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Caregiving During a Pandemic: Dementia Care Practices
In this webinar, sponsored by Sunrise East 56, Maria Basura, RN, Resident Care Director at Sunrise East 56, shares tips and techniques for keeping individuals with dementia safe and calm during the pandemic. This information is geared to both family caregivers and...
Upcoming FREE Events and Resources
February SUN Nassau Meeting Tuesday, February 14, 2023 8:30 am The Residences, 9 Gerhard Rd., Plainview Our Place Memory Cafe Amici Restaurant, 304 Route...
Covid-19 Highlights the Importance of the Social Determinants of Health
“Your zip code is a better predictor of your health than your genetic code.” This statement is first attributed to Melody Goodman, an assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis, who was discussing the social determinants of health at a conference in...
Summer Health and Safety for Seniors in the Age of Covid
It’s summertime, but unfortunately, the living isn’t easy. Covid-19 appears to have settled in for the summer of 2020. Even as businesses in our area begin to open, and the virus has waned in the Northeast, the risk to older adults remains. The Centers for Disease...
Project Independence Radio Interview
Nicole Christensen, BCPA, owner of Care Answered, was recently the featured guest on a Project Independence Radio Interview. Click below and scroll down to 5/29 to listen to her take on "From Crisis to Calm: Coping in an Ever-Changing Normal." [button...
From Crisis to Calm: NYS Medicaid Changes
There are significant changes to New York State Medicaid in store. Among the most dramatic is the addition of a financial look-back period which could increase the amount of money that families must pay out-of-pocket for home care before Medicaid kicks in. If you...