Need to dispose of needles in a home care setting? Here is important information what to do with used sharps in Illinois.

Put used sharps in a strong, plastic container.

June Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and the rest of the country are raising awareness of mental health.

May Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

April Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Most of us have heard the saying: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” This old-fashioned mantra reinforces a long-held, misguided belief: that being “unclean” equates to laziness and moral ineptitude. As a result, our culture often takes an unsympathetic approach to addressing issues like poverty and homelessness; far too many of us interpret these situations as a personal failing rather than a product of structural inequality.

The most useful suggestion for activity or exercise is the one that matches up to your life most naturally.

March Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

WATCH WHAT YOU HEAT - Cooking is the number one cause of home fires.

February Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

As a therapist, I have noticed significant distress among youth and young adults, particularly college-aged clients. One way we can take a preventative approach to dealing with this emotional distress is to change the way we think of timelines. Specifically, we need to begin adjusting our expectations of young adults and what they should accomplish by a certain age.

As a society, we pressure youth to achieve certain milestones “on time.”

January Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 12,500 people are treated in emergency rooms for holiday related injuries each year. A few precautions can help you make it through the season safe and sound.

Car travel provides greater control over your environment than other types of transportation. It also gives you freedom to modify your itinerary based on weather conditions and your health. Follow these tips for safe travel.

Prior to your trip, schedule a checkup with your primary care physician or board-certified allergist and discuss your travel plans. Review your Asthma or Anaphylaxis Action Plan, talk about the allergens, irritants or activities that tend to set off your symptoms and what steps you can take while traveling to stay healthy.

Source: The Allergy Asthma Network

December Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

More flexibility and control over shift scheduling, tools to reduce admin burnout, and same-day pay all go a long way in helping to relieve the looming burnout crisis.

Rinsing chicken or turkey before cooking it is an ingrained step for many home cooks, passed down through generations and reinforced by cookbooks. Recipes like the “Perfect Roast Chicken” in “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” from 1999 advise cooks to “Rinse the chicken inside and out.” But that doesn’t reflect the science.

November Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Knee sprains are among the most common knee injuries. What are they exactly?

A knee sprain occurs when you damage one of the four ligaments in your knee. Sprains can range in severity, and depending on the severity of the injury, your ligament may be simply stretched, or it may be torn.