Our Specialty – Qualified and Compassionate Home Health Aides
As the largest, not-for-profit home health aide agency in Central New York, we are very proud of how our aides care for aging, ill, and frail individuals in our community. Many of our employees have made it their life’s work to care for others. 

Our staff is: 

• Dedicated – 56 of our employees have worked for our agency for more than 5 years
• Dependable – Our caregivers are mature, experienced individuals; 79% of our workforce is over 40 years of age.
• Trustworthy – all employees are thoroughly screened and fully insured.

Our Screening, Selection and Training Process« Top

All of our home health aides are carefully screened prior to being hired: 

• We provide peace of mind by hiring only “the best of the best” – less than 10% of those that apply are accepted for employment
• We check work history and references, conduct drug and alcohol screening, and perform criminal background checks by fingerprinting all home health aides
• We observe and monitor their progress as they are trained in our 75-hour certified home health aide training program approved by the New York State Department of Health

She is so kind and helps me with all my personal needs. I am so glad she is able to help me. – client 

Our Training for Special Needs« Top

Recognizing that everyone’s needs are not the same, we offer specialty training for home health aides who care for individuals with unique needs, such as: 

• those with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia
• people with mental illness or substance abuse problems
• individuals at the end of life

Congratulations to our 2011 Aide of the Year« Top

Margaret Lynn Szabo, 2011 Aide of the Year

Margaret Lynn Szabo of East Syracuse was recognized as the “2011 Aide of the Year” at Home Aides of Central New York’s Annual Aide Recognition Dinner.  The event celebrated the hard work and dedication of the agency’s 175 home health aides, who provide vital in-home services to our community’s aging, ill and frail individuals, giving them the caring support they need to live at home with dignity and independence.

“Lynn is highly motivated, and strives to provide the highest level of care to each of her clients,” states Sandra Martin, President of Home Aides of Central New York. “She is an exceptionally compassionate and hardworking individual, and her devotion and expertise are assets to both her clients and the agency. We are proud to have Lynn on our team, and we commend her for her accomplishments.”

Ms. Szabo has received specialty training for hospice, mental health and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. She has been an integral part of Home Aides of Central New York for 25 years, and has devoted almost 50,000 hours to caring for her clients.

Best Wishes to our Recent Retirees« Top

Retiree Nancy Jay (right) poses with Home Aides of CNY President Sandra Martin

Nancy Jay of Liverpool has retired from Home Aides of Central New York after 17-and-a-half years of dedicated service, Sandra H. Martin, agency president, has announced.

“Nancy was an enthusiastic, hardworking and compassionate home health aide,” Martin states. “Her superior caregiving skills and untiring dedication were an asset to our agency.”

Nancy began her career at Home Aides of Central New York in 1994. Since that time, she has provided over 30,000 hours of client care. She worked primarily in the Liverpool area, but was renowned for her willingness to travel if a case required it. Nancy was an Aide Specialist, trained in the care of Hospice clients. She was also specialty trained in the care of clients with Alzheimer’s disease/dementia. Nancy was honored as the Home Aides of Central New York “Aide of the Year” in 2003 and as the “Hospice Aide of the Year” in 2008. In addition to her service as a home health aide, Nancy also served as the agency’s Lifeline Coordinator from 1997 – 2009, assuring the smooth operation of the agency’s Lifeline medical alert program.

Nancy has no immediate post-retirement plans, but is looking forward to traveling and spending more time with family and friends. “I’ve been working since I was 12 years old,” she said, “and I think I’m finally ready to call it quits.”

Retiree Florence Bresett (right) poses with Home Aides of CNY President Sandra Martin

After 29 years of dedicated service, Florence Bresett of North Syracuse retired on her birthday, August 10th, 2011.

Florence was an asset to the agency,” President Sandra Martin states. “She was a dedicated, hardworking and reliable home health aide, and her commitment to her clients was commendable.”

Florence began her career at Home Aides of Central New York in 1982. Since that time, she has provided over 49,000 hours of client care. She worked primarily in North Syracuse, Liverpool and Oswego County, providing compassionate and devoted care and touching the lives of each of her clients.

Florence has no immediate post-retirement plans, but is looking forward to spending more time with her family. “I’ve spent most of my life caring for other people,” she said, “and that didn’t leave much time for my own family. I’m really looking forward to just relaxing and watching my grandchildren grow up.”