Pediatric-specialist RNs know that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses are on the rise — an observation proven by data, as the detection of ASD has tripled in 15 years.…
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Navy Veteran and Home Care Nurse Carline Francois Talks Service
November 2018 | Someone once said “life is a journey, and if you don’t know where you are going, you are bound to get lost.” My experiences in life have taught me that life allows U-turns and it’s never too …
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Yorktown Heights WWII Vet, Home Care Patient, Awarded Proclamation
November 2018 | Yorktown Heights resident, Alexander Nardone, 95, was presented with a Proclamation from state Sen. Terrence Murphy’s office to honor his service as a World War II veteran.…
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National Home Care Month Profile: Alicia (Melia) Gagne-Giuffo
November 2017 | Alicia (Melia) Gagne-Giuffo has worked as a coordinator of care at MJHS since July 2016, demonstrating exemplary practice as a home care nurse consistently providing high quality care to her patients. She is constantly selected to take …
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National Home Care Month Profile: Casrane Marie Ann Thomas
November 2017 | Casrane Marie Ann Thomas is an aide in the guardianship program at Selfhelp Community Services. She has provided exceptional care to an 84-year-old Holocaust survivor who was discharged from a nursing home after a traumatic brain injury.…
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HCA Caring Award Winner Eileen Crawford
May 2017 | As front-line staff who have the most direct and intimate contact with patients, home health aides serve as veritable lifelines for vulnerable patients, particularly the frail-elderly, who struggle to age-in-place safely, and with dignity.
Eileen Crawford, a …
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Nurse Helps Patient with Home and Personal Safety Challenge
November 2016 | Home care nurses, aides and other home care staff often perform good works that go well beyond the core of their training.
Carla Rhodes, of Rochester-based UR Medicine Home Care, was recently the primary nurse on a …
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VNA Homecare Helped Bring The Vote Home to Patients in Central New York
November 2016 | In the summer and fall of 2016, HCA embarked on a campaign called Bring The Vote Home-New York, which engaged home care providers to deliver voting materials to elderly, homebound, disabled and chronically ill New Yorkers so …
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