Medical Social Workers help resolve social or emotional problems that are going on in the home. MSW will assess & act on your needs and your family to access community resources and social services. Medicare will pay 100% for intermittent skilled Medical Social Worker (MSW) if the patient is home-bound and the services are ordered […]

As we flip the calendar page to October, we have already felt some unseasonable cool temperatures, leaves are slowly beginning to change colors and those delicious cider mill donuts and cider are readily available. These are quintessentially signs of fall in Michigan. October brings ghosts and goblins but it also brings the very important reminder […]

This month we introduce you to James Gano. He has been a patient of Affinity Home Care Agency using the nursing and physical therapy services. Jim suffers from congestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes. He is progressing very well and will actually be released from home care in October. He is one of the […]

Employee: Karen Simonich This month Affinity Home Care Agency is thrilled to introduce you to one of our amazing physical therapists, Karen Simonich. Karen has been with Affinity for about 6 years. She has loved the opportunity to help people in their homes to regain strength and mobility. Being welcomed into people’s homes, Karen realizes […]

On September 30, Affinity Home Care Agency partnered with CVS and hosted a flu shot clinic at Richardson Community Center. We socially distanced, took all the necessary precautions, timed all the interactions and even gave shots while people stayed in their cars to reduce their risks!  WOW!  It was an amazing event protecting our area […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The color pink is all around us in October. We see buttons, ribbons, shirts, you name it. If it can be pink, we have turned it pink. Creating awareness is just the beginning of fighting the disease that affects 1 in 8 women. By raising awareness we have begun […]

Since March of this year we know that our lifestyles have changed. Some activities and routines are returning to something that resembles “normal”. The way we socialize, gather and even run errands have changed and we have adapted for the most part. However, healthy lifestyles have suffered. In October we focus on breast cancer awareness. […]

We often see a gradual change in our parents or our friends as we age. Often it is a stiff knee, a sore back, hip pain or onset of plantar fasciitis that makes us start wearing more stable shoes or even make people move less. Maybe it is the moving less that really brings on […]

The covid-19 crisis is still with us.  As the seasons change we seem to be familiar with the “new normal”, but we also realize winter isn’t far off in Michigan. Affinity Home Care Agency has seen an increase for the need of home care professionals and we anticipate an even larger increase in the months […]