Tag: Home care
Expert insights, care strategies, and local NYC guidance β more articles on this topic.
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Meals on Wheels and Home Care in NYC: How to Get Both and How They Work Together
How to sign a parent up for home-delivered meals in NYC, how to arrange home care at the same time, and how…
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Home Care in Rosedale, Springfield Gardens and Laurelton: A Southeast Queens Family Guide
A local guide to home care in Rosedale, Springfield Gardens and Laurelton: how Medicaid and private pay work, travel for aides, and…
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Home Care in the Financial District, Battery Park City and Tribeca: A Manhattan Family Guide
How home care works in Lower Manhattan’s high-rises, co-ops, and lofts, including building access, Medicaid and private pay, and aide scheduling.
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Keeping the Same Home Health Aide: How to Request an Aide and Protect Continuity of Care
How to ask for a specific home health aide, what agencies can and cannot promise, and how to keep the same aide…
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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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When a Parent Refuses the Aide After Care Starts: What Families in NYC Can Do
A parent who sends the aide away usually still needs help. Here is how NYC families find the real reason, adjust the…
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Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy and Home Care: Who Can Sign for a Parent in New York
Which document lets you sign for a parent in New York: power of attorney for finances and Medicaid, health care proxy for…
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Home Care in St. Albans, Cambria Heights and Queens Village: A Southeast Queens Family Guide
A local guide to home care in St. Albans, Cambria Heights, and Queens Village, from stairs in family homes to Medicaid, private…
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Winter Safety for Seniors at Home in NYC: Heat, Ice, Power Outages and When to Add Care
Heat, ice, blackouts and isolation are the biggest winter risks for older New Yorkers. Here is how to prepare and when adding…
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Medicaid Home Care When Your Parent Owns a Home in NYC: Does the House Count?
Owning a home usually does not block Medicaid home care in New York. Here is when the house is exempt, how rental…
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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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Home Care in Pelham Parkway, Allerton and Bronxdale: A Bronx Family Guide
A local guide to home care in Pelham Parkway, Allerton and Bronxdale, from prewar elevator buildings and language matching to Medicaid plans…