a BAYADA Nurse helping her young client get comfortable with seeing people wearing PPE. Then she reminds us of the upcoming change to our PPE standards, which require the use of eye protection (goggles or face shield) in addition to a surgical mask in all client care settings. We conclude today’s broadcast with a helpful educational video on proper face shield cleaning and disinfecting for reuse. Please watch to the end for this important instructional video.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada is joined by Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, who explains our upcoming change to our PPE standards requiring the use of eye protection (goggles or face shield) in addition to a surgical mask in all client care settings. This additional layer of protection aligns with evolving Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and our desire to keep you safe and healthy. As such, your local offices will be distributing reusable face shields to you up through August 7 and helping to educate you on the proper way to clean and disinfect your face shields.
In today’s episode, CEO David Baiada shares gratitude for the thousands of you who completed our COVID-19 Keep in Touch survey. Your valuable feedback has been used to inform many continuous improvement efforts, such as the creation of relief programs, PPE protocol and supply distribution, ongoing advocacy efforts for hazard pay, and the development of various resources to support your wellbeing, to name a few. We will continue to pay close attention to your feelings and needs to best support you throughout the duration of this pandemic. Beginning July 27, BAYADA will transition from our current COVID-19-specific survey to a broader survey to gauge your feelings about other matters important to your work experience.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola joins CEO David Baiada to discuss the latest domestic travel directives and the importance of discussing any personal travel plans with your manager. We are committed to working together to navigate the evolving state executive orders and travel advisories to ensure we uphold our social responsibility while continuing to safely care for our clients.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola shares an important message about safe vacationing and following new state-specific travel guidelines as we head into the holiday weekend. Have a safe and healthy July 4th!
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola joins CEO David Baiada to look at COVID-19 and all of your efforts to keep our clients safely cared for at home through the lens of The BAYADA Way and our shared core values of compassion, excellence, and reliability.
In today’s episode, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola joins CEO David Baiada to review the latest CDC symptom updates. We also continue to enhance our Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards and take an abundance of caution with supplies to provide our clinicians with ample protection. That’s why we’ve secured a steady pipeline of surgical masks from one of the most reputable suppliers, and are now limiting the surgical masks we provide to just three brands that we’ve determined with 100% certainty meet all five required ASTM standards.
In direct response to our front line clinician’s feedback about personal protective equipment (PPE), CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola explain another evolution in our commitment to keeping our employees safe as they provide care with compassion, excellence, and reliability to our clients. Our new PPE protocols requiring the use of surgical masks provide an extra layer of protection when caring for any clients who are not infected or who have resolved COVID-19.
CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola share their gratitude to our Heroes who continue to provide the highest quality home health care services during these turbulent times amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s episode, we focus on the importance of employee and client screening for symptoms to keep our employees, clients, and the community healthy and safe. We conclude with a touching note of appreciation from a client’s daughter, who shares how grateful she is for her home health aide’s due diligence following a potential COVID-19 exposure.
CEO David Baiada and Chief People Officer Eric Thul share a new way we’re reaching out to employees through weekly communications to share health and safety tips as well as emotional and spiritual support. We hope that these weekly touch points will serve as a virtual hug, as your well-being is a top priority during these challenging times.
CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola share some important infection prevention reminders following the unofficial start of summer to keep you safe and healthy as more states begin to reopen in some way.
CEO David Baiada and Chief People Officer Eric Thul talk through the importance of your COVID-19 survey feedback, insights, and ideas to inform our continuous improvement efforts. We understand that your feelings can change week to week, which is why we encourage you to continue to share your feedback. In encouraging news, the groundswell of support for our advocacy efforts has contributed to the passing of legislation that includes a focus on hazard pay. Thank you to the 10,000+ BAYADA employees who reached out to their legislators to support the Heroes Act. This legislation is now in the Senate, and we will continue to focus our advocacy efforts on the passing of this important legislation there. Next, we share a news clip that highlights the importance of home health care; thank you to all of you for helping us lead the future of health care as it transforms from an institutionally centered environment to a home-centered environment.
CEO David Baiada and Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola share the news that in response to employee feedback about personal protective equipment (PPE), we have created PPE Emergency Supply Kits. These kits with a disposable surgical mask, face shield, gloves, gown, and hand sanitizer are being provided directly to our employees or being placed in client homes. We want to limit your exposure to the virus should your client begin to develop any symptoms during your shift, taking every precaution to keep you safe.
During our 30th episode of these COVID-19 CEO Updates, we share some good news on the horizon related to our tireless advocacy efforts for federal COVID-19 relief stimulus package funding—with $200 billion earmarked toward hazard pay to recognize the incredible courage and commitment of the nation’s front line health care workers. We also provide an update on both the BAYADA Employee Relief Fund available for any field employee experiencing financial hardship as a result of the pandemic, and the BAYADA Emergency Leave Program that supports those providing direct clinical care who have been exposed to COVID-19 through the workplace.
On the bicentenary anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola reflects on how Florence’s principles on using data and performing good hygiene underpin modern day medicine and how her teachings are especially relevant in the fight against today’s COVID-19 pandemic. Next, CEO David Baiada explains how in honor of Nurses Week this year, and in an effort to continue to attract compassionate, excellent, and reliable clinicians all over the world, BAYADA is taking advantage of a philanthropic donation to fund the return of our Heroes on the Home Front television commercial. The commercial first ran more than 20 years ago, and poignantly represents the sense of hope, trust, and reliability we are known for—thanks to all of our clinicians—and that our communities are craving now more than ever.
In today’s episode we address some of the key themes we’ve been hearing from our employees in our COVID-19 Survey: financial, emotional, and wellbeing support needs and hazard pay. If you haven’t yet visited the bayada.com/covid19.asp website, this is where you can find comprehensive information on not just the latest clinical and PPE guidance, but also several comprehensive guides to available wellbeing, financial, and emotional support resources. We also begin the conversation on hazard pay and our desire to recognize your bravery and extra efforts during these challenging times.
As we continue to work tirelessly as an organization to adapt to the COVID-19 situation every day, Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola and CEO David Baiada reflect briefly on celebration and recognition. Nothing is more important than sharing gratitude for our clinicians’ incredible work, and this week marks the beginning of National Nurses Week in the US. We are proud to recognize our heroic nurses who are such an important part of our community, our heritage, and our history.
In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Chief People Officer Eric Thul, who joins CEO David Baiada in a review of our COVID-19 Survey feedback. We heard you, we care, and we are working hard to address your feedback. Learn about our immediate response to two key areas of concern: PPE supplies and increased relief program funds. You’ll also hear Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola explain the “why” behind the use of fabric masks, followed by a feel-good story about BAYADA Board of Trustees member Gavin Kerr’s charity, Ryan’s Case for Smiles, and the kid-friendly masks they donated to our pediatric offices.
Today’s episode begins our new, more robust twice weekly updates on Tuesdays and Fridays that take into account the topics our employees most want to hear about related to the status of COVID-19 at BAYADA. Today we provide an update on the expanded symptoms to assess for and monitor, explain our efforts to improve our PPE sourcing and distribution to ensure our employees have what they need when they need it, and share a heartwarming video from client LaMondre P., who expresses his gratitude with his “Everyday Heroes.”
Meet BAYADA Hospice Nurse Michele Silliman, LPN, from our East Stroudsburg, PA Hospice office, who shares her beautiful story of caring for clients who are COVID-19 positive. Her journey experiencing the uncertainties of COVID-19 to feeling confident and fearless in providing amazing client experiences is one that will likely resonate with many clinicians.
How fortunate BAYADA is that our clinicians possess many talents and enjoy spreading joy and showing love—even through song! Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Laura Frankey from BAYADA’s Raleigh Durham, NC Home Health office uses her beautiful voice to bring happiness to residents in the Waltonwood Lake Boone senior living community in Raleigh.
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we are pleased to share this story of BAYADA’s Hospice office in Warminster, PA that has been coordinating with local nursing homes and senior living facilities to provide residents with some joy from a safe distance. BAYADA Volunteer Eddie Mongan plays Amazing Grace on the bagpipes to the delight of residents who enjoyed the sight and sounds safely from their windows.
No sewing experience? No problem! BAYADA’s team in Brandon, Florida took it upon themselves to learn to sew to help ensure their home health aides had fabric face coverings. After a couple of lessons and instructional YouTube videos, the team made more than 100 comfort masks for their Heroes on the Home Front!
BAYADA Behavioral Health Clinical Operations Leader Kristen Koba-Burdt was interviewed by KITV in Hawaii during Autism Awareness Month. Listen to Kristen share resources and advice with parents of children with Autism, many of whom are struggling to meet the special education needs of their children while they are out of school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thanks to some hustle from BAYADA’s Suffolk County, NY office team, BAYADA was connected to M&G Packaging Company through CNBC, and secured a donation of 2,000 masks—just in time to help meet Governor Cuomo’s executive order for all New Yorkers to cover their faces. Watch the news clip in today’s BAYADA CEO Update.
On Monday, April 20, we will launch a survey for all active office and field employees so you can share your thoughts, suggestions, and feelings specific to your experience navigating the COVID-19 pandemic at BAYADA. Your real-time, anonymous feedback will help inform BAYADA’s continuous improvement on our companywide response efforts.
BAYADA has created several relief programs to support our valued employees who may be experiencing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about our efforts to support our Home Front Heroes through our Emergency Leave Program, the BAYADA COVID-19 Home Care Response Fund, and our Emergency Compassionate Relief Fund, in which BAYADA colleagues have donated their own paid time off to financially support our employees who are unable to work as a result of a BAYADA workplace exposure to COVID-19.
Today, hear firsthand from one of our many COVID-19 Home Front Heroes: Hope Cochran, RN from our Wilmington, DE Home Health office. Hope shares her experience delivering care to four COVID-19 positive clients and the support she receives from her BAYADA colleagues and office team. In Hope’s own words, “While COVID-19 may be a new foe, we are trained for this—we can maintain our safety and the safety of our clients.”
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many milestone events have been cancelled—senior proms, graduations, and many typically in-person celebrations, such as Passover and Easter this past week. Today we share how a young BAYADA client’s family, community, and BAYADA team rallied together to ensure her milestone Sweet 16 birthday was able to be celebrated.
This is clearly an unprecedented time in our communities, our lives, and in our organization. BAYADA’s been through a lot in our history. After another tough week of navigating the challenges of COVID-19, I thought it would be nice to end the week with a moment of reflection on all of the incredible things we’ve accomplished together in our historical journey here at BAYADA, to give us continued hope, optimism, and a reminder that the future is bright.
BAYADA Program Manager Hope Engel and Fitness Specialist Mike Higgins helped ensure residents at a Colorado Assisted and Independent Living Facility could still participate in their twice-weekly group workout session while practicing social distancing, helping to bring a smile—and some sweat—to the residents who call this community home.
We heard you! Hear from BAYADA’s Chief Clinical Officer Nora Triola, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, who explains BAYADA’s evolving personal protective equipment (PPE) protocol during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance is presented by client/household criteria to help our staff easily identify which type of PPE is needed in each household scenario.
In an open letter from a BAYADA client, David shares a timely reminder of the challenges our clients face every day. This client’s sentiments also serve as a source of inspiration and motivation to all of BAYADA’s clinicians and team members working so hard to navigate the challenges we face during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure we can help clients stay safe and independent at home.
Join CEO David Baiada and all of us at BAYADA, as we acknowledge the incredible resilience and talents of our amazing client services managers during Client Services Managers Week! Our CSMs are rising to the occasion to deliver on our mission to help people receive care safely at home during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
BAYADA Founder and Chairman Mark Baiada joins CEO David Baiada in today’s episode, sharing sincere gratitude to our home health care professionals, and reflecting on what it means to work with a “spirit of universal faith, hope, and love” during this unprecedented time in history.
In this Throwback Thursday episode, CEO David Baiada shares his sincere gratitude with our Heroes on the Home Front, and fondly recollects our 1998 commercial. "Our tradition was forged on the battlefield, and today we serve on a field just as challenging: the home front. Where often getting the call, means going beyond the call. You are a Hero to those you care for." Never before has our description of our clinicians as "Heroes on the Home Front" been more true.
Learn about the real-time, evidence-based decisions BAYADA is making to protect our clinicians and clients, and hear directly from BAYADA’s dedicated infection prevention specialists, Susan Engel, RN, BSN, and Bridget McGovern, RN, BSN, MPH during today's BAYADA CEO Daily COVID-19 Update.
Today, we're going in-depth with PPE—discussing goggles, face shields, and which mask is right for the task. Nora Triola, Chief Clinical Officer, joins David Baiada, CEO, to run through some of the new PPE guidelines and resources you can use when caring for clients.
View our PPE at-a-glance guide: https://bit.ly/3dCJjpk
For more guidance on how to safely use comfort masks: https://bit.ly/2JvRsxY
And to review the appropriate way to don and take off your PPE: https://bit.ly/3bGWG6k
CEO David Baiada announces (and showcases) The Prayer Line resource BAYADA has introduced for its employees. Then, Dr. Adam Groff, Chief Medical Officer and Hospice Practice President, outlines that BAYADA's mission has stayed the same, even through the COVID-19 pandemic. He also breaks down the fear that many clinicians are experiencing right now and reminds us that proper infection prevention practices can decrease risk.
Today we hear straight from the horse's mouth—well, RN's mouth, in this case—what it's like to care for a presumptive positive COVID-19 client. BAYADA CEO, David Baiada, speaks to Philadelphia RN, Matt Petruzzi about his experience so far caring for one of BAYADA's presumptive positive COVID-19 clients. Later on, we hear from Nora Triola, BAYADA's Chief Clinical Officer, about some of the resources we have in place, as we begin to take on more cases like these.
There's no giving care if we can't stay healthy, right? Today's Daily Update has BAYADA CEO, David Baiada, and Hospice Practice President, Adam Groff, discussing simple steps to staying healthy during the COVID-19 outbreak. There's plenty of infection prevention protocols to follow while with clients, but it's a good reminder that we've got to stay mindful on our off-hours, too.
On today's Daily Update, BAYADA CEO, David Baiada, talks with Chief Clinical Officer, Nora Triola, about supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE). They outline how BAYADA is dealing with the demand, clarify the situations where supplies and PPE are (and are not) needed, and describe how clinicians can help at this time, too.
Join BAYADA CEO David Baiada for a brief daily update that offers important news and information to help you navigate the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as you deliver care in the home. We want this to be a resource for you as you provide care and support for clients and their family members.