Home Care

The Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizen Homecare Council, Inc., (referred to as RB Homecare Council, Inc.) was established in 1979.

The Agency received its initial funding from NYC Human Resources Administration to provide home attendant services to 200 Medicaid eligible, frail, homebound and disabled individuals residing in Brooklyn..

The Agency’s demonstrated capability in providing comprehensive quality services directed NYC HRA to refer additional clients to the program and in July of 1982, the Agency’s contract was increased to 400 cases. Two years later, the program’s contract was increased to 600 cases..

By 1985, the program’s caseload rose to 800 cases, expanding its catchment area to include the Ridgewood and Glendale sections of Queens. In 2006, Ridgewood Bushwick Homecare Council received its first housekeeping contract from the NYC Dept. for the Aging to serve 400 elderly residents of Brooklyn. In 2008, the NYC Human Resources Administration awarded the Agency its second housekeeping contract to serve 200 Medicaid eligible residents of Queens and Brooklyn. .

Currently the organization serves 1200 homecare clients. These caseload increments were a direct result of the Agency’s reputation as a social service entity that is committed to the provision of quality care..

In its 32 years of continued homecare services to Brooklyn and Queens, RB Homecare Council, Inc., is proud to highlight its achievements as follows: .

In September 1988, RB Homecare Council, Inc. began a Field Support Liaison Unit, which provided on-site support and supervision to its homecare workers..

In 1992, RB Homecare Council Inc. implemented an innovative and cost effective service model known as “cluster care”, where one homecare worker is assigned to the care of ambulatory clients residing in close proximity to each other. In addition to maximizing social service dollars and the homecare worker’s productivity, this service model facilitates access to clients during an emergency. .

In June 11, 1991, RB Homecare Council, Inc. secured its operating license from the New York State Dept. of Health (NYS DOH) to provide nursing, home health aide, personal care, and housekeeping services in Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond Counties. In securing this operating license, the Agency was directed to account to higher standards of care. The Agency developed and established evidence based practices in providing homecare to a service population that presented multiple medical diagnosis and increasing risks in client care. .

In 2006, Ridgewood Bushwick Homecare Council received its first housekeeping contract from the NYC Dept. for the Aging to serve 400 elderly residents of Brooklyn. .

In 2008, the NYC Human Resources Administration awarded the Agency its second housekeeping contract to serve 200 Medicaid eligible residents of Queens and Brooklyn. .

In its commitment to serve the needs of a vulnerable population, Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizen Homecare Council, Inc. aims to fulfill the following mission: .

• Provide comprehensive quality homecare services to the frail, the elderly and the disabled without regard to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic resources, developmental disabilities or other medical conditions. .

• Promote our clients’ independence through the provision of dignified, culturally sensitive, accessible, quality homecare services in an individualized and family centered environment. .

• Commit to keeping abreast of the new trends in home health care policies and providing continuous professional growth amongst its employees. .

• Collaborate and work cooperatively with Federal, State and City governments to ensure maximum utilization of funding resources aimed at meeting the needs of its target service population. .

• Empower our clients and their families to improve and achieve a better quality of life through the services and supports offered by its affiliates under the parent organization, Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. ****

We are here to help you access home attendant and housekeeping services. Please contact our Intake Unit at (718) 821-0254, ext. 1126, for further inquiries.