Is it COVID, the Flu or the Common Cold?
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a frustrating period for everyone, in large part due to the sometimes conflicting public safety information presented to the public as medical professionals learned more about the deadly virus. As summer ends and we enter the 2020-21 flu season with the threat of the pandemic still present in our…
Read MoreBuilding an At-Home Emergency Information Binder
The problem with an in-home emergency situation is that things happen fast. With all your attention focused on contacting emergency services and tending to the sick or injured person, chances are you will not be able to grab important medical information that might play a key role in determining the outcome of events – doubly…
Read MoreHow to Become a Paid Family Caregiver
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) As America’s senior population continues to grow, more adult children than ever are taking active roles in their parents’ ongoing care. Helping a loved one with day-to-day errands, transportation and medical tasks is extremely rewarding, but balancing caregiver and personal responsibilities can be a challenge for even the most…
Read MoreGet Prepared for NYC’s Next Heatwave
Extreme heat waves pose a significant hazard for older or homebound adults, and in 2020, that hazard is further complicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, SelectCare Home Care Services has extensive experience preparing our clients for the challenges presented by the summer months, and encourages everyone to brush up on their summer heatwave safety…
Read MoreFacing the COVID-19 pandemic as home caregivers
SelectCare Home Care is honored to see our efforts highlighted so prominently in the Home Care Association of America’s article on facing the COVID-19 pandemic as home caregivers! http://www.associationpublications.com/flipbooks/hcaoa/2020/Summer/8/index.html
Read MoreWhat Does Reopening Mean for Home Health Care?
Safely delivering home health care during the COVID-19 pandemic has required caregivers to rethink nearly every element of their work, from the patient intake process to a caregiver’s day-to-day commute. Fortunately, caregivers, clients and administrative staff have worked together through these difficult times to create new policies and procedures that have likely saved countless lives…
Read MoreIn-Home Exercises for Seniors
Even before the closure of gyms across the country due to Covid-19, the CDC determined that more than one in four Americans over 50 were “physically inactive.” Now, after more than two months of self-quarantine, finding ways to maintain muscle mass, flexibility and balance at home are more important than ever. Below are some simple…
Read MoreFinding Personal Protective Equipment – Challenges and Successes
SelectCare staff saw their first glimpse of the challenges ahead on January 31st in the form of a seemingly innocent email. The agency’s regular supplier of N95 and isolation masks was already experiencing stock shortages and the shipment would be delayed by two weeks. The news was inconvenient, but the agency always maintained several weeks’…
Read MoreDelivering Home Health Care During Covid 19
The past few weeks mark one of the most humbling, challenging, but also inspiring periods in SelectCare’s history as a home health care agency. The COVID-19 pandemic appears practically tailor-made to throw a wrench in the normal operations of a home health care company: the virus is most dangerous to elderly, isolated individuals, has restricted…
Read MoreUpdate: COVID-19 Bulletin – March 28, 2020
Dear Clients, SelectCare continues to monitor all city, state and federal communications and policies regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As of Friday, March 27, 2020, the MTA is operating their Essential Service Plan system wide which preserves both AM and PM peak service for essential workers while helping to reduce density for riders; however, with…
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