Catholic Home Care Celebrates 107 Years

John Mitty Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Melville, NY - Many Years Ago…An apple was given as a gesture of friendship and welcome to three Sisters of the Infant Jesus who had been forced to leave their native France because of anti-religious legislation.  On October 21, 1905, these migrants to America were first befriended on the piers of New York by a small boy who suddenly presented each Sister with a gift of fruit from their new world.  Every year, on the anniversary of that day, apples are given to Christ’s sick of every age in their homes and in the hospital as a symbol of Gods providence and the fruitful work of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor.

Today we are known as Catholic Home Care, a member of Catholic Health Services. Catholic Home Care is a not-for-profit, non-denominational, certified home health agency accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Catholic Home Care has provided skilled professional home health care services throughout Nassau, Suffolk and Brooklyn for over a century.

Our patients are in the caring hands of New York State registered and licensed practical nurses, physical therapist, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, nutritional counselors and medical social workers. Our patients have an individualized plan of care that is based on their needs. Catholic Home Care works in conjunction with the patient, family and physician.

We will be celebrating 107 years of serving the community on Foundation Day, October 21, 2012.  We look forward to many more. Visit catholichomecare.chsli.org for more information.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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