Altercare of Ohio
Supportive in Every Way

Altercare of Ohio understand that standing by their employees and supporting them in every way possible retains the top performers they need to succeed.

Altercare has a variety of policies and programs that support their employees. Not only does it provide work from home options where they allowing people to work around future personal plans and responsibilities more easily. It also provides several convenience services such as dry cleaning, automobile maintenance, and free babysitting. These include a stress and burn-out policy which teaches supervisory staff how to recognize the signs and symptoms of stress and burn-out in the workplace and a disease management program which provides education and support for individuals with chronic illnesses or the susceptibility of hereditary illnesses. It also has a Healthcare Utilization Review Group which works with health plan participants to ensure they are getting the best price for their specialized medical care, therapy, or equipment. Additionally, it provides an additional 18-week medical leave program.

Opportunity to Grow
Altercare also supports employee development and advancement. It has an educational assistance program which pays for an employee’s education as long as they stay with the company. It also promotes from within and their leaders volunteer and serve on advisory boards. Finally, Its internal leadership training program as well as mentor aide program assists employees by providing training, coaching, and development.

Recognizing Great Performance
The organization recognizes its employees through a range of incentives and awards. It also uses bonus pay dollars, monthly stipends to spend on gifts and certificates, and semi-annual rate increases to motivate its employees. Executives are recognized and presented with awards at the annual banquet.

Security
To promote security and safety, the organization rewards accident and injury free environments. It also has a Drug Free Workplace Program, Sexual Harassment Complaint Committee, and lifting/transferring training.

Building Top Performing Team Players
The organization has a commitment to hiring top performers and uses a personal skills assessment process and leadership training program to enhance its success. During its leadership training, this company reviews a story named Flight of the Geese, which is used to draw comparisons between how geese relate within a flock and how employees are expected to interact with each other and demonstrate leadership within the company. One example from the story is that of a goose that is sick or wounded. In a flock, when a goose is sick or wounded, two geese drop out of formation to help and protect it. The lesson is that team members are expected to look after each other.