ProLife library
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.
Costs and Paying for Care
Yes, but only in narrow cases. Medicare covers home health when you meet its two conditions, including being homebound, and pays for aide visits only alongside…
Skilled Nursing at Home
A pressure sore can form in as little as two hours of unrelieved pressure on the skin. Stage 1 is reversible with prompt offloading of pressure,…
End of Life and Hospice
Palliative care is for anyone with a serious illness at any stage and can run alongside curative treatment. Hospice is one type of it, for someone…
Elder Law and Documents
A pooled income trust, run by a nonprofit, takes your income above the Medicaid limit each month and pays your bills, so you can access Community…
Skilled Nursing at Home
Home oxygen and tracheostomy care carry specific safety risks, so families need real training, not a quick equipment demo. Oxygen is set at the lowest prescribed…
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…
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