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The Beauty of CDPAP
CDPAP: Expectations vs. Reality (Why the reality is even better) Your family has decided that family care by a trusted person is the way to go. They have heard about the CDPAP program from some friends and are very interested. Instead of letting strangers from the agency into your mother’s apartment, you will help her […]
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Mother’s Day in September
Every day is Mother’s Day. This is a saying we often heard from the older generation. Parents need to be appreciated and respected all the time. These are universal values in all cultures and are particularly emphasized in some. The second Sunday in May only became a formal national holiday in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson declared […]
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CDPAP can change your life
How the CDPAP Program can change your life You are overburdened, to put it mildly. You care for your own family. You have a job. You have a household, bills, medical care, and health of your own to deal with. And you have to do all of this for your mother, as well. You manage […]
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When things are getting worse for both your Mother & You
Is it time to bring your Mom to the hospice, what do you need to consider? You’ve worked very hard for years managing your mother’s care. You arrange the doctor visits. You supervise the prescription filling and medication. You deal with all the paperwork for her home care. Communicating carefully with the home health aide […]
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The latest information about home care wages and home care rates in New York
Thinking about Coming Back to Work in Home Care? What are home care wages and home care rates in 2022? First the big news. The rates are going up by $2 an hour in October and another $1 next year. This wage increase is part of the NYS budget that was passed in April 2022. […]
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Boredom Busters for Seniors & their Caregivers
What you, the home health aide, the caregiver, and your patient can do for engagement and fun Boredom is not fatal, my late mother used to say to the adults and children in the family. She would challenge us to find creative ways to entertain ourselves when a complaint was aired. It was often followed […]
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When to outsource CDPAP to a CDPAP Home Care Agency
When to Outsource Senior Care using CDPAP and When Not To An aging parent requires 360 degree involvement. There is a home to be kept safe. Bills must be paid. Doctors’ appointments must be arranged and visits must be accompanied. Insurance matters must be tended. Finances must be managed. Responsible day-to-day care must be arranged. […]
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CDPAP, Insourcing Your Parent’s Home Care in New York
CDPAP in New York City and State. Read about how insourcing your parent’s home care to family & friends using the CDPAP program can be such a great help.
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Here Comes the Sun
Your Senior and Spring Activities to do with a Home Attendant and Family Springtime is finally here! Everyone does better in good weather when it’s bright and mild outside. Especially your senior citizen who has been confined indoors due to harsh weather and Covid-19 concerns. There are also more hours to be outdoors safely. Take […]
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Stress Less with CDPAP Home Care
How the CDPAP Program can help you stress less about your parent’s home care. Everyone is talking about caregiver stress. The national periodicals feature stories about midlifers caught between caring for aging parents and their own children. Legislators are talking about relief through tax credits for caregiving children. Co-workers, friends, and church members are talking […]
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