Posts by Cheryl Hammons CFE, CSA

On January 14, 2021, prior to his inauguration, President Joe Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. On January 26th, Democrats introduced the Raise the Wage Act, both include raising the minimum wage over a period of five years to $15 an hour. On February 4, the Senate approved a measure prohibiting an increase of…

  We did it. We got through 2020, and while it did a number on many businesses, the home care industry gained opportunities like never before. The COVID-19 virus has drastically hit long-term care facilities. A survey of more than 460 nursing home providers found that 72% responded that they will not be able to sustain operations for…

A year ago seems like a lifetime.  Very few things are the same.  Today, masks are required in many states, store hours of operation have changed, grocery store shelves seem less stocked, and the term “social distancing” has become a household phrase.  Although many things have changed, there is one thing that has not, and…

According to the National Guard, they were organized on December 13th, 1636 which is now celebrated as the National Guards birthday.  They are the oldest military organization in America.  The National Guard responds to domestic emergencies, Overseas combat missions, counterdrug efforts, and reconstruction mission.  Any state governor or the President of the United States can…

Every winter, people around the globe celebrate two different holidays that are both based on miraculous religious events, Christmas and Hanukkah. Here is a quick look at the very different celebrations and how they started. Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. The word Hanukkah means dedication in Hebrew. In 139 BC, Judah Maccabee and…

On December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary pause of the war for Christmas. However, military officials refused to create any official ceasefire. Still, on Christmas, the soldiers along the western front in France, where the Germans were fighting both the British and the French, declared their own unofficial truce. Early on Christmas…

Each year on December 7th, we remember the heroes that lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor. On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated December 7th as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Every year, visitors come from all over the world to join Pearl Harbor Survivors and Veterans to honor the…