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April 11, 2024
National Pet Day is April 11, and National Pet Month is simply across the nook in May, so it is the right time to have fun your fur infants and the enjoyment they create to your life. A rising physique of analysis exhibits there are lots of ways in which pets can enhance their human companions’ bodily and psychological well being.
If pets are a part of your family—which for half of Marylanders, they’re—you would possibly need to brush up on all of the pet-centric advantages available to you as a Johns Hopkins worker. They embrace:
- Discounts on insurance coverage, meals, and treats on your pets
- Help discovering canine walkers, veterinarian appointments, and pet-friendly inns
Nationwide pet insurance coverage
Voluntary pet insurance coverage available by means of Nationwide will allow you to defend your pet whereas managing the rising prices of veterinary care. The program is run for JHU by Mercer Voluntary Benefits, and you’ll pay for protection merely, with a handy after-tax payroll deduction. Employees can enroll at any time of the yr.
MyPetSafety reimburses eligible vet payments and contains advantages for emergency boarding and lost-pet promoting. You can select 50% or 70% reimbursement for the extent of protection that matches your wants, and you may get money again for accidents, diseases, hereditary situations, and extra. In addition, a 24/7 veterinary assist line (a $110 worth) is included as a service to all pet insurance coverage members.
Learn extra about pet insurance coverage from Nationwide on the JHU Voluntary Benefits web site.
Care@Work pet care
If you and your family members spend many of the day at work or college, you could be on the lookout for a companion on your pets. As a Johns Hopkins worker, you may have a free premium membership to Care.com, the world’s largest on-line neighborhood for locating and managing care, together with on your pets and home.
On the web site, you’ll be able to discover detailed caregiver profiles in your space and put up any job to satisfy your wants, together with pet sitting and grooming in addition to housekeeping, operating errands, and extra. You can also try Care.com’s articles and guides to seek out home and pet care suggestions from specialists, in addition to the protection middle with background test choices.
To begin utilizing these advantages, register with Care@Work by means of johnshopkins.care.com utilizing your JHED ID (with out @jh.edu). Read extra right here about Care@Work advantages.
LifeMart reductions
If you are a canine proprietor, you might be probably spending greater than $1,500 yearly on important pet care, and also you is likely to be on the lookout for methods to cut back your spending. A fantastic place to start out is LifeMart, the college’s worker low cost program.
Head to the LifeMart web site, click on on Pets on the inexperienced navigational bar, and you will find the present choices and offers on pet care and coupons. Some recent offers are:
- 50% off your first field of meals from the Farmer’s Dog
- 40% off your first repeat supply from Petco
- A free YETI canine bowl ($40 worth) while you join BarkField, and 35% off your Bark meals order with free delivery
- $20 off your first reserving with Rover.com
- 20% off in Boscov’s Pet Department
To get began together with your LifeMart financial savings, go to the Discounts web page of the college’s HR web site.
JHEAP/CCA Perks at Work
Your reductions do not cease at LifeMart. Your Johns Hopkins Employee Assistance Program (JHEAP) profit presents the Savings Center, a reduction buying program supplied by CCA by means of Perks at Work.
Log in to CCA (firm code JHEAP) and click on Centers, then Savings Center, from the home display.
Search for the Pets class, and you will find offers from Spot Pet Insurance, the Farmer’s Dog, BarkField, Petmate, PetGood, Petco, Spot & Tango, Ollie Pets, Pet Plate, and Super Chewer.
In addition, Perks at Work presents reductions on all the pieces from gyms to trip leases, plus free reside and on-demand lessons for each children and adults on subjects from wellness to non-public growth. Access 100-plus free on-line lessons for each curiosity, together with purpose setting, public talking, dance, cardio, drawing, karate, cooking, and extra. You can also gather WOWPoints on each buy that may be redeemed to earn free merchandise. The extra you store, the extra you save.
New customers first have to click on on Register for Free to create a profile for the Savings Center and register utilizing the corporate title Workplace Options US and the corporate code EAP. A system-created message can be despatched to your e-mail immediately so to full your registration. Then log in to begin exploring the location for nice reductions.
Having issues throughout registration? Click right here to contact customer support.
