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September 7, 2021

Cheshire home-care firm offers $1,000 prizes to encourage vaccination

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By Liese Klein

A Cheshire home-care company has upped the stakes to encourage its workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, offering $1,000 in cash to randomly chosen employees who have gotten their shots. 

Assisted Living Services announced it would offer the prizes as an incentive to workers in Cheshire, Fairfield and Clinton. Caregivers are eligible for the prizes if they complete vaccination by Oct. 12. 

Mario D’Aquila, COO of Assisted Living Services, said, “This is not a gimmick. We’re serious about our employees’ health and we have confidence in vaccines.” 

The company employs more than 250 workers and is actively hiring, he added. 

Under a state mandate, workers at skilled nursing and assisted facilities must receive their first vaccine dose by Sept. 7. 

Assisted Living Services workers who provide care in those settings are complying with the mandate, D’Aquila said. 

However, there currently is no state mandate requiring home health care employees to get vaccinated.

Contact Liese Klein at lklein@newhavenbiz.com.

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