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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.
Wellbeing and Activities
NYC has two kinds of adult day programs. Social Adult Day Care offers supervision, activity and meals, while only Adult Day Health Care handles medication, under…
Costs and Paying for Care
The national median for a home health aide is $77,792 a year, per 2024 Genworth/CareScout data, and New York City tends to run higher. Exact cost…
Health Conditions and Medication
Falls become more common in Parkinson's because of mechanisms specific to the disease, including freezing as medication wears off. Risk rises around dose timing, so on-schedule…
Skilled Nursing at Home
Per the CDC, prolonged catheter use is the biggest risk factor for catheter-associated infection. Keep the bag below bladder level and ask a provider regularly whether…
Recovery and After Hospital
Recovery at home means watching for a second stroke, which can happen during recovery. Call 911 for any warning sign and note when it began, since…
Health Conditions and Medication
ALS has no fixed timeline: some people decline over years, others faster. Needs grow from weakness in one limb, speech or swallowing toward full-time care, so…
Health Conditions and Medication
A nurse or trained aide at home watches for low blood sugar that older adults often don't feel, because they have reduced awareness of the usual…
Medicaid, CDPAP and Insurance
Yes, but not automatically. New York Medicaid covers home care through specific routes, most often a Managed Long Term Care plan, and each has its own…
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