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Whether you’re exploring how to help a loved one age in place, navigating the many senior care options available across Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, or looking for guidance in selecting the right companion, our blog is here to guide you. At Family First Home Companions, we share expert tips, helpful insights, and local resources to support families at every stage of the caregiving journey in the greater NYC area.
From practical advice on home safety and nutrition to compassionate perspectives on companionship, dementia support, and maintaining independence, our goal is to keep you informed and confident as you make decisions for your loved one’s care. By combining trusted experience with a deep understanding of the Islandia, NY, community and the surrounding boroughs, Family First Home Companions empowers families to provide the very best quality of life, right at home.
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Choosing Between 24/7 Live-In Care and An Assisted Living Facility
While there are many options for long term care, 24/7 live-in care and assisted living are among the most popular. Both offer solutions to the challenges of managing daily living activities for older adults.
How to Avoid Being Readmitted to the Hospital
Leaving the hospital sounds simple. But all too often, people find themselves back at the hospital within only a few weeks. With better planning and better communication, many of these return visits can be avoided. Why it could happen to you? You may not be clear...
Caregiver of the Month: Osiris Galicia
Osiris Galicia was awarded the Caregiver of the Month at Family First Home Companions for her dedication and excellent client care.
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
There are more than three million people in the United States with glaucoma. The eye disease, the number two cause for blindness in this country, is known as “the sneak thief of sight,” as there are virtually no symptoms.
Caring for Aging Parents: Is It Time For Self-Care This Holiday Season?
While the world has a new normal this holiday season courtesy of COVID-19, there are many things that haven’t changed for the 53 million Americans who are family caregivers to a disabled or chronically ill loved one, one of them being caregiver burnout.
Company News: Employee Training and Corporate Volunteer Day
Family First Home Companions has been very busy this month providing continuing education to our professional caregivers and administrative team. We also hosted a corporate volunteer program with Long Island Cares to donate food for families in need for Thanksgiving....
Paying for Care: The Veterans Aide and Attendance Benefit
There is one little known benefit from the Veterans Administration that many people are not aware of called the Veterans Aide and Attendance benefit. This benefit is available for both veterans or surviving spouses and helps to pay for long term care services including home care, adult day care, assisted living, and nursing homes.
Caring for Aging Parents: Recognizing Caregiver Burnout
Caregivers provide support and complex care to their loved ones in a variety of ways from transportation to doctor appointments, grocery shopping and meal preparation, to administering medications. They provide hands-on personal care, such as, bathing and transferring, and provide nursing care such as, treating wounds and giving injections.
Dementia-Related Behaviors: What is Your Loved One Trying to Tell You?
Over half of those living with Alzheimer’s experience behavior disturbances. These dementia-related behaviors include sleep disruptions, agitation, delusions, hallucinations, pacing and restlessness, and emotional outbursts.
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