Posts by Pat Tarantino
NY Public Health Officials Work to Combat West Nile Virus
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 the week. As of writing,…
Read MoreNew York Top Food Delivery Services – Part 2
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 York mainstay for more than…
Read MoreNew York Top Food Delivery Services – Part 1
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 options, one would think it…
Read MoreHelpful Tips to Keep You On Your Feet
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 and Pedorthists, hosted by Empowering Ethical…
Read MoreImportant Tips On Keeping Your Cool for Summer 2015
With Memorial Day behind us, New York City Emergency Management and SelectCare’s staff are preparing for another hot summer. Below are some important basic tips to stay cool and safe when the mercury begins to rise. What is extreme heat? In New York City, a heat advisory is announced when the heat index (the “felt…
Read MoreEnd to Flu Season 2014 – 2015
The New York State Department of Health has declared that the 2014-2015 influenza season has officially ended, citing a marked decrease in influenza-like illnesses (ILI). As a result, unvaccinated health care workers in both hospital and home settings are no longer required to wear flu masks. While the flu is still active throughout the summer…
Read MoreThe Questions We All Need to Ask As We Grow Older
Elder care expert, author and advocate Joanna Leefer recently held a very frank discussion about the nuts and bolts of growing older in New York City. While the city has made great strides to safeguard older residents with expanded senior activities, safer street crossings, and additional amenities like benches and senior-only green space, Leefer’s lecture,…
Read MoreNY Bill Must Pass to Protect Patients
Classify Home Care Workers as Essential Personnel in Emergency Management Plans It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but home health care workers are most effective when they can reach their clients’ homes, especially during a citywide emergency like Hurricane Sandy, when “non-essential personnel” are advised to shelter in place. To that end, Staten Island lawmakers…
Read MoreOlder Drivers & Driving Safely
In recent years, the SelectCare team has been pleased to see New York City receive growing praise for becoming a great place to grow older, thanks to the city’s increasingly age friendly public initiatives, a wealth of hospitals and a public transit system that makes accessing resources easy for people of all ages. While New…
Read MoreInside Scoop on Poop
SelectCare’s clinical staff has provided New Yorkers with compassionate and comprehensive home care for thirty years. During that time, our staffers have learned that they need to consider every facet of a client’s life and bodily rhythms in order to spot new or growing health concerns before they take a serious turn – changes in…
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