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Safe Streets for Seniors – New York City

By Pat Tarantino | July 24, 2015

One of the great things about aging in New York is that you’re never more than a few blocks’ walk from anything you could ever want.  Of course, nothing is as easy as it seems, and crossing a busy street can be a real challenge for people with sensory or…

SelectCare NYC Observes World Hepatitis Day

By Pat Tarantino | July 14, 2015

The vast majority of our work at SelectCare Home Care Services focuses on the immediate, day-to-day needs of our clients – providing older New Yorkers with the assistance they need to stay active, healthy and independent.  While home care might be our primary focus, we believe it is important to…

NY Public Health Officials Work to Combat West Nile Virus

By Pat Tarantino | July 7, 2015

With summer (and mosquitoes) in the air, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is once again working to combat insect-borne diseases like West Nile Virus (WNV) with a series of aerial sprayings throughout the week, covering non-residential sections of Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx throughout…

New York Top Food Delivery Services – Part 2

By Pat Tarantino | June 26, 2015

Next Day Grocery Delivery Service Earlier, we covered a pair of services that provide New Yorkers with prepared foods. Today, we are looking at grocery services, one for scheduled deliveries and another focused on same-day deliveries. Fresh Direct: Shopping for the long haul     Fresh Direct has been a New…

New York Top Food Delivery Services – Part 1

By Pat Tarantino | June 24, 2015

New Ways to Bring Dinner to Your Door   New York might be the city that never sleeps, but it certainly has to eat!  As of 2013, the NPD Group think tank reported that there are 24.4 restaurants for every 10,000 residents living in our city. With so many dining…

Helpful Tips to Keep You On Your Feet

By Pat Tarantino | June 10, 2015

​New York is a walking city, just ask Dustin Hoffman. Because we put more miles on our feet than any other city, SelectCare’s staff of caregivers puts a major emphasis on the health and wellness of our clients from the ground up.  To that end, I recently attended a lecture with Neal McDonald, a pedorthist with Eneslow Shoes…