Some services our caregivers provide are:

• Bathing
• Dressing
• Medication Reminder
• Medication Management
• Household Chores
• Companionship
• Dementia Care
• Respite Care
• Private Duty in the Hospital
• ALF
• Rehab
• Long or Short-Term Care

We work with many long term care insurance plans.

Anndee Soderberg, with ADT Security Services, said, “Taking home fire safety precautions can help keep seniors safe and can also mean the difference between life and death.” So it is important that everyone keep the following senior fire safety tips in mind:

* The American Burn Association recommends keeping your eyeglasses, hearing aids and a flashlight close to the bed. Looking around for these things during a fire can cost you valuable, life-saving time.
* Never smoke in bed or while lying on the couch. According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoldering cigarettes are the leading cause of fire deaths in the U.S.
* Never leave food unattended on the stove. When leaving the kitchen, take a wooden spoon or potholder as a reminder to return and turn off the oven and or burners.
* Turn off space heaters when you leave the room or go to sleep. Space heaters can be a serious senior fire safety risk. Be extremely cautious when using both space and kerosene heaters and always keep at least three feet between portable heaters and anything that can burn, including clothing, drapery, blankets, furniture, papers and even pets.
* Install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and consider monitored detection services. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, every year over 1,200 senior citizens die in fires. Many of these fire deaths may have been prevented with monitored smoke detection services connected to a monitoring center that operates 24/7 and can alert seniors, their care givers and first responders to a home fire.
* Consider technology such as bedside fire alarm clocks and bed shakers. These are designed to awaken heavy sleepers and seniors with hearing loss.

Soderberg said, “We hope these tips help seniors create their own fire safety plans so they can live longer and more independently in their own homes.”

About ADT Security Services:

ADT Security Services is a unit of Tyco International and part of ADT Worldwide, the world’s largest electronic security provider. In North America, ADT provides electronic security services to nearly five million commercial, government and residential customers. ADT’s total security solutions include intrusion, fire protection, video systems, access control, critical condition monitoring, home health services, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification (RFID) and integrated systems. ADT’s government and commercial customers include a majority of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies, all U.S. federal courthouses and over 70 mid to large airports. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ADT has more than 24,000 employees at approximately 240 locations in the U.S. and Canada. More ADT information is at http://www.adt.com.

SOURCE ADT Security Services

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Some online pharmacies operate outside the US, meaning they’re not governed by our state and federal laws. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, importing prescriptions from other countries is illegal and might even be dangerous. “Consumers are exposed to a number of risks when they purchase drugs from foreign sources or from sources that are not operated by pharmacies licensed under state pharmacy law. These outlets may dispense expired, sub potent, contaminated or counterfeit product; the wrong or contraindicated (medically inadvisable) product; incorrect doses or medication unaccompanied by adequate directions for use.” (http://www.cbp.gov)

Molly McClain, RPh, has been a pharmacist for 20 years. “Some Internet pharmacies may sell prescriptions for less than a traditional pharmacy, but you can’t be sure where it’s coming from.” She added that some insurance companies require that their subscribers have their prescriptions filled either by mail or online by a company they recommend. In these cases, you certainly can trust the web site. But, “there’s a lot to be said for that personal contact,” McClain says. “Your local pharmacist is there for you to talk to, can counsel you on the use of your medicines and possible side effects and interactions and even have your medications delivered to you if you’re unable to make the trip to the pharmacy,” according to McClain. Molly and her husband, Pat McClain, also a registered pharmacist, own and operate the Prescription Shoppe in Carthage, Tar Heel Drug in Robbins and Peak City Pharmacy in Apex, North Carolina.

If you do decide to purchase your prescriptions on the Internet, the US Food and Drug Administration recommends that you:

• Only buy from state-licensed pharmacy Web sites located in the U.S.
• Don’t buy from Web sites that sell prescription drugs without a prescription.
• Don’t buy from Web sites that offer to prescribe a drug for the first time without a physical exam by your doctor or by answering an online questionnaire.
• Check with your state board of pharmacy or the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to see if an online pharmacy has a valid pharmacy license and meets state quality standards.
• Look for privacy and security policies that are easy to find and easy to understand.
• Don’t give any personal information, such as a social security number, credit card information, or medical or health history, unless you are sure the Web site will keep your information safe and private.
• Use legitimate Web sites that have a licensed pharmacist to answer your question.
• Make sure that the Web site will not sell your personal information, unless you agree.   (http://www.fda.gov)

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® has published a list of recommended online pharmacies and another list of those they do not recommend. To view the lists, visit their web site at http://www.nabp.net/.

CONTACTS: Jennifer Liles 919-602-7581 or Meg Finnin 910-692-8571

TYPE O NEG AND B NEG BLOOD LEVELS DROP TO EMERGENCY LEVELS

Red Cross urging donors to give blood during critical time

Moore County, NC – As a result of the recent bad weather across the country, on the heels of the holiday season, the blood supply has drastically decreased in the Carolinas Region. Type O negative and type B negative blood supplies have dropped to emergency levels and help is needed now! Since type O negative blood can be used for any patient when there is not time to determine the patient’s blood type, it is crucial that there is a sufficient supply.

1/13/2010

Sandhills Cmnty Coll – Pinehurst
3395 Airport Rd.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
10 AM-3 PM
1/21/2010

FirstHealth Fitness Ctr – Pinehurst
170 Memorial Dr.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
10 AM-2:30 PM

1/22/2010

Douglass Community Center
1185 W Pennsylvania Ave
Southern Pines, NC 28387
10 AM-2:30 PM

1/26/2010

Penick Village – Southern Pines
100 E. Rhode Island Ave.
Southern Pines, NC 28387
1:30 PM-6 PM

1/27/2010

Sandhills Cycle Center
7540 Hwy 15/501
Pinehurst, NC 28374
1:30 PM- 6 PM

2/1/2010

Elliotts on Linden – Pinehurst
905 Linden Rd.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
11 AM- 3:30 PM

2/1/2010

Mid South Club
Plantation Drive
Pinehurst
NC 28374
11 AM- 3:30 PM

2/5/2010

Belk 532 – Southern Pines
1 Pinecrest Plaza
Southern Pines, NC 28387
11 AM- 3:30 PM

2/9/2010

Moore Co. Employees – Carthage
Moore Co. Agriculture Bldg.
707 Pinehurst Ave.
Carthage, NC 28327
9 AM- 1:30 PM

2/10/2010

Seven Lakes Kiwanis – West End
Seven Lakes Road
West End, NC 27376
1 PM- 6 PM

2/12/2010

Church of Jesus Christ of LDS-So. Pines
9880 US Hwy 15/501
Southern Pines, NC 28387
2:30 PM- 7 PM

2/15/2010

Our Saviour Lutheran Church
1517 Lutheran Way
Southern Pines, NC 28387
1:30 PM- 6 PM

2/22/2010

Carolina Hotel – Pinehurst
1 Carolina Vista Dr.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
1:30 PM- 6 PM

2/24/2010

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
FirstHealth Conference Center
30 Memorial Dr.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
10 AM- 3 PM

2/26/2010

The O’Neal School – Southern Pines
3300 Airport Rd.
Southern Pines, NC 28387
8:30 AM- 1 PM

2/26/2010

Village of Pinehurst – Pinehurst
395 Magnolia Rd.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
7 AM- 11:30 AM

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. The American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region provides lifesaving blood to 103 hospitals and must have 1,600 people give blood and platelets each weekday to meet hospital demand. Accident victims as well as patients with cancer, sickle cell disease, blood disorders and other illnesses receive lifesaving transfusions every day. There is no substitute for blood and volunteer donors are the only source.

The Red Cross encourages people who are in good health to donate so that hospital patients have the blood or platelets they need to make a full recovery. Blood is needed to help treat a variety of patients including accident victims and individuals undergoing surgery and cancer treatment.

Blood can be safely donated every 56 days. Most healthy people age 17 and older, or 16 with parental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Donors who are 18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements.

For more information or to locate a nearby blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (448-3543) or visit www.redcrossmoorenc.org.

For more information, visit the NC DHHS web site (opens a new window):

http://tobaccopreventionandcontrol.ncdhhs.gov/smokefreenc/