Tag: Elderly care
Expert insights, care strategies, and local NYC guidance β more articles on this topic.
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Ostomy Care at Home in NYC: What an Aide Can Help With and When a Nurse Is Needed
Who does what in ostomy care at home: the nurse’s role, how a home health aide can help, the warning signs to…
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Home Care After a Spinal Cord Injury in New York: Daily Care, Waivers and Who Pays
What daily care looks like after a spinal cord injury, how aides and nurses share the work, and how Medicaid, waivers, Medicare,…
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Home Care for Wheelchair Users in NYC: Transfers, Accessibility and Daily Support
Safe transfers, skin protection, home accessibility, and how Medicaid decides hours for a parent who uses a wheelchair in New York City.
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Home Care After an Amputation in NYC: Recovery, Prosthetics and Safe Mobility
What recovery after a leg or foot amputation looks like at home, what an aide can and cannot do, and how Medicare…
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Sundowning at Home: How Evening Home Care Helps a Parent With Dementia in NYC
Late afternoons and evenings are often the hardest time for a parent with dementia. Here is what sundowning looks like and how…
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Home Care for Swallowing Difficulties (Dysphagia): Safe Meals at Home in NYC
Swallowing problems after a stroke or with Parkinson’s or dementia can be managed safely at home. Here is what dysphagia home care…
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Home Care for Aphasia After a Stroke: Communicating With a Loved One at Home in NYC
Practical ways to communicate with a loved one who has aphasia after a stroke, what a home care aide can do, and…
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Home Oxygen Safety for Seniors in NYC: How an Aide Helps With Oxygen at Home
Practical oxygen safety rules for NYC apartments and how a home care aide helps a parent use oxygen safely every day.
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Home Care for Atrial Fibrillation in NYC: Daily Routines, Warning Signs and Fall Safety
How a home care aide supports a parent with AFib in NYC: steady medication routines, fall prevention, and the warning signs that…
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Home Care for Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Communication, Safety and Isolation at Home in NYC
Severe hearing loss changes everything about caring for an older parent at home: missed alarms, missed instructions, missed conversations. How a home…
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Home Care for Seniors on Blood Thinners: Fall Safety, Bleeding Signs and Medication Routines in NYC
Millions of older New Yorkers take warfarin, Eliquis or Xarelto for atrial fibrillation or clots. How a home care aide supports the…
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Home Care for a Bedbound Loved One in NYC: Turning, Skin Care and Preventing Pressure Sores
Caring for someone who cannot get out of bed in NYC: the two-hour turning schedule, skin checks, hospital beds and mattresses Medicaid…