Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing With 5 Tips for Do-it-Yourself Tax Prep
The 2020 tax season is in the books, but looking ahead to next year, with more programs and technological advances out there than ever before, doing your own taxes—depending on the complexity of your finances—could be easier than ever before. If you’re used to shelling out a couple hundred bucks to a tax professional to help you file, read on to see how you might be able to cut that expense to a small amount or even get your taxes done for free.
Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has five tips for self-preparing your taxes for 2021 and beyond.
- Pick Your Virtual Tax Expert
In recent years, the IRS reports that close to 90 percent of tax returns are prepared and filed electronically now. There are a number of programs—whether it be software or apps—to prepare and file your returns. Some, such as Turbo Tax software, can run you around $50; you can get Credit Karma for free, but you’ll have to watch some ads and deal with some offers sent to your email. But no matter which program you choose, the calculations are accurate, you can get a degree of audit support, and your refund will be processed faster.
- Go Through Your Files
If not much changes year-by-year, check the documents you turned in to your tax professional for 2020 and make a checklist to gather those for next year to make sure that you’re ready to go once you’ve compiled all of those documents, ranging from a W-2, 1099, Social Security, and retirement account information.
- Know What Changes Were Made
Most programs will walk you through changes that have been made to tax law, but you may want to do a quick Google search before you prepare to file to see if you need anything else to file.
- Stimulus Not Included as Income
Just like the stimulus packages you received in 2020, the one from early 2021 acts as a tax credit that was given to you in advance, so you don’t have to do anything regarding the stimulus payment.
- More Help Is Available
The programs will do all key calculations for you, and it will even alert you if it believes you may have inputted a number incorrectly. But if you’re stuck, these programs come with customer support and they can even connect you to a tax professional, but there may be a fee associated with that.
To learn more about Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing and all of the services they offer, visit http://carthage-center.facilities.centershealthcare.org/.
COVID-19 Vaccines are Available for our Staff and Residents!
COVID-19 Vaccines are Available for our Staff and Residents!
According to the CDC:
– The vaccines are highly effective at preventing COVID-19
– They will help keep you from getting seriously ill
– They help protect your family and community
– Vaccines have received Emergency Use Authorizations from the FDA
Talk to the facility administrator or social worker—and get vaccinated today.
Protecting our patients, residents and staff from COVID-19
From the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, our facility has followed the guidelines and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The safety of our residents, patients, staff and their families are our priority and we continue to take an abundance of precaution to protect them.
Our team is well-trained in the importance of proper handwashing and the use of alcohol-based sanitizer, and all are supplied with proper PPE. If they experience symptoms—such as fever or cough—they are instructed to stay home, and they must be cleared before returning to work.
Handwashing and hygiene posters are displayed throughout our facilities, and employee education and training continue based on the latest community and CDC guidelines. In addition, the COVID-19 vaccine is currently being administered throughout the Centers Health Care facilities to staff and residents alike.
For the latest news about visitation and more, please contact our facility.
Centers Health Care celebrates 25 years of experience, innovation and leadership
25 years of improving lives
25 years of compassionate care
25 years of making a difference
Experience matters and we have it.
We’re proud to be part of Centers Health Care, one of the leading post-acute care organizations in the country.
This year, Centers Health Care is celebrating 25 years of monumental care.
As the leading post-acute healthcare network in the Northeast, Centers’ experience is unmatched, our knowledge unparalleled. We bring more accumulated expertise to the residents and patients we serve than any other post-acute provider in the country, touching more than half a million lives and achieving more than 20,000 successful rehabilitations every year.
Our remarkable insights and ground-breaking achievements over the past quarter-century are exemplary. We have developed programs that have put our company in the top 5% nationwide for successful rehabilitations such as our specialized care units, ranging from a cardiac care unit that has been certified by the American Heart Association to vent and dialysis care.
We have developed unprecedented outreach to the communities we serve—creating units dedicated to community cultures. Centers has, in short, transformed post-acute healthcare…and that’s just the beginning.
We celebrate as we look back at our successes and look forward to our continuing triumphs.
“Over the last quarter-century,” CEO Kenny Rozenberg says, “we have gained the kind of powerful experience in post-acute healthcare that is unmatched in the industry. I am proud and honored to celebrate the 25th anniversary—and look forward to moving ahead, as we write new chapters in the story of Centers Health Care, leading the way for the next 25 years.”
Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing With 6 Gifts for the Coffee Lover in Your Life
We’re getting to the point where only those hard-to-buy-for friends and family remain for your holiday shopping. If you’re stuck, consider the gift of caffeine—you’ll be hard-pressed not to find a coffee-lover still on your list!
Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has a look at six gifts that will put a smile on those who love a jolt in the morning.
Coordinate what’s in your cup with these coffee-colored, fuzzy slippers that will keep your feet warm right out of bed. These are long-lasting and machine washable to ensure several years of toasty toes.
Don’t worry about spilling out of your travel container with this Hydro Flask that will keep your coffee hot for up to six hours. It actually keeps cold drinks cold for up to 24 hours!
Give them a break from their morning routine with this sampler of coffees from around the world. There’s a variety of blends from classic to bold, and each purchase helps small coffee farmers.
If you like your coffee sweet, why not wear it on your skin? This moisturizing scrub contains pure cane sugar, and the sweet scent will leave your skin feeling silky smooth.
Satisfy your coffee craving anytime with these chocolate-covered almonds and espresso beans. Or even better—add them to your morning coffee routine!
Add some art to the home in the form of this inspirational and informational coffee print. It might even lead you to try some new styles of your favorite beverage!
To learn more about Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing and all of the services they offer, visit http://carthage-center.facilities.centershealthcare.org/.
Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing With the Details on Intermittent Fasting
On the list of Google’s search terms for diet-related items in 2019, “intermittent fasting” was at the top. But what is this craze, is it effective, and can it work for you? And is it as hard as it sounds?
Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has everything you need to know about intermittent fasting, and no, it’s not as hard as it sounds!
What Is Intermittent Fasting?
Popular diet trends in the latter half of the last decade included a lot of calorie counting and logging on apps. Dieticians believe that people were looking for a simpler, way, and that sparked the intermittent fasting craze.
Intermittent fasting gives your body more time to process the food that you eat, and in many instances, leads to a reduction in calories as a byproduct.
Explaining the Different Methods
One popular method is to fast every other day. This way, you’re having your normal amount of food one day and then fasting the other. Research has found that every-other-day fasters eat around 10% more on their feast days and 75% less on fast days, giving them fewer calorie intake over time.
Another method is to eat all three of your meals in an eight- or 10-hour span and fast for the rest of the day. For example, eat breakfast at 8 a.m., lunch and midday snacks as normal, and dinner at 6 p.m. Then you’re giving your body plenty of time to process what you ate, and perhaps most importantly, you’re cutting out late-night snacking.
Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
Besides weight loss, experts have seen a reduction in blood pressure, glucose levels to reduce diabetes risk, and can even lower bad cholesterol levels.
To learn more about Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing and all of the services they offer, visit http://carthage-center.facilities.centershealthcare.org/.
Centers Health Care is Stronger Together
This summer Centers Health Care is Stronger Together
A reflection of our unity, our strength and our ties to the communities we serve.
We are committed to providing an empowering circle of care. Top healthcare professionals in every field play a critical role in our mission to deliver a patient-centered life cycle that makes us all stronger. Our leadership, experience and expertise in post-acute healthcare all lead to successful outcomes.
Danny Prero, Administrator at Williamsbridge Center, describes how he experiences the circle at his facility: “I’m a firm believer in working hard, working together, and paying it forward. My mission is to guide my team toward a common goal and outcome—improving the lives of all those who come through our doors in need of our care. I inspire my team to achieve success, and they inspire me by their great work.”
This summer, as you get to know why we are stronger together, you will also have the opportunity to learn something…and win something, including a Roku TV, a trip for 2, and more. All you have to do is learn the facts: Did you know that Centers Health Care partners with over 2,000 hospitals and health providers, that the average therapy department at Centers has over 140 years of combined experience, and each year we achieve over 22,000 successful rehabilitation stays? There is real strength—and some pretty cool prizes—in those numbers!
We are also recognizing our healthcare hero partners at regional hospitals, serving up complimentary ice cream or donuts to the staff at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, and NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn to name just a few. Watch our donut extravaganza in action, courtesy of Centers Health Care.
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The bottom line is: Centers Health Care is making a difference in people’s lives.
- John Armstrong was broken and immobilized by a motorcycle accident. Carthage Center put him back on his feet and sent him home stronger than ever.
- Cynthia Litt’s health was going downhill until she entered Troy Center. “They brought me back to life!” she exclaims.
- Carey Gordon had a debilitating stroke. Beth Abraham Center taught him how to walk, talk, and enjoy life again.
These are just three of the many examples from around Centers Health Care that remind us of the wonderful stories we can share because we are stronger together.
Last, but certainly not least, the campaign highlights inspiring true stories of patients and residents who have benefitted from the Centers Circle of Care, demonstrating the real-life power and success of the Stronger Together promise.
Did you enter for your chance to win?
Extraordinary Individuals: #CentersHeroes
A message from CEO, Kenny Rozenberg, to #CentersHeroes:
Our thanks—and our hearts—go out to you.
I’ve never been more proud of—or awed by—the Centers Health Care teams across our network and throughout our facilities. At this critical time, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of you—administrators, therapists, nurses and nurses aides, social workers, hospital liaisons, receptionists, recreational, food and cleaning staffs—have stood up and met the challenge head on. You are the best. You are the bravest. You are Centers Heroes!
Watch our #CentersHeroes in action.
Every day, without fail, you demonstrate the courage to step up—and the commitment to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our patients, residents and your co-workers. The world is changing. You are not…because I’ve seen it with my own eyes: you have always been steadfast in your dedication and courage.
I want to highlight a #CentersHero, Shellan Robinson, LPN at Ellicott Center. “I love what I do. I can’t think of anything more rewarding than being a nurse: taking care of people in need, easing their pain, comforting and engaging them. In the last several months, with the arrival of COVID-19, we have experienced dramatic new challenges in our work. But one thing remains the same: I still love what I do.” Click here to read more
Shellan’s story is just one of many—stories of the unsung heroes throughout Centers Health Care. We honor you. We salute you. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You are our heroes.
Our partners at the Buffalo Sabres also recognize and salute our #CentersHeroes. Goaltender Carter Hutton, sends a shoutout to you all:
“On behalf of the Sabres, I want to say thank you to our friends at Centers Health Care. You show up every single day to help prevent Covid-19. Your support is great for the community. Thanks for keeping us safe.”
Watch the full video of Carter here
I know this is not easy—for you or your families. The pandemic may in fact be the greatest challenge you ever face. But you have proven by your every day actions—by your commitment and your compassion—that you are up to the challenge.
I want to join the Sabres in thanking every #CentersHero…as well as all healthcare workers and first responders on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Special Perks for Special Healthcare Workers—Like You.
Take advantage of these special FREE resources now available to healthcare workers and first responders.
Companies across New York and across the country are stepping up to support health care workers who are on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. Please explore these resources. Thanks for your hard work. You deserve all the help you get!
Allbirds
Allbirds is donating shoes to the medical community. They’ve already given out $500,000 worth.
Email together@allbirds.com for your free pair of wool runners.
Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme is offering anyone in the medical community a dozen doughnuts, free of charge. Valid every Monday through May 11.
“Just go to a Krispy Kreme drive-thru and show us your employer badge. That’s it,” the company said. “Pick up some free dozens on the way to work for you and your colleagues, or maybe a free dozen on your way home to family after a long shift.”
Sweetgreen
Sweetgreen is delivering free salads and bowls to hospital workers.
Hertz Car Rentals
Hertz is offering NYC healthcare workers a free rental car, up to 1 month!
Starbucks Coffee
A free tall hot or iced brewed coffee to anyone that identifies themselves as a COVID-19 front line responder through May 3rd.
Uber Eats
Uber Eats has pledged to give 300,000 free meals to first responders and health care workers.
Four Seasons Hotel
The Four Seasons Hotel on 57th Street will provide FREE lodging to doctors, nurses & medical personnel currently working to respond to the pandemic.
The hotel, like many, is closed due to COVID-19 until 4/15. But healthcare workers can call the hotel at 212-758-5700 to book a free room.
Crocs Shoes
Get a free pair of crocs to help you, while you help us alot.
AirBnb
Providing health care professionals, relief workers and first responders free or subsidized housing.
Childcare
Westchester Childcare
All school districts in Westchester County are now providing childcare for children ages 5 to 12 for healthcare workers and first responders with no other childcare options.
New York City Childcare
Regional Enrichment Centers—places where the children of front-line workers can be safely cared for while their parents continue to serve the city in this time of need.
Long Island Childcare
Emergency childcare is available for residents of Nassau and Suffolk County.
For more special perks and discounts, click here.
How to use Facetime to talk to friends and loves ones
How to use Facetime to talk to friends and loves ones
Available to iPhone and iPad users
- In the Facetime app, tap the plus button and type the person’s phone number or email address.
- Tap the number or address, then tap Audio or Video.
- If you have the person’s phone number or email address saved in your contacts, you can start typing their name and tap the name when it appears.
Once you have made the call, the next time you open the app, their name will appear when you open the app. Simply tap on their name.
