At Everas, we are committed to providing person-centered, respectful, and high-quality care. To uphold this mission, our staff must remain fully present and engaged to ensure a safe and attentive environment for the people we support.
Using cell phones while on shift or while caring for clients goes against our policies and core values of Care, Quality, and Respect.
For more detailed information on Everas policies and procedures regarding cell phone use, please contact Human Resources.
Digital wellness means creating a healthy relationship with technology by making mindful and balanced decisions about its use. Digital wellness is not about avoiding technology, but rather about ensuring its use supports your overall well-being and avoiding some of the pitfalls that may occur from unintentionally overusing cell phones which are an integral part of our every day lives.
Avoid using your phone during the first 30 minutes to an hour after waking up in the morning.
Studies link checking phones early to higher daytime anxiety.
It is no secret that cell phones have become an integral part of most people’s day. From instant access communication through text messaging to entertainment and social media, it is easy to lose sight of how much time we spend on our phones.
The Everas Screen-Time Challenge is a voluntary, friendly competition between programs that encourages staff agency wide to adopt healthy screen time habits and avoid problematic ones like experiencing the need to constantly check your cell phone or spend so much time scrolling social media that other important parts of your life become neglected.
This will be a team challenge, which means your home program/admin department will work together and compete in the following categories:
Overall Lowest Average Screen Time
Most Improved Team
Most Participation by Program
Each week, individual participants will submit screenshots of their screen time. The results will be recorded and tallied along with team members (all participants
Step 1: Log your screen time once a week using the Google Form. It is important to choose the same day and time each week to screenshot your screen time on your phone.
(See instructions on how to submit the screenshot of your screen time and how to access the Google Form below)
Step 2: Encourage your coworkers to participate and check the leaderboard each week to see how your team is doing!