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Receiving Home Health Care in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx

By Pat Tarantino | March 21, 2019

Outer Borough Home Health Care New York City consistently ranks among the best US cities for older adults thanks to its extensive public transit system, dense network of senior-focused service providers and the ease in which seniors can reach places like supermarkets, pharmacies and senior centers with just a few…

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5 Unexpected Ways Home Health Care Can Help

By Pat Tarantino | March 6, 2019

Unlike other types of elder care, home health care is unique in that the services provided are built almost exclusively around the individual social, physical and psychological needs of the patient. Thanks to the incredibly personalized nature of home health care, SelectCare’s team has found itself improving the day-to-day lives…

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Successfully Preparing for Home Care

By Pat Tarantino | February 20, 2019

Enlisting the help of a home health caregiver can be a life-changing event for many seniors allowing individuals to continue to live on their own terms, in their own home and comfortable in the knowledge that a helping hand is always near. While the mere presence of a caregiver in…

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Five Surprising Steps Towards Heart Health

By Pat Tarantino | February 5, 2019

February is Heart Health Month, and while this might feel like a great time to make major leaps towards a healthier heart, the reality is that the path to a healthier cardiovascular system is paved with small, simple and well-informed choices that add up to a greater good. Choosing to…

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Fire Safety for Seniors in Apartments

By Pat Tarantino | January 23, 2019

While building material and fire prevention technologies have vastly improved over the centuries, structural fires remain almost as prominent a threat to New Yorkers today as they did during the city’s first years of settlement. The FDNY responded to more than 27,000 structural fires in 2018, and while firefighters reached…

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Should Seniors Keep Their Landline Phones?

By Pat Tarantino | January 8, 2019

Smartphones may be the defining technology of the century, but there are several practical reasons why we may want to hold off on relegating landline phones to the stoop sale of time. Read on to learn why. The Benefits of Familiarity Everyone adapts to new technology at their own pace,…

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