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By Darrin Lowe

 Many people unexpectedly find themselves in situations where they need help from child care providers, caregivers, companions, or home health aides. Because most of us don’t have experience navigating the realm of domestic professional services, it’s often difficult to know where to turn. A good home care agency can be a godsend, providing us with highly qualified assistants and much-needed peace of mind. Here, then, are answers to common questions about a home care agency…

Who Uses a Home Care Agency?

The best home care agencies serve a variety of people, such as professional couples, single parents, retired seniors, the terminally ill, and those who are developmentally or physically challenged.

For example, a professional couple might require the services of a nanny, who can care for their children, as well as do light housework and cook. A single parent may need child care providers who can come in and help when two hands and one heart just aren’t enough. A mother who works from home could use a mother’s helper to run errands, help with meals, and do the laundry.

For adult children whose parents are infirm, a home health aide can provide respite from the responsibilities associated with caring for elderly parents. For adult children who live a long distance from their parents, having a caregiver can bring peace of mind. And seniors who prefer to live at home rather than in a retirement home or assisted living facility can often use a helping hand.

What Services Does a Home Care Agency Provide?

You can think of a home care agency as a kind of employment agency, in that it provides highly qualified child care providers, nannies, a home health aide, a nurse aide/assistant, and other types of caregivers.

In the realm of health care, assistance can encompass everything from medication supervision to incontinence assistance and from meal planning to accompanying someone to doctors’ appointments. Child care can incorporate everything from babysitting to full-time live-in nannies.

A good home care agency provides caregivers for a wide range of needs, including short-term or long-term, part-time or full-time, and live-in or live-out. They should also be able to accommodate your needs in terms of the times of day you need assistance, such as day shifts, swing shifts, or overnight service.

How Do I Know Providers are Qualified?

It’s crucial to find a home care agency that has rigorous screening procedures. All home care providers, for example, should have verifiable references, an impeccable background check, a clean driving record, and CPR training. If you need a Certified Nurses’ Assistant or a Certified Home Health Aide, the agency should provide you with their credentials.

In addition to the caregiver’s qualifications, you should ensure that he or she is a good “fit” with your loved one. Therefore, the home care agency should give you the opportunity to interview several qualified providers, either in your home or in the agency’s office. Only when you are comfortable with both the caregiver’s qualifications and their personality should you consent to hire him or her.

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By Isaac Small

 As a strong, corrosion resistant metal and the third most abundant element on the planet, it does not come as a surprise that aluminium is used to make a vast range of products including furniture.

Aluminium is non-magnetic and one of its key features is its remarkable light weight, making it the ideal material to be crafted and used in every day life. Its duration in commercial production has so far been short, spanning little over 100 years after being discovered in 1821. Upon being commercially produced, aluminium was more expensive than silver and gold. Over the next few years its price dropped to less than 90% of what it was and despite its recent discovery, crafting aluminium furniture is a lot cheaper and easier than crafting in wood, making its selling price cheaper respectively. Its grey-silver colour also means that aluminium furniture is almost guaranteed to match and even compliment any style of garden or patio dcor.

Although aluminium furniture is light and can blow over, it is very often seen outside cafes and restaurants and is well suited as outdoor (patio) furniture as it is easily manoeuvred, attractive and easily cleaned. Another major advantage aluminium patio furniture has is that it can be left outside in all seasons and will not be subject to damage or weathering. The reason aluminium is non-corrosive is because it has a thin layer of aluminium oxide covering its surface, preventing any further oxidisation taking place. This means it can withstand a lot of exposure to rain, snow, sleet and hail without rusting or losing its shine. Aluminium, like iron can also be cast for a slightly older more sophisticated look. To further protect aluminium furniture, a sand powder coating may be applied which can also change the colour of the metal according to personal taste. Other than this option, maintenance for aluminium is easier, cheaper and a lot quicker than that of wood. The fastenings that hold aluminium furniture together are most commonly made from stainless steel or aluminium.

The list of furniture that can be made using aluminium is almost endless, as the metal is so malleable. The most commonly seen furniture items are probably patio chairs and tables, with aluminium tubing used for the legs and arms. It is best to place aluminium patio furniture on a patio rather than on grass, sand or any soft ground as its legs are often thin and may sink. Although wooden furniture doesn’t heat up as quickly as aluminium, there is always the hassle of having to fold up and balance wooden chairs when you store them, whereas the aluminium counterparts are typically stackable.

The two main attractions of aluminium patio furniture are its modern look and its incredible strength considering how much it weighs. Although perhaps not appearing as classy as wood, aluminium compliments every colour apart from gold and can give a very clean, fresh and professional look to any garden, patio or restaurant. And after all, if NASA think aluminium is good enough to craft over three-quarters of their shuttles from the metal then surely it’s good enough for us to sit on?

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By Isaac Small

 Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in household cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air. The CMHC reports that houses today are so energy-efficient that “outgassing” of chemicals has nowhere to go, so it builds up inside the home. We spend 90% of our time indoors, and 65% of our time at home. Mothers, infants, and the elderly spend 90% of their time in the home.

The National Cancer Association released the results of a 15-year study concluding that women who work in the home are at a 54% higher risk of developing cancer than women who work outside the home. Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960. Cancer is the NUMBER ONE cause of death for children. There has been a 26% increase in breast cancer since 1982. Breast cancer is the NUMBER ONE killer of women between the ages of 35 and 54. The primary suspects are laundry detergents, household cleaners, and pesticides. Bleach is being linked to the rising rates of breast cancer in women, reproductive problems in men, and learning and behavioral problems in children.

Chemicals get into our body through inhalation, ingestion and absorption. We breathe 10 to 20 thousand liters of air per day. There are more than 3 million poisonings every year. Household cleaners are the NUMBER ONE cause of poisoning of children. Since 1980, asthma has increased by 600%. The Canadian Lung Association and Asthma Society of Canada identify common household cleaners and cosmetics as triggers. ADD/ADHD are epidemic in schools today. Behavioral problems have long been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals and molds. Use of Ritalin has skyrocketed since 1990. Chemical and environmental sensitivities are known to cause all types of headaches.

Labeling laws do not protect the consumer - they protect big business.The New York Poison Control Center reports that 85% of product warning labels were either inadequate or incorrect for identifying a poison, and for first aid instructions. Formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, toluene, xylene are found in common household cleaners, cosmetics, beverages, fabrics and cigarette smoke. These chemicals are cancer causing and toxic to the immune system. Chemicals are attracted to, and stored in fatty tissue. The brain is a prime target for these destructive organics because of its high fat content and very rich blood supply.

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has found more than 2500 chemicals in cosmetics that are toxic and cause tumors, reproductive complications, biological mutations, and skin and eye irritations. Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, circulatory disorders, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and hormonal problems are diseases commonly related to chemical exposure. Pesticides only have to include active ingredients on the labels, even though the inert (inactive) ingredients may account for 99%, many of which are toxic and poisons.

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 SHRI RAM SHAW charts the development of Gurgaon, which has for long been the cradle of private property developers and is also known as the IT city of Haryana, and analyses it future prospects for realty development

Gurgaon, adjoining the national capital, has emerged as thelargest realty hub in Haryana in the last two decades. The city has attracted some of the biggest names among MNCs, corporate and industrial houses. However, owning property in Gurgaon is set to become more expensive with the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) planning to impose property tax. On the other hand, property dealers and real estate agents in Gurgaon not registering themselves with the district administration will face penal action. But the good news is that recognizing the contribution made by the senior citizen in the development of the state, the Haryana Housing Board has provided 2% reservation in the allotment of houses for senior citizens who have attained the age of 60 years.

Gurgaon, located in the National Capital Region, has for long been the cradle of private property developers and is also known as the IT city of Haryana. Rajesh Khullar, Municipal Commissioner of MCG, said the corporation expected to generate over Rs 100 crore annually in revenue by the imposition of the new tax. He added that the maximum rate of taxation had been decided as Rs 3 per square feet of the covered area or 2.5% of the annual rent for rented premises in residential areas and 5% for rented properties in commercial areas. The objective method of assessing the rent would be used to calculate tax in cases where the owners do not provide details of property and rent.

The local residents have demanded more clarity on the proposal to impose property tax from the state government. Colonel Raj Singla, president of Chamber of Udyog Vihar, said most of the dwelling areas in Gurgaon had been developed by agencies like Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and private developers like DLF and Unitech. He demanded that the area should be handed over to the municipal corporation before the implementation of any new tax, in the same way as the panchayats had handed over the land to the municipal corporation. The residents wanted to first ascertain the identity of the authority responsible for maintaining the area.

The meeting of various RWAs from Gurgaon and the Haryana chief minister is finally bearing some fruit. The RWAs, under the umbrella of apex resident body Joint Action Forum of Residents’ Association (Jafra), had met Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda in June on the issue of issuance of house tax assessment notices by MCG. Senior officials of the local bodies department have indicated that a specially constituted body of taxation department and others was seriously deliberating for introducing certain changes in the form of house tax calculations and other possible exemptions.

The officials also indicated that those who have already deposited house tax based on the assessment notices would be benefited with, if at all any subsidy was announced later, and their amount would be adjusted against those benefits. The MCG has earmarked about 2.75 lakh properties of all types, including the self-occupied houses, for the purpose of issuing house tax assessment notices. Till date, about one lakh notices have been issued in Gurgaon and MCG hopes to net nearly Rs 350 crore in the form of house tax.

According to a senior official of local bodies department, the Haryana Taxation Committee had been deliberating to bring in some changes in the calculation method. “During the one-hour meeting, the resident’s association had appraised the Haryana CM about the concern of lakhs of people,” said Colonel (Retd) Ratan Singh, the chairman of Jafra. And property dealers and real estate agents in Gurgaon who are not registering themselves with the district administration will face penal action. Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Rajinder Kataria said officials have been asked to get shops and offices of property dealers and real estate agents video graphed and photographed to know who all are operating in the district. All realty dealers have to register themselves under the Haryana Regulation of Property Dealers and Consultancy Act.

“After the completion of the survey, those found indulging in property business without a valid licence would be issued notices under the act. The penal provisions might be imposed later on by the administration to enforce the act,” Kataria said. The deputy commissioner, who is also, designated as collector under the act, said, “Anyone found indulging in property consultancy business without having a valid license will be liable to pay a fine ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.”

Kataria said that after repeated warnings from the Gurgaon administration, only a few property dealers had started applying for obtaining licence under the act.

“Though the city is flooded with signboards of property dealers and builders, only a few are turning up to obtain a valid licence for property dealing.” He added that for registration, a licence fee of Rs 25,000 had to be paid by an individual while in case of an organization, company or society, a fee of Rs 50,000 would be levied. The licence would be valid for a period of five years and would have to be renewed again after that for a fee ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000.

Recognizing the contribution made by senior citizens in the development of the state, the Haryana Housing Board has provided 2% reservation in the allotment of houses for senior citizens who have attained the age of 60 years. A spokesman of the board said that Housing Board, Haryana was the first housing board in the country to provide 33% reservation of the total houses and flats constructed by it for women applicants to improve their socio-economic status.

The State Government has framed a policy to transfer 50% plots for economically weaker sections of the society carved out by colonizers in the plotted colonies for which licenses have been issued by department of Town and Country Planning, Haryana for BPL category. He said that so far the Board had taken over the possession of 453 plots at Ratia, District Fatehabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Dharuhera. The process to take possession of over about 1,000 developed plots at Gurgaon, Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal and Faridabad was in progress, out of 3,400 plots offered so far in various districts. He said that the Bhupinder Singh Hooda had already announced several incentives for the weaker sections of the society.

The official said that about 43 acres of land under various Municipal Committees of Rohtak, Ambala, Cheeka, Karnal and Pehowa had been identified where about 3,500 houses of different categories, mainly for lower strata of the society would be planned. The board had already purchased 18.75 acres of land at Sector 5, Hansi and six acres of land at Sector 1, Narnaul from HUDA, where about 1,222 houses of different categories would be constructed.

The spokesman said that during this year, Housing Board, Haryana had launched housing schemes comprising 2,932 houses at industrial estates, Bawal and Barhi, Sector 4, Hisar; Sector 9, Bahadurgarh; Sector 19, Sirsa; Sector 4 & 5, Karnal and Sector 8, Jind. Construction work of 802 houses at Hisar, Karnal, Bawal and Barhi was in progress and construction of balance 2,130 houses would be started shortly as tenders for these works were under process. The construction of 3,085 houses at Rs 186.50 crore was in progress at Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Hisar, Bhiwani, Sonipat, Gurgaon, Bawal, Barhi and Faridabad, he added.

Courtesy by : Times Property Dtd : August 21, 2010

Courtesy by : Times Property Dtd : August 21, 2010

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