How To Receive Warnings When An Emergency Event Might Impact Your Neighborhood, School Or Workplace With more than 8.5 million people living in New York City, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that emergency situations like subway delays, power outages, and inclement weather can have a huge impact on our day-to-day… read more
Apartment living can be a challenge at any age, but as the population of New York City continues to grow and age, it is becoming apparent to building owners and tenants alike that apartment building design needs to change to better serve its residents. To that end, the Mayor’s Office… read more
Summer Warning Signs and Health Hazards in NYC Summer has finally returned to New York City and while the warm months are a great time for our clients to get out and enjoy the city alongside their SelectCare home caregivers, it’s important to remember high temperatures can put a serious… read more
After spending more than 30 years providing home care services to families throughout New York City, SelectCare has learned that communication is one of the most important aspects of our work. To that end, we decided to dedicate this week’s blog post to discussing an incredibly common, treatable obstacle to… read more
This week’s blog continues the story of SelectCare VP Carla Holub-Tarantino, her sister, Melissa, and their mother, Alice. After the passing of Alice’s husband, the three worked together to prepare Alice for a move from California to Oklahoma, where she would be closer to her family. To read Part I,… read more
Helping a Loved One Make a Major Move At SelectCare, many of our clients live hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away from their nearest relative or adult child, however good communication and a willingness to have honest conversations with an older loved one can go a long way towards being… read more
Now Where Did I Put That? Let’s face it; no matter how organized we try to keep our homes, clutter happens. For many of us, that means spending a few extra minutes tracking down a missing sock or taking an unintentional walk through the past as we dig through old… read more
House Call Dentists have been bringing quality dental care to their patients’ homes in New York since 2013 Since SelectCare opened its doors in 1985, New York City has undergone some impressive changes in how it serves older adults who have difficulty leaving their homes. Services exist to help homebound… read more
The therapeutic benefits of pets for older people is a well-known fact – pets have been attributed with lowering blood pressure and stress levels, staving off depression and helping those concerned with the future to instead focus on the positives in their day-to-day lives. Because of these reasons, we at… read more
21 Great Gift Ideas & Discounts For National Nurses Week! Friday, May 6th through Thursday, May 12, 2016 At SelectCare Home Care Services of NY, none of the incredible work our agency performs would be possible without our dedicated nursing staff of RN and LPN caregivers or our team of… read more