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LifeStation is exciting to be exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Come visit us at Booth 2912 as part of the Silvers Summit to hear about some exciting new developments in senior care technology.
Follow us @LifeStation for real-time updates from the show.
If you have loved ones who live alone or are in danger of falling, please check in on them this holiday season. While you are there take the time to run through the following checklist:
To celebrate the spirit of giving this holiday season, use coupon code HOLIDAY2011 and save an extra $2 on a LifeStation Medical Alarm.
There are over 65 million caregivers working tirelessly each day to care for their loved ones.There are a lot of valuable resources on the web to help this community cope with the everyday challenges that come from being a full or part-time caregiver.
As the senior population grows, the need for caregiving will increase dramatically. Over the next two decades, seniors 65+ will increase by over 30 million people. At the same time, the population of their most likely caregivers, those aged 20-64, will increase by less than 15 million people. This divergence in population growth will necessitate further advances and adoption of senior technology solutions to help avert a crisis in caregiving.
In addition, services like a medical alarm are invaluable when you are trying to care for a loved one who does not live nearby.
All the best from LifeStation to the caregivers and their loved ones.
October 9-15 is Fire Prevention Week. Fire Safety is critically important for seniors. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, “Americans over the age of 65 are one of the groups at greatest risk of dying in a fire. On average, more than 1,000 Americans age 65 and over die in fires. People over the age of 85 die in fires at a rate five times higher than the rest of the population.”
In addition to the standard fire safety advice (check your smoke detector battery, have an escape plan), the USFA website has some specific advice about kitchen fires, space heaters and smoking.
Your medical alarm is not a replacement for a fire detector but if you sense danger, press the button and our Care Specialists will quickly get you help.
LifeStation is proud to work with lots of great home care agencies and other senior health professionals. These partners help bring LifeStation products to seniors and their loved ones throughout the country. We look forward to meeting with our existing partners and prospective new partners at the NAHC 30th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Las Vegas from October 1-4.
In addition to the great educational seminars, we are looking forward to a distinguished list of keynote speakers including Tom Daschle, Eleanor Clift, Paul Begala and Arianna Huffington.
If you are attending NAHC, visit LifeStation at Booth 1206 to learn more about the LifeStation Partner Alliance. We are offering a great deal for NEW medical alert partners to earn $100 in Amex gift cards when you sign up your first medical alert customer.
Plus, we are sure to have the best booth giveaway at the show. We don’t want to ruin the surprise, but let’s just say they go well with black or red.
Everybody dreams about retirement from the time you are 35 until right up to when it finally happens. Visions of travelling to Europe, free concerts in the park and lectures on ancient Roman architecture at the local university fill your mind. Very few think about the aches and pains that will inevitably come with age. Certainly, the increasing physical and emotional burdens of becoming a caregiver for your aging parents aren’t in the idyllic picture you have created.
As a new survey from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health indicates, those approaching retirement need to reset their expectations on what it would be like. In particular, their is a wide gap between expectations and reality as it relates to your health.
Pre-retirees and recent retirees should be realistic about what is likely to happen so that they can prepare for changes. Understanding the latest technology advances in senior health including medical alarms is a good way to start.
LifeStation is committed to improving the health and safety of seniors. We realize that it takes more than just a medical alarm to make this happen. One of the most important ways for seniors, and caregivers, to stay healthy is with a seasonal flu shot. Many clinics have already started administering the 2011 flu vaccine. For those people that are not covered by Medicare Part B or insurance, many retailers are offering coupons and discounts when you get a flu shot.
Flu shot web pages for major pharmacy chains and retailers:
We are often asked if LifeStation medical alarms are covered by Medicaid and the answer is, as with many things, it depends. It depends on what state you live in and your ability to meet the eligibility requirements in that state. Florida residents can qualify for a LifeStation medical alarm from Medicaid through as part of the Aged/Disabled Adult Waiver Program. Contact LifeStation for more information about medical alarms. To order your LifeStation system using the Medicaid Waiver, contact your case worker. (Users cannot directly place medical alert orders using Medicaid Waivers.)
To be eligible for the A/DA Medicaid Waiver services, an individual must meet the following criteria:
• Be 60 years old or older or be ages 18 to 59 and determined disabled according to Social
Security standards.
• Be Medicaid eligible (financially and medically). Financial eligibility for home and community-based waiver services is determined by DCF staff using the Institutional Care Program (ICP) assets and income eligibility criteria.
• Meet nursing facility level of care criteria for Intermediate I or Intermediate II as determined by the DOEA Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services (CARES)
LifeStation Medicaid Provider ID: 003402200
Corporation Document Number: F11000000125
Social networks are getting flooded with seniors. Participation in social networking has nearly doubled among the over 50 population. Seniors are finding friends on Facebook (definitely), following and posting on Twitter (and not just Sh*t my dad says), finding videos on YouTube (cats, cats and more cats), checking-in at Foursquare (well maybe not so much) and +1′ing at Google+ (we’re not even set up there yet).
We try to use as many of these as possible so that wherever you are on the internet you can find the information you want from LifeStation:
We at LifeStation have never heard of a heat dome but it seems to be quite real and very dangerous. The heat and humidity are extremely dangerous, particularly for seniors. If you have air conditioning, turn it on, stay home and keep your medical alarm handy just in case you start to feel dehydrated or over-heated. If you are without a/c, find a friend or neighbor or visit a cooling center.
In any case, stay cool, drink lots of fluids and be safe.
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