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FIRST-CARE OF NEW YORK Inc. is a New York State Home Care service agency licensed by the New York State Department of Health.  We provide services to: Westchester, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island.

We pride ourselves on our ability to provide customized home care services for all of our patients.  Careful attention is given to identify each patient’s needs; thereby providing effective and affordable services to our patients every step of the way.

Our Areas of Service Include:

Nursing Care
Certified Home Health Aides
Certified Personal Care Workers
Homemakers
Live-In Care

First-Care of New York Advantage:

First Care of New York is licensed by the NYS DOH and accredited by the Joint Commission to provide home care services.

We are contracted with various:

Managed Long Term Care Programs
Long Term Home Health Care Programs
Hospice program
Certified Home Health Agency

Serving :- Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queen, Staten Island and Westchester County.

Advantages :-

Depending on the patient’s needs, if they require assistance with activities of daily living, rehabilitation or skill nursing (pre pour medication, wound care, etc…).  First-Care can facilitate and ensure that proper and immediate care is in place.

Physician: Do not have to fill out M11Q’s and submit them to CASA for approval of home care services and wait months before service begins for the patient.  Instead, submit to First Care a referral form and First Care will arrange for services to begin within a week or 2 and deal with the entire process.

If a member switches from a Medicaid HMO program to a Managed Long Term Care Program.  (Takes approximately 4 weeks)

Clinics:

PCP can bill Medicaid their clinic rate, not a deep discounted rate paid by the Medicaid HMO, which is capped.  (a lot more capital for the clinics)

Members

PCP remains the same
Member can receive long term care (FREE)
Member can receive skilled nursing, if applicable  (FREE)
Transportation to MD Appointments (FREE)
As well as many other benefits (FREE)

The state of health of the person looking for nursing care is the major factor in your alternative of a long term care service. All trained  and intermediate care nursing facilities provide personal care and residential services together with rooms, meals, planned activities and schedules to meet social and spiritual requirements. The levels of nursing and therapy services existing vary more or less extensively, and these ought to be carefully be suitable to the individual’s necessities. The resident’s doctor is involved often in the direction of a resident’s handling. The nursing workers works with and keeps the resident’s physician updated on any variations in the resident physical condition .

Sheltered Care

People who are functionally independent but require some assistance in each day tasks, need the attention of a sheltered care service (SC).

Sheltered care facilities give emphasis to the social needs of the individual instead than the medical desires. Dietary and housekeeping services, medication supervision, and leisure activities are primary roles of these services.

Assisted Living

People who are mobile but may need services with one or two things to do of daily living, may want the services of an assisted living
.

An assisted living service is  a congregated housing setting , that delivers or coordinates personal assistance, 24-hour monitoring or (planned and unscheduled) services, things to do, and health related assistance; is planned to lessen the demand to move; is planned to accommodate individual residents’ shifting requirements and preferences; is intended to maximize residents’ dignity, self-sufficiency, privacy, independence, choice, and security; and is planned to encourage family and community participation.

Intermediate Care

People who require 24-hour nursing care by licensed nurses as approved by a physician, require the attention of an intermediate care facility (ICF).

Rehabilitative projects, community services and day by day activities for persons not able of complete self-sufficient living, (such as persons who are improving or persons with chronic conditions which are not critical) are provided. Physical, occupational and other therapies are also given. This kind of capacity may be certified to take part in the Medicare and or Medicaid program. Confirm with each service.

Skilled Nursing Care

People who demand 24-hour treatments require the care of a skilled nursing facility (SNF).

Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), and Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA) provide care and services approved by physicians with heavy highlighting on medical nursing attention. Social services,  as well as physical, occupational and other therapies are supplied. This kind of facility may be certified to play a part in the Medicare and Medicaid program. Check with every capacity.