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An industry expert gives advice on what to consider while buying insurance.

Imagine you have elderly family members visiting you all the way from India. While the prospect of them arriving is exciting, making sure you find them the right kind of visitor insurance is a daunting yet significant task. To help you navigate the world of endless insurance options, here are facts worth considering before you make the decision: What…

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COVID-19 Safety after the Vaccine

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on our society. There have been many lives lost and the vaccine is the first sign of improvement. However, even with this vaccine there are necessary precautions that need to be taken. Even after being vaccinated, it’s important to continue following safety guidelines. Both this virus and vaccine are new. Scientists are working…

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Home Delivered Meals

Before COVID-19, we provided breakfast and lunch in a congregate setting at our senior center. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to reevaluate how we can help seniors. We have partnered with Halal Diner to provide home delivered meals to the seniors according to their dietary restrictions.Currently we are delivering meals three days a week to 120 seniors…

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Virtual Programming

Prior to COVID-19, India Home senior centers were meeting three days a week at four different locations throughout Queens. These in-person activities came to an end in March 2020. At this point we had to consider the health and safety of our seniors as COVID-19 became an increasing risk. We wanted to continue some social activity to stimulate physical…

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Grocery

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot in the way we provide services. One of the new services we have started is grocery services. This grocery service has helped keep seniors safe and prevent them from going out and being at risk to COVID-19. This way seniors can cook food for themselves in their own home and safely quarantine….

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COVID-19 Vaccine Discussion with Dr. Madhuri Ray

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India Home in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and SHETU held an informative session discussing COVID-19 and the vaccine on February 17, 2021. The information session was led by Dr. Madhury Ray and translated to Bangla by India Home staff. Dr. Ray has experience working on disasters from measles to earthquakes and hurricanes. With COVID-19…

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How Seniors Can Maximize Their Social Security Benefits

There are multiple Social Security benefit programs that can help seniors live comfortably as they age. It’s a good idea for seniors to look closely at all of the different benefits that they might be eligible for so that they can plan ahead and maximize their Social Security benefits as they get older. Seniors should also make sure that…

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Celebrating Diwali during COVID

Diwali is a time of celebration, celebrating the conquering of good over evil. It honors good deeds over evil comings and rejoices in the concept of light over darkness. Diwali, known as the festival of lights is most commonly celebrated with dinners and parties, pujas and family gatherings. However, this year due to the global pandemic, it will surely…

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COVID-19 Update

Despite the quarantine & government-mandated shut down of senior centers, our programming staff is hard at work to ensure assistance is reached to seniors. To make sure seniors are fed, we started a home-delivery meal program starting March 23rd, through which hundreds of meals are being served to the safety of seniors’ homes. We are checking in with all…

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Chhaya CDC awards India Home the Community Leadership Award for Community Impact

Chhaya CDC honored India Home with a Community Leadership Award for Community Impact at the nonprofit’s annual Chatpati Mela held in Jackson Heights on July 21, 2018.  Melinda Katz, the Queens Borough President.  honored India Home’s work serving the South Asian elderly, with a citation awarded to India Home’s Executive Director, Dr. Vasundhara Kalasapudi. Speaking on the occasion, Ms….

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