Teresa Osborne, the Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Aging, has sent this message via a column in Pennsylvania newspapers reminding Pennsylvanians that the holiday season’s “family gatherings serve as the perfect time to ‘check in’ and quietly assess how elderly family members are faring and to determine if they may need some extra help.”
Teresa Osborne, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Aging
In the column she highlights these five areas to assess:
- Look around the house or apartment: Do you see dark stairwells, loose rugs, clutter or fire hazards?
- Look in the refrigerator and assess nutritional status.
- Look at medications and assess health & social status.
- Look at their financial situation: Is mail left unopened?
- Look at their car.
Click here to read her column at Pennlive.com in its entirety.
