Posts by Carla Holub
SelectCare NYC Home Health Care Staff Nominated for “Caribbean Life News” Healthcare Awards
Thirty three in-home health care field staff members from SelectCare in New York City were nominated for the first ever Caribbean Life News Healthcare Awards. This award recognizes Caribbean American’s essential contributions as home caregivers and practitioners in New York. The staff members were chosen by SelectCare supervisors based on the outstanding care and compassion…
Read MoreNational Nurses Week
Every year from May 6th through May 12th is National Nurses Week in the U.S. This was the birthday of Florence Nightingale and is a week to celebrate and honor nurses for their yearlong dedication and commitment to the health care field. We feel it only fitting that we post this incredible quote from Nursing Crib…
Read MorePreserving The Dignity Of Your Elderly Loved Ones
As your parent ages, you may feel as if your roles have been reversed. You become the responsible adult, as your mom or dad increasingly relies on you to take care of them. They depend on you for more help in both advanced and more basic life functions, and if they have slipped into dementia,…
Read MoreSeven Ways To Create A Memorable Mother’s Day
Unlike many holidays with more commercial origins, a day honoring mothers has been celebrated for centuries around the world. In the United States, Mothers’ Friendship Day was observed for over 40 years before President Woodrow Wilson designated in 1914 that the second Sunday in May would be a national Mother’s Day. Now that Mother’s Day…
Read MoreHow To Prepare For Home Care For Returning Snowbirds
Every spring, the swallows return to Capistrano, and the snowbirds return to New York City. Many people, especially retirees, who have enjoyed the warmth of Florida during the winter, return home in April and stay until October or November. If you find yourself arranging extra help from home health care services for a parent or…
Read MoreMake Spring Cleaning Your Medicine Cabinet Easy With “Take Back Drug Day”
Like old newspapers, old medications can multiply in your home. Even though the directions say to take the whole prescription, you might stop taking the drugs because your doctor changed the prescription, you were allergic to the pills, or you felt better and figured you didn’t need the full prescription. When combined with a variety…
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