Today’s older adults are more mobile than ever. Walking, whether that means a daily visit to the park, or a walk with the dogs around the neighborhood is a key element in keeping health for all of us. It’s not uncommon to see folks 80+ years old in the gym taking a yoga class, or…
The Nashville and Middle Tennessee area is experiencing some pretty harsh weather lately. The temperatures start out below 30 degrees every morning. In fact, the past few mornings, it has been under 20 to start out. Of course, we know this rule – when your heating system or a water pipe burst is going to…
We’re coming out of a long hard winter. The inclement weather has given us far too many excuses to exercise less. Eggnog, cookies, cheese quiche many other goodies we consumed during the holidays will take a toll on our bodies. In some cases, it might directly affect our health in the short-term. Our diet might…
Let’s break down a 9-1-1 call. As you can see, there are about ten (10) steps in the 9-1-1 process. Each step means time consumed to get the proper information to dispatch help. With a medical alert systems 10 steps are reduced to 5. Also medical alert systems will insure that all of the information…
It is our position the the 911 service has been an indispensable public service since its inception back in 1968.Every day, millions of Americans turn to this system for help. But depending on it as your sole source of help can be a questionable decision. Unfortunately, the system is overloaded with non-urgent calls which tie up the…