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Notes from Glenn entering the 15th week of supporting our Clients and Caregivers, with office team & nurses working remotely. Reopening: Senior Living Facilities Accepting New Admissions and Visitors We are seeing an increase in transitioning activity from lockdown pandemic conditions to a carefully phased reopening in slow and steady steps. As the home care industry […]

Notes from Glenn entering the 14th week of supporting our Clients and Caregivers, with office team & nurses working remotely. Excelsior! New York State Regions and New York City moving to next opening phases A cautiously optimistic sign that we are making progress in our collective COVID recovery is Governor Andrew Cuomo held his last daily […]

I know this message is a bit unusual, but the unusual and unprecedented events of the last few weeks require an “unusual” communication.     The murder of George Floyd in Minnesota has shaken us all, and the response in both the United States and around the world has forced us to reexamine our personal feelings on […]

Notes from Glenn entering the 13th week of supporting our Clients and Caregivers, with office team & nurses working remotely. Recovery Continues We continue to see things returning to (the new) normal. As Westchester County begins to enter Phase 2 of Reopening, WFC continues to experience an uptick in client referrals. As mentioned last week, in-home […]

Notes from Glenn entering the 12th week of supporting our Clients and Caregivers, with office team & nurses working remotely. Home Is the Safest Place for Care Many providers and families believe that the home is the safest place for care.  The COVID pandemic has also spurred an increase in more care in the home. WFC […]

Notes from Glenn entering the 11th week of supporting our Clients and Caregivers, with office team & nurses working remotely. I’m optimistic and pleased that we have adjusted so quickly to the realities of working within the new current COVID standards. This has both challenged and surprised me and the WFC staff as we observe ourselves […]

Preparing for hospital discharge before leaving is essential for recovery. Many individuals, especially older adults, need extra care to recuperate fully. Being discharged from the hospital means that the doctor has determined that someone no longer needs hospital-level care. That doesn’t mean they are fully recovered. Many choose to heal at home after the hospital, […]

How family members are supporting their older loved ones is changing due to COVID-19. Many family caregivers are transitioning to providing full-time care to seniors or are finding ways to stay on top of their loved one’s health while maintaining social distancing. Being a full-time caregiver is rewarding, but it can also be challenging at […]

As we enter our 10th week of office and nursing teams working remotely, I wanted to take this time to express my  heartfelt appreciation to so many people on the WFC team and beyond for all their support during this very challenging time. I have written in past week about our caregivers’ heroic efforts with […]

Notes from Glenn entering the 9th week of supporting our Clients and Caregivers, with office team & nurses working remotely.  New WFC Website Feature – Client Stories We’ve been using these updates to report on COVID stories of care, including accounts of losing our beloved clients to the virus. This week we are adding more detailed […]