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Home Care in Whitestone — At a Glance
- Location: Whitestone, Queens, NY · ZIP code 11357
- 7 Day Home Care: NYS Licensed LHCSA · W-2 HHAs · RN supervised · Private pay and LTC insurance only
- Services: Personal care · dementia-resistant ADL assistance · companion care · overnight care · live-in care · 24-hour care · Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Population: 37,970–42,341 · median age 48.4 · 25.5% aged 65 or older · median household income ~$105,000
- Homeownership: 77.6% owner-occupied — one of the highest in Queens
- Character: "Gateway to Queens" · waterfront, single-family, suburban · family homes passed between generations
- Notable: Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (1939, designed by Othmar Ammann) · LeHavre on the Water (1,024-unit waterfront complex) · Francis Lewis Park
- Hospitals: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens · Flushing Hospital Medical Center · Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- Housing: Single-family Colonials, Tudors, Cape Cods ($700K–$1.06M) · LeHavre co-ops · small apartment buildings
- Overnight: Fall-risk overnight ✓ · Dementia overnight ✓ · 7 nights per week
- Live-In Care: Available — ~$429/day · single-family homes and LeHavre well-suited
- Flexible Scheduling: Mon–Fri 6-hr or 8-hr shifts · Mon–Fri 24-hr (two 12-hr shifts) · live-in · weekends added
- Minimum HHA Shift: 6 hours per visit
- LTC Insurance: 15 carriers · CNA · Genworth · John Hancock · home care IS covered — not just facilities
- Pricing: ~$33/hr · overnight ~$330/shift · live-in ~$429/day · 24-hr ~$792/day
- Care Start: Typically within 24-48 hours
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Non-Medical Private Duty Home Care in Whitestone — Personal Care · Dementia-Resistant ADL Assistance · Alzheimer's and Dementia Care · Live-In Care · Long-Term Care Insurance | 7 Day Home Care | Queens
Quick Answer — What Is 7 Day Home Care in Whitestone?
7 Day Home Care is a NYS Licensed LHCSA providing non-medical private duty home care throughout Whitestone, Queens — ZIP code 11357. Every caregiver is a NYS Certified Home Health Aide: our W-2 employee, background-checked, insured, and supervised by a Registered Nurse. We have specific experience with dementia clients who resist personal care — including showering, bathing, and dressing assistance. We coordinate post-discharge care from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Flushing Hospital, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. We are private pay and LTC insurance only — 15 carriers accepted, all claims managed at no charge. The minimum HHA shift is six hours. Call (516) 408-0034.
Does 7 Day Home Care have caregivers who can help a dementia patient with showering and dressing when they are resistant?
Yes. Resistance to personal care — particularly showering, bathing, and dressing — is one of the most common and distressing challenges in dementia care, and it is one of the situations where caregiver matching matters most. 7 Day Home Care has caregivers specifically experienced in dementia-resistant ADL assistance: building relational trust before attempting care, following the client's behavioral cues, working at the client's pace, and using established approaches that reduce resistance over time. This is a matching challenge as much as a clinical one. Call (516) 408-0034.
Does 7 Day Home Care provide live-in caregiver care in Whitestone Queens?
Yes. A single caregiver who lives in the Whitestone home — a Colonial on a tree-lined street, a Cape Cod near the waterfront, or a unit in LeHavre on the Water — throughout the day with appropriate overnight rest. Starting around $429 per day. Call (516) 408-0034.
Can we start with Monday through Friday six-hour shifts? Do you provide live-in care?
Yes to both. Six hours per day, Monday through Friday, satisfies the minimum. Live-in care is available as a separate continuous arrangement, starting around $429 per day. Both can transition as care needs evolve. Call (516) 408-0034.
Can we start with Monday through Friday 24-hour care and add weekends later?
Yes. Two 12-hour shifts per day, Monday through Friday, with weekends added as needed, is available from the first week. Call (516) 408-0034.
Does 7 Day Home Care have caregivers experienced in Alzheimer's and dementia care in Whitestone?
Yes. Consistent caregiver assignment — the same person, on the same schedule — is the foundational care priority for every Whitestone dementia client. The familiar home where a parent has lived for forty years is one of the most powerful stabilizing environments in dementia care. The caregiver who arrives consistently becomes part of that familiarity. Call (516) 408-0034.
The Gateway to Queens — And a Neighborhood That Stays
Whitestone occupies the far north-central tip of Queens, where the East River widens toward Long Island Sound and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge — completed in 1939, designed by Othmar Ammann, the fourth-longest bridge in the world at the time of its construction — spans the water toward the Bronx. It is a neighborhood that earned its reputation as the "Gateway to Queens" not from commercial activity but from geographic position: the bridge, the expressway, and the waterfront all converging at a community that has maintained its low-density, single-family residential character across generations of Queens growth.
The history here runs deep. Francis Lewis, a delegate to the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence, held his estate on land that is now Whitestone. His family donated the land on which Grace Episcopal Church was built in 1858. The neighborhood was briefly called Clintonville, after Governor DeWitt Clinton, before the limestone boulder on the river's shore gave it the name that has held since Dutch settlers arrived in 1645.
Families tended to remain in place, passing homes from one generation to the next. Whitestone is a stable, family-centric, upper-middle-class Queens neighborhood characterized by homeownership, ethnic diversity rooted in European and Asian heritage, strong educational attainment, low poverty, and a quieter pace of life than much of New York City. With a median household income of approximately $105,000 — well above the city and national averages — its mix of waterfront geography, single-family housing, and tight-knit community makes it one of the most economically stable and desirable residential enclaves in the borough.
25.5% of Whitestone's residents are 65 or older. 77.6% owner-occupied housing — these two numbers together describe a specific kind of home care context: older adults who own the homes they have lived in for decades and who have no intention of leaving them. Home care in Whitestone serves exactly this situation. Call (516) 408-0034.
Quick Facts — Whitestone, Queens, NY
- Whitestone, Queens, NY · ZIP code 11357 · Queens Community District 7
- Population 37,970–42,341 · median age 48.4 · 25.5% aged 65 or older · median household income ~$105,000
- 77.6% owner-occupied housing · single-family homes and small apartment buildings built primarily 1940–1969
- Whitestone median real estate price $1,058,335 · more expensive than 91.9% of U.S. neighborhoods
- "Gateway to Queens" · Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (1939, Othmar Ammann design) · Francis Lewis estate land · named for limestone boulder, Dutch settlers 1645
- LeHavre on the Water (1958, 1,024-unit waterfront co-op complex) · Francis Lewis Park · Powells Cove waterfront · Whitestone Expressway I-678
- Civic organizations: Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Civic Association · We Love Whitestone · Daughters of Whitestone Civic Association · Whitestone Historical Society
- Notable churches: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church · St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church · Grace Episcopal Church (1858) · Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas · Greek Orthodox Church Holy Cross (150th Street)
- Hospitals: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens (Flushing) · Flushing Hospital Medical Center · Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park)
- 7 Day Home Care: 100 Park Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10017 · 3000 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, NY 11042 · (516) 408-0034
"We Thought It Was Only for Nursing Homes" — The Misconception That Costs Families the Most
One of the most common and most expensive misunderstandings we encounter is the belief that long-term care insurance only pays for nursing home care. It's rarely true. The overwhelming majority of long-term care policies explicitly cover non-medical home care from a licensed home care agency — often at the same daily benefit rate as facility care — and always have, from the day the policy was purchased.
This misconception is expensive because of what it causes families to do: pay privately for months, sometimes longer, while a policy that would have covered the cost sits unused simply because no one asked the right question. What many families don't realize is that this can often be corrected retroactively. If a policy was active and a documented care need existed, many carriers will accept retrospective documentation and reimburse private-pay expenses already incurred, once a claim is properly submitted — meaning months of out-of-pocket costs aren't necessarily lost, even if care started before the policy was ever contacted.
A few things worth understanding if your family has been paying privately without checking a policy:
- "Home care" and "nursing home care" are usually both covered, often under the same policy terms — the benefit trigger (typically needing help with two or more activities of daily living, or a cognitive impairment diagnosis) is what activates coverage, not the setting where care happens.
- Retroactive reimbursement is frequently possible, but it requires proper documentation — care records, dates of service, and clinical justification — submitted correctly to the carrier, which is exactly the kind of paperwork a family managing daily caregiving rarely has time to assemble on their own.
- The earlier a policy is checked, the more can potentially be recovered — retrospective claims still typically require documentation from the actual period of care, so a policy check delayed by many months can mean some of that documentation is harder to reconstruct.
- This assumption costs real money for a surprising number of families — checking whether a policy covers home care, even when a family assumes it doesn't, takes us under 48 hours and costs nothing to find out.
A Specific Technique for Dementia-Related Bathing and Dressing Resistance
Separately: resistance to bathing and dressing is one of the most common and most exhausting challenges in dementia caregiving. It's rarely about the task itself — it's often about the abruptness of the request, the sensory discomfort of water or clothing changes, or simple confusion about what's happening and why. A caregiver experienced specifically in this kind of resistance typically doesn't attempt the full routine on the first day.
Instead, the more effective approach is often:
- Establishing relational presence before attempting personal care. A first visit may focus entirely on conversation, a simpler task, or just sitting together — building enough familiarity that the bathroom doesn't immediately register as a confrontation.
- Attempting the harder task once trust has been established, often the following day or visit, when the caregiver is a known, calmer presence rather than a stranger asking for something disorienting.
- Reading resistance as communication, not defiance — a refusal at the bathroom door is frequently the person's only available way of expressing fear, discomfort, or confusion, and responding with patience rather than insistence tends to reduce rather than escalate the resistance over time.
- Consistency over multiple visits, not a single successful day — a routine that becomes genuinely manageable usually develops over one to two weeks of the same caregiver working the same way, not a single well-executed morning.
Families who work with caregivers trained specifically in this kind of resistance consistently describe the same shift over several weeks: a morning that used to be an hour and a half of distress becomes, gradually, simply "their routine" — predictable, calmer, and far less exhausting for everyone involved.
This discussion reflects general information about long-term care insurance coverage and dementia caregiving techniques, and does not describe a specific 7 Day Home Care client.
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Long-Term Care Insurance — It Covers Home Care. Almost Always.
The single most expensive misconception in long-term care insurance is the belief that a policy is "for nursing homes." This assumption costs Whitestone families thousands of dollars in unnecessary private-pay expenses every year.
Here is what LTC insurance actually covers in nearly every policy written since the 1990s:
Home care from a licensed LHCSA is a covered benefit when the insured requires assistance with two or more Activities of Daily Living, or when a cognitive impairment — such as Alzheimer's disease — triggers the benefit. The care does not need to be in a facility. The care does not require a physician's order. The care does not require hospitalization.
Non-medical home care — the bathing assistance, the dressing assistance, the meal preparation, the medication reminders, the safety supervision — from 7 Day Home Care is exactly what most LTC policies were written to cover.
Anthony's CNA policy covered it from day one of qualified care. It had always covered it. The family simply did not know.
7 Day Home Care accepts long-term care insurance from 15 carriers and manages all benefit verification and claims at no charge.
CNA · Brighthouse · Genworth · Mutual of Omaha · MetLife · Transamerica · John Hancock · New York Life · Northwestern Mutual · MassMutual · Lincoln Benefit Life · UNUM · AIG · American Heritage · Bankers Life
What compound inflation means for a Whitestone LTC policy:
A $175 daily benefit from 1999 with a 4% compound rider produces approximately $463 per day in 2025. A $185 daily benefit from 1997 with a 4% rider produces approximately $549 per day. These policies cover most or all of the daily private duty home care cost at 2025 rates — for care in the Whitestone Colonial where the family has always lived.
If your family has an LTC policy and you have assumed it only applies to nursing home care: Call (516) 408-0034. It almost certainly applies to home care too.
Learn more: Long-Term Care Insurance
The Right Caregiver for a Whitestone Household
Quick Answer — How Does 7 Day Home Care Match Caregivers in Whitestone?
Caregiver matching in Whitestone accounts for the specific care plan, the client's personality and history, the home's specific layout, any conditions including Alzheimer's and dementia, and specific challenges such as resistance to personal care. For dementia clients with personal care resistance, the matching process is particularly careful. If the first match is not right, we make an adjustment. Call (516) 408-0034.
Resistance to Personal Care in Dementia — A Matching Challenge
The shower that used to take fifteen minutes and now requires thirty minutes of patient, skilled negotiation before a person with Alzheimer's will enter the bathroom. The dressing assistance that has become a confrontation every morning because the sequence has to be exactly right or the client withdraws. The bathing routine that leaves both the client and the caregiver — or the spouse — exhausted before the day has started.
Resistance to personal care is one of the most common and most distressing challenges in dementia home care. It is also, in our experience, one of the situations where caregiver matching makes the most direct clinical difference.
The caregiver who manages personal care resistance in a dementia context successfully is not simply someone who is patient. She is someone whose specific relational approach — whose instinct for timing, for pacing, for when to redirect and when to simply wait — matches this particular client's specific behavioral patterns. She is someone who has built enough trust, over enough mornings, that the bathroom has become less threatening than it was before she arrived.
7 Day Home Care's intake process asks specifically about the client's resistance patterns: when it typically occurs, what seems to trigger it, what has worked even partially, and what has made it worse. The caregiver assignment uses that information deliberately. We do not send a skilled caregiver and expect the match to work itself out. We match for this specific challenge in this specific Whitestone home.
When the Chemistry Is Right, Everything Becomes Possible
"It's their routine now." That is the phrase Rosaria used — the wife who had spent seven months of mornings in exhausting negotiation with a husband she loved and could no longer reach the way she used to. "She knows what he will accept and in what order."
When the chemistry between a dementia client and their caregiver is right, the care becomes something more than professional service. It becomes a relationship that the client — even a client in mid-stage Alzheimer's — can orient themselves to. The familiar face at the familiar time. The approach that has been learned from dozens of mornings of observation. The morning that has become, against all expectation, manageable.
This does not happen automatically. It does not happen on day one. It happens over weeks of consistent presence from the same caregiver, which is why consistent caregiver assignment is the foundation of every dementia care arrangement 7 Day Home Care provides.
If the chemistry is not right — for any reason — call (516) 408-0034 and we make an adjustment.
Resistance to Care Among Whitestone's Independent Residents
The dementia care resistance that Anthony experienced is one expression of a broader pattern in Whitestone home care: the deeply independent Whitestone homeowner who resists any professional presence in the home they have maintained entirely on their own terms for fifty years. Whether the resistance comes from dementia's specific behavioral patterns or from a fully intact personality that has always solved its own problems, the underlying dynamic is similar. The caregiver who earns trust through consistency and professional conduct — who follows the client's lead and demonstrates through action that their presence is a support rather than an intrusion — succeeds.
Companionship on the Waterfront Streets
The walk to Francis Lewis Park that has been a Saturday morning ritual for thirty years. The view of the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge from the front steps at dusk. For the Whitestone resident whose mobility or dementia has contracted their world to the walls of the Colonial where they raised their family, the companion caregiver who makes those outings possible again is restoring the connection to the neighborhood that makes home worth staying in.
Research on social isolation and aging is unambiguous: daily loneliness in older adults accelerates cognitive decline, increases fall risk, and elevates depression rates. The companion caregiver's consistent daily presence — the genuine relationship that develops over weeks and months — is one of the most protective interventions available.
Services Available in Whitestone, Queens
Personal Care — Including Dementia-Resistant ADL Assistance
Hands-on daily assistance by NYS Certified HHAs throughout Whitestone — single-family Colonials, Tudors, and Cape Cods, LeHavre on the Water co-op units, and all residential buildings in ZIP code 11357. Minimum six-hour shift. Flexible scheduling: Monday–Friday six or eight hours/day · 24-hour weekday coverage · live-in care · weekend overnight standalone.
For clients with dementia who resist personal care, the RN home assessment specifically addresses the resistance pattern and the caregiver is matched for the specific behavioral challenge before the first shift. Learn more: Personal Care Services
Companion Care
Accompanied walks to Francis Lewis Park, along Powells Cove Boulevard, and through the waterfront streets. For the Whitestone resident whose Saturday morning walk has become uncertain, the companion caregiver who makes that walk possible is maintaining the connection to the neighborhood that defines a life here. Learn more: Companion Care Services
Live-In Care
A single caregiver in the Whitestone home throughout the day with appropriate overnight rest. Starting around $429 per day. Whitestone's single-family homes are among the best-suited live-in environments in northeastern Queens. Most effective for dementia clients, particularly those with resistance-based behaviors that benefit from a single consistent daily presence. Call (516) 408-0034.
Overnight Care — Fall Risk and Dementia Supervision
Non-medical overnight supervision throughout Whitestone — any nights, with weekend overnight as a standalone. For fall-risk clients: staircase and bathroom configurations documented in the RN home assessment. For dementia clients: wandering prevention, sundowning management, and consistent overnight presence from the same familiar caregiver. Learn more: Overnight Care
Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Non-medical in-home dementia care across all types and all stages. Consistent caregiver assignment is the foundational care priority. For Whitestone dementia clients with personal care resistance, the caregiver matched for that specific challenge makes the difference between a morning that is manageable and one that is not. Learn more: Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Hospital Discharge Coordination
Post-discharge care from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens (56-45 Main Street, Flushing), Flushing Hospital Medical Center, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park). Discharge notes received, RN home assessment of the Whitestone home completed, caregiver assigned before the client returns home.
Pricing — Home Care in Whitestone, Queens
- Hourly Home Care — starting around $33 per hour (minimum 6-hour HHA shift)
- Overnight Care — starting around $330 per shift
- Live-In Care — starting around $429 per day
- 24-Hour Rotating Care (two 12-hour shifts) — starting around $792 per day
General reference ranges only. Long-term care insurance almost certainly covers home care — not just nursing home care. Call (516) 408-0034.
Frequently Asked Questions — Home Care in Whitestone, Queens
Does 7 Day Home Care serve all of Whitestone, ZIP code 11357?
Yes. 7 Day Home Care provides non-medical home care throughout Whitestone — all single-family homes, LeHavre on the Water, and all residential buildings in ZIP code 11357. Building access protocols for LeHavre and other co-op buildings are established before the first shift. Call (516) 408-0034.
Does 7 Day Home Care have caregivers experienced with dementia patients who resist showering, bathing, and dressing?
Yes. Resistance to personal care is one of the most common and most distressing challenges in dementia care, and it is one of the situations where caregiver matching matters most. We have caregivers specifically experienced in dementia-resistant ADL assistance — who use behavioral approaches, careful timing, and relational trust-building to reduce resistance over time. This is a matching challenge as much as a clinical one. Call (516) 408-0034.
What is the minimum number of hours for a Home Health Aide in Whitestone Queens?
The minimum shift is six hours per visit. Monday through Friday six-hour or eight-hour shifts, 24-hour weekday coverage, live-in care, and weekend overnight as a standalone are all available. Call (516) 408-0034.
Do you have live-in caregiver schedules for Whitestone NY?
Yes. Live-in care — a single caregiver in the Whitestone home throughout the day with appropriate overnight rest — is available throughout ZIP 11357 starting around $429 per day. Single-family homes in Whitestone are well-suited for live-in care. Most effective for dementia clients. Call (516) 408-0034.
Can we start with Monday through Friday six-hour shifts? Do you provide live-in care?
Yes to both. Six hours per day, Monday through Friday, satisfies the minimum. Live-in care is available as a separate continuous arrangement. The schedule can expand at any point. Call (516) 408-0034.
My father has dementia and resists the morning routine with my mother — how do you handle that?
This is one of the most common and most distressing situations Whitestone families describe. We match caregivers specifically for personal care resistance in dementia clients. The caregiver does not attempt everything on the first day. She builds relational presence first, then approaches the routine on her client's terms. Over weeks, the resistance typically diminishes — not because the dementia has changed but because the relationship has formed. If the first match is not right, call (516) 408-0034 and we make an adjustment immediately.
What if the chemistry between my parent and the caregiver is not ideal?
If the match is not working for any reason, we make a caregiver adjustment. Call (516) 408-0034.
Can 7 Day Home Care provide weekend overnight fall-risk supervision in Whitestone?
Yes. Weekend overnight fall-risk supervision is available throughout Whitestone as a standalone arrangement seven nights per week. Call (516) 408-0034.
Can 7 Day Home Care provide weekend overnight dementia supervision in Whitestone?
Yes. Wandering prevention, sundowning management, and consistent overnight presence from the same familiar caregiver are available throughout Whitestone seven nights per week. Call (516) 408-0034.
Does 7 Day Home Care have caregivers experienced in Alzheimer's and dementia care in Whitestone?
Yes. Caregivers with specific Alzheimer's and dementia experience — consistent caregiver assignment, wandering supervision, sundowning management, personal care resistance management — assigned to every Whitestone dementia client. Call (516) 408-0034.
We have a long-term care insurance policy but assumed it was only for nursing home care. Does it cover home care?
In almost every case, yes. The assumption that LTC insurance only covers facility care is one of the most common and costly misconceptions in elder care. Most policies written since the 1990s explicitly cover non-medical home care from a licensed LHCSA when the benefit trigger is met. 7 Day Home Care verifies the policy directly and manages all claims at no charge. Call (516) 408-0034 before assuming the policy doesn't apply.
Does 7 Day Home Care coordinate post-discharge care from Whitestone-area hospitals?
Yes. When a Whitestone client is discharged from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, or Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 7 Day Home Care works with discharge planning staff to establish home care before the patient returns home. Call (516) 408-0034 while the patient is still at the hospital.
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7 Day Home Care is a New York State licensed LHCSA, licensed by the New York State Department of Health to provide non-medical home care throughout Whitestone, Queens, New York City, and Long Island. We are private pay and LTC insurance only — we do not participate in Medicaid or CDPAP.
Every caregiver is a NYS Certified Home Health Aide — our W-2 employee, background-checked, insured, and supervised by our Registered Nurse. We do not use registries or placement platforms. All care is private duty. The same caregiver is assigned consistently from the first shift.
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"It's Their Routine Now"
For many Whitestone families, this is a familiar shape: mornings that used to be an hour and a half of distress, a policy that sat unused for months because no one thought to ask whether it covered home care, and a caregiver who took the time to earn trust before ever attempting the hardest part of the day.
7 Day Home Care brings that same standard to every Whitestone home — every Colonial on a tree-lined street, every Cape Cod near the waterfront, every LeHavre unit with the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge visible from the living room window.
A long-term care policy that's been sitting unused, assumed to cover only nursing home care, is one of the most common and most costly misunderstandings we help families correct. And a difficult morning routine, handled by a caregiver who knows not to rush trust, can become something calmer and more sustainable within a matter of weeks — not through a single successful day, but through consistency, patience, and a caregiver who reads resistance as communication rather than defiance.
If your family has been managing mornings that feel harder than they should, or a policy you've never actually called to ask about, both conversations are worth having before another month passes.
This reflects a pattern common to Whitestone families managing dementia care and long-term care insurance — not a specific client account.
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Personal
Care
7 Day Home Care is committed to bringing your family the highest level of personal care. Our dedicated caregivers assist with the activities of daily living while keeping our client safe. Providing safely to our clients is crucial to aging in the home. Our personalized approach includes meeting each family and developing a care plan specific to each clients needs.
Our
Whitestone, Queens Caregivers Assist With:
- Showering and bathing
- Toileting
- Dressing
- Transferring
- Ambulation
- Medication reminders
Companion
Care
Social interaction and companionship are key to positive mental health. This doesn't change when we get older, though many activities become more difficult, such as seeing friends and family. 7 Day Home Care can provide a caregiver in a private residence, during a stay in the hospital, nursing home or rehabilitation center.
Our Whitestone, Queens Caregivers Assist With:
- Light housekeeping
- Planning & scheduling appts
- Meal preparation
- Cards & Board Games
- Company for errands/appts.
- Laundry services
Overnight
Care
Overnight care is provided to help people who have trouble sleeping through the night or tend to wake up disoriented. Overnight care is also beneficial for clients with dementia who tend to wander and once asleep we ensure they remain safe.
Our
Whitestone, Queens Caregivers Assist With:
- Fall Prevention
- Medication Reminders
- Bedtime Hygiene
- Meal Preparation
- Showering & Dressing
- Incontinence Care
Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Our 7 Day Home Care team has years of experience and training, which is why we understand that extra attention and tender compassionate care must be the foundation for all our services. Alzheimer’s has no current cure, but treatments for symptoms are available and research continues. Although current treatments cannot stop the disease from progressing, they can temporarily slow the worsening of symptoms and improve quality of life.
