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YOU HAVE FALLEN, and you
can't get up:
Radio Shack sells a transmitter
which is like a pendant and worn around the neck. It's lightweight, and all you
have to do is press the button on the front when you get in trouble. Phone
numbers are programmed in so that once you press the button, these numbers are
called one at a time. If the first number doesn't answer, it rings the next
number and so-forth...until someone answers. That person hears a tone that
alerts them of your emergency call. These pendants cost less
than $100 and are very dependable.
They run on batteries, and should be worn at all times.
(Emergency Phone Dialer
Pendant, Cat #
49-1005)
PORTABLE PHONE or Cell
Phone:
Keep your portable phone nearby or in the basket of your walker. All walkers
need baskets or some sort of carrying bag or device which can be homemade or
purchased. Use the phone when you get into trouble. Make sure you have phone
numbers programmed in so that all you have to do is push a button for help.
PHONE CALL CHECK-IN'S:
Have a family member, friend, or neighbor call you 2, 3, or 4 times a day at
certain times....just to check in with you.
DOOR KEYS:
Hide a door key outside so that someone can get inside to help you if you can't
get to the door to open it yourself. OR...take a key to the closest
FIRE DEPT and tell them you are alone in your home. Let them keep this key in
case they are called to your home for an emergency. You have to trust someone,
and the Fire Department is a good place to start. Allow a close neighbor,
relative, or friend to have a key also.
MEDICATIONS:
One of the major problems with seniors is they don't take their medicine at the
right time.....or they forget to take it.....or they take too much. Having
several different doctors prescribing medicine for you can become confusing.
Make sure each doctor has a list of ALL your medications. One way to help with
these problems is to get your pharmacy to bubble package all medications on a
weekly basis. With bubble packaging, all your morning meds are in
ONE little bubble. It is the same for lunch, supper, and bedtime medications.
Bubble packaging is safe, convenient ..... and much better than those plastic weekly pill
containers. If you drop a bubble package, all your pills don't fall out! You can
get these bubble packages on a weekly basis or monthly. NOTE: When you go to the
doctor, take your bubble package with you...so the doctor knows all the
medications you are on.
ATKINS
APOTHECARY (30 S. Fairground Street, Marietta, Georgia) is a
small, private pharmacy which provides personal customer services to accommodate whatever
your needs. They will call the doctor for refills, package the meds in the
convenient bubble packages, and deliver to your home (in the local area).
All you have to do is CALL THEM....770 422-0555. Ward Sachs, Gene Atkins, and
Hope Atkins will be happy to help you keep up with your medications' routine. They have been in business more than 30 years and have a good
reputation. They're honest, and prices are about the same as any other pharmacy
in the area. They don't charge extra for local delivery, so check them out to
see if they can help you. They accept most insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Besides...they're friendly and will watch out for you.
COBB SENIOR SERVICES:
Did you know that Cobb Senior Services can provide financial assistance to help
with the care of seniors in the home? They have
a
SHARE THE CARE program that is wonderful. This is for CAREGIVERS who are
caring for an elderly family or friend in their own home. Through this program,
Cobb Senior Services gives the caregiver vouchers which are valued up to $1000
per year.
These vouchers are used as money to pay for services such as home
maintenance, caregiver aide in the home, or assisted living for short term
stays, etc. When the caregiver feels they need a vacation or a break from the
day to day responsibility of caring for the elderly in their home, they can hire
someone to come in to help out or they can take the elderly to an assisted
living facility to stay for a while. These vouchers are used to pay for the
service. The assisted living facility, aide, or maintenance person sends
them to Cobb County for reimbursement. This is to be used for approved
businesses, aides, or assisted living facilities. Cobb Senior Services has a list of all their approved
vendors for this Share The Care Program.
AZALEA MANOR
is one of only 4 approved facilities for Assisted Living in Cobb County.
I think Cobb County is the ONLY county that offers this Share The Care program
at this time. Money is provided through the Aging Connection and the Alzheimer's
Association and given to Cobb County to help out with senior care-giving in the
home.
Follow the link above to download an application
for Share The Care.
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