Adelle Rodrigues
Get winter wise and stay safe!
As the colder weather settles in; it is important to be mindful of all the ways we can stay fit and healthy this winter.
I have rallied a few tips and tricks to keep the winter nasties at bay.
- Get vaccinated.
The seasonal flu vaccine provides 12 months of cover against the major strains of flu. Recently, it has been encouraged for pregnant women (in their third trimester) to be vaccinated, but here at the office we encourage EVERYONE! What is one minute of discomfort for 12 months of a leak free nose?
- Wash Hands.
It sounds simple but it is so important to wash up in Winter. Experts recommend giving them a wash after touching someone else’s phone or keyboard at work.
- Keep exercising
It’s hard to get motivated when it’s cold and dark, but your body has to work overtime to get warm, so you can burn more kilojoules on that early morning walk or run. Find an exercise partner to keep you motivated and if it’s too cold outside, go to the gym or do laps at an indoor pool.
- Eat Well
For your body to be able to respond to infection, it needs to have enough protein, so enjoy lean meat, fish and poultry. This is the perfect excuse to break out the Winter stews.
- Save your skin.
MOISTURISE! Get a good quality moisturiser to protect your skin from drying out and being more susceptible to infection.
And most of all lots of hot chocolate! Have a great week and a safe weekend.
Just Better Care audit.
Hello Team, we have been successfully assessed against the NSW Disability Service Standards.
I am pleased to announce that International Standards Certification (ISC) has been recommended Just Better Care ES for verification against the NSW Disability Service Standards, the audit team has gathered sufficient evidence to verify us against the 6 Standards. Just Better Care ES who have a funding agreement with ADHC will receive a certificate to acknowledge that we have been successfully verified.
Thankyou to all that were involved and please keep up the good work and support you provide for our Clients.
Regards,
Nathan Hider
Coordinator Corner.
Key coordinators invite all care workers to book a reconnection meeting. During the month of May/June we are hoping to open the lines of communication and reconnect Key coordinators with corresponding care workers. We need strength; compatibility and understanding within our internal relationships. We respect your need to give feedback in real time and face to face. Please contact the office to book ASAP if you have not already been assigned a time on your Roster.
We want the Just Better Care family to work in sync, powering forward and achieving as one. Integral to reaching this common goal is abiding by our value to open, honest and frequent communication.
It is imperative that every care worker communicates in a timely fashion to the office and coordinators; just as the office should consistently communicate to Care Workers.
We appreciate that Support Professionals are very busy and work in high pressure situations; the office is here to support you and appreciate all feedback. Each dedicated Support professional helps us toward our ultimate goal of supporting every client to achieve normal, independent living. This is work to be proud of; it also takes consistent maintenance and hard work.
A JBC support professional must update their availability honestly and frequently- and most importantly you must adhere to the availability you supply to your Coordinator.
All shifts within your supplied availability will be assigned to you without confirmation or communication by the coordinators. It is imperative to maintain the 5 star just better Care services that you regularly check your roster and adhere to your availability.
Just Better Care is a family that supports each other and works to a common goal. We appreciate, value and respect the work each Support Professional does; we believe this change is possible and will propel our business into a more automated, productive system.
Prawn and Avocado Rice Paper Rolls.
Serves: 4 |Preparation time: 30 minutes |Cooking time: 0 minutes
Ingredients:
50 g rice stick or vermicelli noodles
150 g snow peas, ends trimmed
1 large avocado, peeled and stoned
12 rice paper rounds (22cm)
18 cooked prawns, shelled, deveined and cut in half lengthways
1/3 cup mint leaves
1/3 cup coriander leaves
1 large carrot, peeled and grated
1/3 cup sweet chilli sauce
Method:
- Place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, cook snow peas in a small saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute. Refresh under cold running water and drain well.
- Slice snow peas and avocado lengthways into thin strips. Divide filling ingredients evenly.
- To make rolls: Soak the rice paper in warm water until just softened. Remove from the bowl and place on a plate. Put 3 prawn halves into the centre of the rice paper. Add a mint leaf, coriander leaf, snow peas, avocado, carrot and noodles. Fold over rice paper and roll up, pressing edge to seal. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
5. Cut rolls in half and serve with sweet chilli sauce.
Colours For Autism.
As an office team we celebrated in raising money and supporting this year “Colours for Autism”. Please see below images.
Also a big thank you to all who came and participated in this months training on Catheter Care; we loved the dynamic atmosphere and willingness to interact and learn.
MS WALK
During the month of May we will be actively raising awareness for MS. If you work with an MS patient please inquire what they are doing to involve themselves this month, we would love to support them.
Every step counts and the office team would like to join in with the MS walk 31st of May. If you would like to work with us please let the office staff know.