|
|
 |
|
|
| |
 |
| Senior Citizens Safety Tips |
| |
| Personal Safety |
If you are a senior citizen
you may experience both
physical and mental
slowdowns simply from the
aging process. This can put
your personal safety needs
in jeopardy for many
reasons. If you are at risk
for falling or have a
chronic illness that may
require urgent medical
attention, getting a health
monitoring system may help
you feel safe. A health
monitoring system similar to
Life Alert will sound for
help if you have fallen or
are unable to talk due to a
head injury or stroke. Most
systems are portable and can
be worn as a necklace or
bracelet. Once the button is
pressed, emergency personnel
or the primary caregiver is
immediately notified and
contact is made with the
client. Others such as WHMS
or wearable health
monitoring systems, alert
medical personnel of any
changes in the body via
sensors.
Living alone as a senior
citizen may also open your
home to intruders. Predators
may be on alert to prey on
those who can't fight back
or who may be willing to
open their doors to
strangers. Having a good
neighborhood support system
will allow you to have an
extra set of eyes on your
house in case is suspicious
activity takes place.
|
| Fraud Awareness |
As a senior citizen you may
be at a greater risk for
being taken advantage of by
relatives or con artists.
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation explains that
some senior citizens were
raised to have very trusting
as well as friendly and
polite personality traits.
This puts them at risk to be
exploited and conned into
giving others money or
personal information such as
birth dates and social
security numbers. If you
find yourself being
approached by a stranger who
asks personal information or
asks you to participate in a
free drawing or contest,
never give out your personal
information and do not sign
your name to anything unless
you know the business or the
person. If in doubt take
their information and
discuss it with your family
or attorney before making a
decision.
|
| Elder Abuse |
|
Elder abuse is a serious
crime that affects the
victim physically and
emotionally. Elder abuse can
occur in a nursing home, by
a home health aide,
acquaintance, stranger or
sadly, by your own family
members. Be diligent if a
caregiver makes you feel
uncomfortable. Don't be
afraid to ask for someone
else to assist you rather
than that caregiver. Medline
Plus defines elder abuse as
doing something or failing
to do something to a senior
citizen that results in harm
to them or puts them in
imminent danger. This could
happen if someone who is
caring for you steals your
money, property, credit or
personal belongings.
Neglecting you physically by
withholding food, medicine
or failing to assist you
with general hygiene also
constitutes as abuse.
Physically assaulting you by
hitting, punching or
bruising you is also
something that should not be
tolerated. Be sure to tell
someone you trust about your
abusive situation or call
law enforcement immediately. |
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
