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Haitian-born Sherly Demosthenes-Atkinson

Haitian-born Sherly Demosthenes-Atkinson is making changes and new waves in the homecare industry in New York. As chief executive officer of the Brooklyn-based CABS Home Attendants Service, Inc., Demosthenes-Atkinson is not only just doing homecare but also community care. CABS stands for Consumer Action Programs of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Demosthenes-Atkinson, who migrated to Brooklyn from Haiti, when she was just 11 years…

Empowering Our Community:

At CABS Health Network, we are committed to responding to the needs of our community. Recently, we had the privilege of hosting a crucial Narcan training session, a direct response to requests from NYCHA residents who saw the urgent need for this life-saving knowledge. The training took place at the Jamaica Bay Brooklyn Public Library and was facilitated by The…

Suicide Prevention:

CABS Health Network is a leading provider of home care services to people who need assistance with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and medication management. We work with clients who have chronic or terminal illnesses, disabilities, or mental health conditions. We understand homecare workers and care management staff may also face diverse challenges that can put them…

National Nurse Week May 6-12

Happy International Nurses Day! Did you know that Nurses Day is a set aside to honor the countless contributions of nurses across the globe? Each year the day is celebrated on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th.   “I attribute my success to this; I never gave nor took any excuse.”- Florence Nightingale According to the International Council of Nurses International Nurses,…

Join our Circle of Care for National Public Health Week

Circle of Care: Our Integrated Care Management approach to Population Health CABS Health Network will discuss the strategic layering of services in becoming a Care Management organization to create the CABS Circle of Care around our existing clients and the community. This value-based approach includes a post-acute philosophy that reduces readmissions. Hofstra University’s School of Health Professions and Human Services…

NYCHA CHW APPLICATION

Happy New Year

The Chinese New Year: 新年, 中国传统新年, 华人新年; Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. In Chinese culture and East Asian countries, the festival is commonly referred to as Spring Festival as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichen, the…

Our Holiday Resources

Our Circle of Care is committed to the well-being of the community. Please share a little “warmth” amongst your network with our Winter Coat Drive resources. FREE CLOTHING LOCATIONS MANHATTAN Bottomless Closet 16 E 52nd St., 15th Floor New York, NY 10022 (212) 563-2499 Free People 58 9th Ave., New York, NY 10011 (212) 727-1260 BRONX The Salvation Army Family…

Holiday Resources

Holiday Resources From Our Circle of Care Our Circle of Care understands that holidays take on different meanings for everyone.  We are here for you and want you to know, you are never alone. CABSHN cares about the wellness of its client, staff, and community year-round. Here are some helpful links: Testing and Vaccinations are two ways to help ease anxiety…

Nurses Week 2021

Join us in honoring our nurses and wishing them a very Happy Nurses Week! Nurses Week, as we know it today, started in 1982, when President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation announcing that May 6 would be “National Recognition Day” for nurses. This honored celebrations begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. These…