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Barbara Ferguson answers a call inAmada SeniorCare’s office inAllentown.Amada placed No.3 among employers with fewerthan 125 workers inThe Morning Call’s
annualTopWorkplaces survey.SHARON K. MERKEL/SPECIALTOTHE MORNING CALL

SMALL EMPLOYERS
In face of pandemic, Amada Senior Care

is there for clients and employees alike

By Shannon Sigafoos | Special To The Morning Call
hen Cora Santiago, an Amada Thereareveryfewbosseswhowoulddothat.” Amada
Senior Care Lehigh Valley care- Amada Senior Care, on Tilghman Street in South
giver, contracted COVID-19 last WhitehallTownship,servicesAllentown,Easton,Beth- Senior Care
May while on the job, she spent lehemandnearbycommunities.Caregiversofferclients Lehigh Valley
several weeks in the hospital, and nonmedicalassistance,includinghelpwithmealprepa- The Morning Call
Wthencouldn’treturntoworkforan ration and feeding, bathing, running errands and shop- No.3 small employer
additionalthreemonths. ping, medication reminders and housekeeping. The Founded: 2017
Not only did Santiago never miss a paycheck, but company places a priority on checking in with caregiv-
AmadaownerEdDuborgpersonallywentgroceryshop- ers and clients frequently, making sure everyone has Ownership: Private |
pingforheranddeliveredthegroceriestoherdoorafter whattheyneed. Sector: Seniorhome care
Santiagowasdischarged. DuborgopenedAmada’sLehighValleyfacilityin2017, Employees: 100
Atthatpoint,Santiago—whoreceivedtheCaregiver and the company has been named a Lehigh Valley Top Website:AmadaLehigh-
of the Month award in January 2020 — had only been Workplace every year since. This year it placed No. 3 Valley.com
workingatAmadaforayear. among employers with fewer than 125 workers. That Thursday, June 24, 2021
“It’sawonderfuljob,andEdisawonderfulperson.I’m achievement, employees say, is a testament not only to
very lucky to be working for this company,” said Santi- the management, but to the way all the team members
ago,whoviewsherclientsasfamily.“Hewasalwayscall-
ing me, asking me if I needed anything. It was so kind. Turn toAmada, Page 26

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