bookmark_borderPhilly Air Quality Warning

PHILADELPHIA — It is rare to have an air quality alert in the winter; however, Philly has experienced four hazardous air days in a row. Normally air quality alert days are caused by ozone. These air quality alert days are caused by “particle concentrations”.

View the current air quality for Philadelphia.

Forecast Discussion: Tuesday is an Air Quality Action day for the Philadelphia metropolitan area for Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) or Code Orange particles. An unprecedented air quality event unfolded across the Delaware Valley beginning Saturday night and has continued into Monday. A very strong area of high pressure has created strong surface inversions that have trapped pollutants, allowing particle concentrations to reach the USG range on Sunday and continue into Monday. Typically these types of strong inversions do not develop until later in the winter, when there is snow on the ground. For Tuesday, another strong morning inversion is expected, and very light winds will become calm in the afternoon, which will continue to limit atmospheric mixing. This stagnation will allow USG particle concentrations to extend into Tuesday. **Extended Forecast: By Wednesday afternoon, surface winds will pick up, which should return particles to the upper Moderate range. But on Thursday, a warming trend combined with another episode of stagnating winds may push particles back into the USG range.

More on the health risks of air pollution.

Death By Ozone

More on global warming and climate change.

bookmark_borderPhiladelphia Area In-Home Care Services


Companions For You Inc.”  Quality Choice Licensed  and Insured Provider of Non-Medical In-Home Care Services.
We are here to serve you!
Companions For You Inc. Is here to help your loved one stay at home. We provide daily  assistance with a full range of services that are customized just for you.  We make sure none of these challenges cause you or your loved one any stress.

Our experienced caregivers are available for visitations or live-in care up to 24 hours a day to meet needs and challenges of your loved one.

Services

Our services include daily meal preparation, light housekeeping, companionship, assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, hygiene support, grooming, feeding, toileting, transferring, ambulation and medication reminders.

Live-in Care

Companions For You Inc. offers complete care that allows your loved one to remain in the comfort of their own home by providing 24 hour coverage. We make it a point to provide continuity of care and assign the same caregivers.

Overnight

We understand that night time hours pose special challenges for the elderly. Companions For You Inc. offers whatever overnight help is required, including but not limited to assistance getting ready for bed, personal hygiene, medication reminders, assistance with toileting. Our caregiver will be awake and alert all through the night ensuring your loved one is safe and sound.

Respite Care or Short-term Care

Taking care of an elderly loved one offers many rewards, but can also take a toll on your personal life. We offer family caregivers temporary relief from providing care. It’s essential for primary caregivers to also get relief and support to reduce stress. Let our caregivers help to preserve your family unit, support your family stability. You tell us how much or how little time you need. Maybe your ready for a weekend getaway or its time for your class reunion. Rest assure Companions For You Inc. will keep your loved one Safe and secure while you get a much deserved break. We are happy to provide a minimum of 4 hours of care or as much care as you need for you loved one.

Post-Hospital Support

We offer highly personalized care and support, transportation, homemaking and companion services. These services allow your loved one to rest while limiting activities that might slow recovery time.

Contact

Our mission is to be a full service elder care agency dedicated to providing highly qualified professional non-medical health care services in the home. Companions For You Inc. is a licensed and insured in-home care service provider, serving Philadelphia PA, Delaware County PA, Montgomery County PA and The Main Line.


Personal Care, Companionship and Homemaker services provide light housekeeping and/or companionship for those who require no “hands on” personal care but still need a little help to stay at home. We can customized our services to meet individual needs.

Personal Care

Our personal care provides customized, hands-on assistance with day-to-day activities so your loved one can stay at home.

Our full range of daily personal care services includes daily meal preparation, housekeeping and maintenance in addition to assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, hygiene support, grooming, feeding, toileting, transferring and ambulation.

Meal planning and preparation

Provides you additional help with cooking. We are here to assist with grocery shopping, meal preparation, monitoring diet and food intake and clean-up.

Errands

Need us to run a few errands? We will help you pick up prescriptions, gather mail or do general shopping.

Light housekeeping

Assistance with laundry, changing linens, garbage, dusting, vacuuming, mopping, caring for houseplants and general housekeeping.

Companionship

Our caregivers love doing activities with our clients. We are happy to accompany your loved one to a movie, restaurant, library or museums. As well as in home activities; playing cards or boardgames, general conversation and much more.

Transportation Services 

Transportation and/or accompanying your love one to events or to regularly scheduled medical and dental appointments.


We have Flexible Payment Options For You.

 

Long term Care Insurance

Companions For You Inc. contracts with many long-term care insurance companies. These policies provide coverage for custodial level and personal care services. Our team is able to assist you in matching your needs with your policy coverage.

Veterans

We are happy to serve our Veterans. Being a Veteran comes with many benefits.  Whether through your local VA hospital, standard military benefits , VA Aide and attendance pension or other veteran programs, we can assist you in matching the services you need with your benefits.

Private Pay-Options

We will create an individualized plan and schedule of services that is financially feasible. We accept check or credit card payments. Ask us about our discounted rates for long term service contracts!

 

bookmark_borderWarming: Philadelphia Hold Your Breath

By Daniel Brouse

Do Not Breath in Philly on This Day
Do Not Breath in Philly on This Day / NOTE: Graphics are from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America)

Many days in the Philadelphia region are not good for breathing. On “Ozone Action Alert Days” you are advised to avoid activity outside. Children should not play outdoors. Avoid running and other fitness activities. Do not breathe in un-conditioned air.

View the current air quality for Philadelphia.

July 19, 2015 is one of those days:

Philadelphia Ozone Alert
Philadelphia Ozone Alert

NOTE: Graphics are from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America)

Ozone is not only killing humans, it is also killing the trees.

In 2005, the EPA and NGO’s were contacted about the deforestation problem:

Dying Trees, The Membrane Domain (2009)

  1. Tree Death Questions
  2. The Earth’s Status
  3. Answers About Ozone and Dying Trees
  4. Ozone Questions Part 4
  5. Ozone Answers Part 5
  6. Is It Time To Panic?
  7. The Sleeping Giant Analogy