When a New Yorker comes home from abdominal surgery, the whole apartment feels like it’s holding its breath. The fridge light turns into a night-light, the kettle is always almost warm, and every “What can I eat today?” sounds a little like “Is it safe for me to heal?” That’s where Galaxy Home Care steps in for families in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.
“Galaxy made those first days home feel human again. My dad’s nurse planned soft meals he actually liked, talked with his doctor, and even cleared a path through our tiny kitchen. For the first time since surgery, we weren’t scared of dinner.”
Maria V., Brooklyn Heights
For more than 25 years in NYC, Galaxy Home Care has helped seniors recover at home without turning life into a hospital replay. Our caregivers know how to read discharge papers, call the doctor when something looks off, and turn “low-fiber, low-fat” into real food: smooth soups, soft eggs, tender chicken, mashed potatoes that don’t fight back. We’ve seen every kind of kitchen, from a Brighton Beach studio to a Jackson Heights walk-up and a doorman building on the Upper West Side.
Families choose us because we’re easy to work with when money gets complicated. We handle private-pay, long-term care insurance, and Medicaid spend-down, and we help with the paperwork instead of just handing it back to you. You focus on your parent’s appetite; we’ll wrestle the forms and phone trees.
Day to day, our caregivers do the quiet, important things: planning soft, doctor-approved meals; running to the local market or bodega; setting up small, frequent snacks instead of big, exhausting dinners; pouring gentle drinks and tracking how much actually gets sipped. We help with bathing, dressing, light housekeeping, and slow hallway walks so the body can heal while the mind remembers it still lives in New York, not in a hospital corridor.
A few practical NYC pointers we share with every family:
- Stock a “soft shelf.” Keep applesauce, broths, yogurt, and white rice on one easy-reach shelf so no one has to hunt.
- Prep in batches. Make small portions of gentle foods on Sunday; label with date and reheating notes.
- Use the city. FreshDirect/Instacart for same-day soft foods; ask us to coordinate deliveries and put items away.
- Make hydration visible. Fill a water bottle each morning and set phone reminders (we’ll nudge, too).
- Keep paths clear. Tape down rug corners and clear the galley kitchen – surgery + fatigue + clutter is a bad mix.
Let’s make recovery kinder
If your mom or dad is coming home to Brooklyn, Queens, or Manhattan after abdominal surgery, Galaxy Home Care can turn that first anxious week into a calmer, kinder routine of gentle foods and steady support. Reach out to Galaxy Home Care today, and we’ll help you build a recovery plan that honors the doctor’s orders – and the New Yorker you love.