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Practical answers about home care, Medicaid and caring for a parent in New York City — written by our coordinators and reviewed by Anna Klyauzova, MSN, RN.
Choosing and Managing Care
In New York, a licensed home care agency must run a fingerprint-based Department of Health criminal history check on its unlicensed aides. An old conviction does…
Medicaid, CDPAP and Insurance
Citizens, green card holders and PRUCOL immigrants can get full New York Medicaid, including home care. Undocumented adults 65 and over can too. Emergency Medicaid never…
Choosing and Managing Care
Hiring a caregiver directly makes you the household employer, responsible for minimum wage, overtime, payroll taxes and workers' comp, disability and Paid Family Leave coverage. An…
Medicaid, CDPAP and Insurance
A veteran qualifies for VA home care if they are enrolled in VA health care, VA finds a clinical need for the service, and it is…
Wellbeing and Activities
A common sign of caregiver burnout is feeling exhausted and overwhelmed most days, with a short temper, pulling away from people and neglecting your own health.…
Medicaid, CDPAP and Insurance
No. New York Medicaid counts a joint account as the parent's money, and a child's withdrawal can be treated as a gift. Adding a name does…
Health Conditions and Medication
It is time to consider memory care when safety at home can no longer be kept even with extra help: repeated wandering, falls, medication errors, nights…
Health Conditions and Medication
Hospice at home is paid for by Medicare, Medicaid and most insurers, but it does not supply a caregiver 24 hours a day. Nurses visit and…
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