Emergency Care
Can Your Senior Be Safer? Senior Safety Tip Roundup
If you asked ten people about senior safety issues, you’d get ten different answers. The reality is that as we age, the risks to life, limb and even our finances grow. Today, we thought we’d tackle the topic of safety from a number of different levels and guide you to resources for the ones that [...]
My Medicine List
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) developed a fantastic site entitled, “My Medicine List.” I am a huge fan of this site and its “My Medicine List” tool! This is a beautifully designed document that every senior should complete. It comes with a coversheet that has the patient complete their personal information along with [...]
File of Life
According to File of Life, 58 percent of emergency calls in the United States are on behalf of senior citizens. A Detroit Free Press article found on the Royal Oak, Michigan fire department’s website, states that when emergency workers respond to emergency calls on behalf of senior citizens, the seniors “‘forget to tell us important [...]