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Finding 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…
Delivering 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…
Update: 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…
To Our SelectCare Clients & Their Family Members
On Thursday, March 19, SelectCare clients and family members received this letter by email from Kelly Takemura, RN Director of Nursing. We share this with you to keep you informed of our continued communication with our home care staff and our clients. Dear Clients and Client Family Members, SelectCare continues…
Thank You to the SelectCare Staff
Dear SelectCare Staff, On behalf of SelectCare Home Care Services in New York City, I thank everyone for providing calm and reassuring care to all of SelectCare clients. You are an amazing group of home care professionals and we are appreciative of your continued efforts during this Covid-19 pandemic. Our…
Coronavirus Update
With the first confirmed case of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) confirmed in New York City, we want to take a moment to answer some basic questions regarding how to minimize risk of infection and how to prepare in the event of a major outbreak in the area. What is the Coronavirus? The…