At J&D Ultracare, we deeply care about the health of your family. That’s why visit you in your own home to provide specialized nursing services tailored to your needs. We think this is important because we want everyone to be as comfortable and happy as possible. Check out our testimonials page to see what our clients are saying about us!

We also care about bringing smiles to your face, which is why it’s important to have fun! Fall is rapidly approaching and there are plenty of fun activities you can do with your kids. That’s why we want to talk about this fantastic article from Redbook called “34 Fun Fall Activities to Do With Your Kids (That Don’t Involve Apple Picking)“.

We picked four of our favorite fall activities from the article below, but if you want to read the full article, you can read it by clicking here. Without further ado, here are four fun fall activities from Redbook:

• GO TO A PUMPKIN PATCH: Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year and pumpkin patches are the best way to enjoy them and support local farmers. You can let your kids pick their own for carving or painting, and then spend the rest of your time enjoying the hay rides, fresh cider, popcorn, games, and corn maze.
  
• CRAFT TINY HAND TURKEYS: Hand Turkeys, everyone’s favorite kindergarten craft, serve two purposes: First, kids get to trace, cut, and decorate to their heart’s content. But even more importantly, you get a memento of how little their hands are right now, reminding you to cherish these moments now while they last.
  
• JUMP IN A LEAF PILE: Winter has skiing, summer has swimming, and fall has… leaf jumping! Continue the time-honored tradition by raking up big piles of leaves and letting your kids go crazy. (Yes, you’ll have to rake again—get them to help!) Make it into a treasure hunt by hiding small, soft toys in the leaves and have them dig for them or pile the leaves in a kiddie pool for leaf “swimming.”
  
• MAKE PRESSED-LEAF BOOKMARKS: Save all those beautiful leaves you spent so much time collecting on your nature walk. One great way to preserve them is to help your child press them between heavy books and turn them into pressed-leaf bookmarks (full instructions here). They get to keep their “treasures,” and you both get to remember all the fall fun you had together every time you use one. (Hint: They also make great grandparent gifts!)

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Every month, we receive an excess of testimonials from happy J&D Ultracare clients. That’s because our professional nurses provide specialized care to kids that need it, making a huge difference in their lives. Not only that, but we also provide our nursing services in every client’s home in order to make sure that they are as comfortable as possible. If you want to see the testimonial post we wrote in July, you can check it out by clicking here.

This month, we want to do something a little bit different here on the blog. We are going to highlight testimonials from nurses that have previously worked for us! We believe that the happiness of our nurses is just as important as the happiness of our clients, so we’re proud that our nurses enjoy working at J&D Ultracare.

Below are three fantastic reviews, which come from Google and Indeed:

Stacia – Google

Best home care agency I’ve worked for. They are professional, they pay well, and they are flexible with my school schedule.

Anonymous – Indeed

I have worked for this company for almost 19 years. I enjoyed being an adjunct nurse educator, utilization reviews, and performing patient care in a home care setting. I became close to families while caring for their child and found this job extremely rewarding. This company promotes longevity and they are a supportive group to work for.

Anonymous – Indeed

I work at J&D Ultracare part time/per-diem as a Field Reigstered Nurse. This is truly a wonderful home care agency, specializing in pediatric and adult patients diagnosed with complex medical conditions. The opportunities to gain clinical skills is limitless, and the diverse patients J&D serves provides excellent opportunities to enhance critical thinking and clinical skills. I would highly recommend J&D Ultracare for their caring and professional environment. Everyone with whom I have worked are truly experts in their nursing skills. I feel privileged to work for J&D Ultracare.

If you have used our nursing services in the past, please consider writing us a review by clicking here. Not only does this help spread the word about J&D Ultracare, you may also be featured in an upcoming testimonial post as well! We write a testimonial post every month, so please check out our blog here for future posts. If you are interested in working for us, you can send us your resume here.

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Those that use our nursing services at J&D Ultracare know that we provide excellent health care to all of our patients. That’s why we often receive tons of testimonials from parents thanking us for providing specialized pediatric care to their children. The positive messages we receive every week have inspired us to continue helping others for over 30 years! If you want to see what people are saying about J&D Ultracare, check out our testimonial page by clicking here.

While we provide excellent in-home nursing services, we also place a lot of importance on a child’s happiness. This is because studies have shown that living a happy life can lead to a healthier lifestyle overall. That’s why we wanted to talk about an article written by Verywell Family called “How to Raise Happy Kids”.

The article is very informative, going extensively into ten different tips that will help bring smiles to your children. We highly recommend that you read the full article by clicking here if you are currently a parent. Here on our blog, we picked two of our favorite tips from the post. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

1. Encourage Outdoor Play
   Don’t underestimate the power of outdoor play. Running on the grass, climbing trees, sitting on a swing, and digging in the dirt is good for kids.
   
   Don’t underestimate the power of outdoor play. Running on the grass, climbing trees, sitting on a swing, and digging in the dirt is good for kids.
   
   Studies show scents associated with nature, like pine trees, cut grass, and lavender can boost your child’s mood. So you might encourage your child to read a book outside or do his homework on the porch just to give him an instant boost in happiness.
   
   Outdoor play can also improve social skills in children. A 2017 study published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport found that children who increased their time playing outside increased their empathy, engagement, and self-control—which are critical social skills.
   
   Kids with better social skills are likely to enjoy healthier relationships. One study found kids with better social skills are also twice as likely to go to college and less likely to experience substance abuse, obesity, and violence.
   
   So make outdoor play a daily habit. Even when the weather isn’t perfect, encourage your kids to ride their bikes, play with neighborhood kids, and run around in the great outdoors.
   
   
2. Limit Screen Time
   Your child might insist that playing endless hours of video games makes him happy. But too much screen time is bad for your child’s psychological well-being.
   
   A 2018 study published in the journal Emotion found that adolescents who spent less time on their digital devices and more time on non-screen activities, like sports, homework, religious services, and other in-person activities were happier.
   
   Establish clear limits on your child’s screen time. If he has a smartphone, limit his access when you’re doing family activities, riding in the car, or when he’s playing outside. And set clear guidelines about how much time he can spend watching TV and using the computer.

If you have used our nursing services in the past, please consider writing us a review by clicking here. This spreads the word about J&D Ultracare, which will help us find more patients in need!

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J&D Ultracare deeply cares about providing the best nursing services possible to its clients. Not only that, we also care about personalizing our services as much as possible, providing specialized care for each patient to make sure that all of their needs are attended to. Instead of going to a hospital, we travel directly to your home to make sure that you and your child are as comfortable as possible. If you want to see what people are saying about us, check out our testimonials page here.

We like to make sure that parents know what to do if their child gets sick. That’s why we wrote a great post on the blog last week called “Three Ways to Reduce Your Child’s Fever”, which you can check out by clicking here. However, there are also preventative measures that can stop illnesses like fevers from happening! That’s why we wanted to highlight a post from St. Louis Children’s Hospital that discusses many different ways to avoid getting sick at school.

We picked only three of the methods from their post, so if you find this topic interesting, you can read the full article by clicking here. Here’s a segment from the post on St. Louis Children’s Hospital:

• Keep Germs at Bay: Preventing our children from illnesses once back in school, is important. Illnesses are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi that are transmitted from one person to another. Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person goes through the air and lands on a surface like a desk. Germs are easily spread when someone touches the object that has been contaminated with germs and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth. Keeping the hands away from the nose and mouth are the most helpful steps in prevention. School age children average five or six colds a year and adolescents approximately four colds a year. In addition children can have diarrhea illnesses with or without vomiting two to three times per year. The main cause of frequent colds or illness is your child being exposed to new viruses. Viruses increase in the wintertime, when we spend more time crowded together indoors.
  
• Practice Good Hand Hygiene: Good hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of colds, the flu, and viruses. Washing your hands after using the bathroom, blowing your nose, handling trash, touching animals, and prior to touching food will help eliminate germs. Soap and water can be used for 20 seconds to their hands to wash away those germs. Using alcohol-based hand cleaners is also effective. So when purchasing those school supplies, pick up some alcohol-based hand cleanser for your child’s classroom to put next to the Kleenex box. For those college students pick up some Clorox wipes that they can wipe bathroom surfaces quickly.
  
• Help Your Immune System: An unhealthy diet and not enough sleep can also affect the immune system and lower their resistance to illnesses. Normally our bodies can help fight off organisms before we get sick. However, staying up late, cramming for an exam or eating too many cheeseburgers and fries can wear our body down. Poor nutrition and not getting good rest can weaken the immune system. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can prevent health problems. Drinking water helps prevent dehydration and helps flush out the body. Sleep is crucial to maintaining your child’s health. Sleep is the body’s time to repair and rejuvenate itself.

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J&D Ultracare has been providing high quality nursing services to its patients since 1985! That’s over 30 years of giving specialized care to medically fragile children in the Hudson Valley. To this day, we’re still the only agency in the area that specializes in pediatrics and we’re extremely proud of the work we have done.

It is our mission to provide the best health care possible in the comfort of your own home. But we also want to arm parents with the right knowledge so they can take care of their children as well. That’s why we want to talk about a great article written by Verywell Health that goes over ways to reduce a fever.

The article shows many different ways to reduce a fever, but we wanted to share three important ones from the post that we highly recommend. If you enjoy reading these tips, you can read the full article by clicking here. Without further ado, here are the three tips from the post:

• Try Fever Reducers. Fever-reducing medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) is one of the simplest and most effective ways to bring down a fever. Acetaminophen can be used in children as young as 2 months old. However, if your baby is younger than 3 months and has a fever – contact his Pediatrician before giving any medicine. Ibuprofen can be used in children as young as 6 months old. Aspirin should not be given to kids but can be used in adults over age 18. These medicines work relatively quickly and can make you feel better for 4-8 hours.
• Drink More Fluids. Staying hydrated is really important all the time but even more so when you have a fever. A higher body temperature can lead to dehydration more quickly. Drinking cool liquids can decrease the chances that you get dehydrated and can even help cool off your body. 
• Take a Bath. Taking a bath can help bring down your fever, but the really important part is that it can’t be a cold bath. Although that might seem like it would help more than taking a warm bath, getting in cold or ice water will cause shivering which can actually increase your internal temperature. Getting into a bath that is a comfortable temperature for you will help you relax and could bring down the fever as well. 

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