Wallick Communities announced that it is giving a bonus to all of its front-line, hourly associates who work at its affordable housing and senior-living communities.
The hero bonus, a $2 per hour raise during this critical period, is for those associates caring for Wallick residents, including personal-care assistants, nurses, community managers, maintenance technicians, housekeeping associates, food-service associates, and others.
“We so appreciate what our front-line associates are doing to care for our residents,” said CEO Tom Feusse. “It’s a tough time for everyone right now, and with everything else going on in their lives, these associates continue to answer the bell, day after day. We wanted to say thank you in a more tangible way, and hence the hero bonus.”
The Ohio-based firm said it is also enhancing its associate sick leave policy and new associates’ insurance eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic. Associates are receiving an additional 10 sick days, paid at 75% of their regular pay for those who are absent due to issues related to the infection. Newly hired associates will become eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance coverage on an accelerated basis.
In addition, Wallick continues to create a safe environment and protect its associates and residents during this pandemic by enhancing sanitation practices and adjusting office hours and visitor policies, said company officials.
Wallick Communities is Ohio’s largest owner-manager of affordable housing, operating four business divisions: Wallick‐Hendy Development, Wallick Construction, Wallick Asset Management, and Wallick-Hendy Properties. The company, with 850 associates, specializes in affordable multifamily and senior-living communities in the Midwest. Through its various operations, Wallick has developed and built more than 400 family, senior, and affordable apartment communities and manages apartments in 170 locations across the Midwest.
