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Building 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…
How 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…
Get 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…
Facing 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
What 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…
In-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…