Another Health and Safety Message

Here are some needed reminders

Question: How much time does it take to prepare for a catastrophe?

Answer: 21 Weeks.

What **! Well, you are probably part way there. This resource from the American Red Cross is pretty comprehensive: pets, floods to medical emergencies, point of view for seniors and those with pets. It’s never to soon to prepare.

http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m35240363_prepare_a_resource_guide3.pdf

Out and about? Here are things NOT TO DO on public WiFI (according to AARP)

1. Don’t access your email, online bank or credit card accounts using public Wi-Fi
2. Watch out for fake Wi-Fi at coffee shops, hotels – make sure you are signing into the official Wi-Fi site.
3. Don’t let your mobile devise automatically connect to a nearby Wi-Fi.
4. Don’t surf using an unknown public network if the website requires sensitive information – like online shopping.

AARP offers these tips to reduce the increasing fraud against seniors.

Which brings up our LBPD Senior Safety Tips: Be Alert, Cautious and Self-Confident. Here are the highlights

• At home – keep smoke detectors installed and operational in all sleeping rooms (yes, that includes your living-room if you are sleeping there)
• Never give out information over the phone esp. that you are alone. Never let someone you don’t know into your house.
• When you go out – secure your residence, leave a light on. Try to walk with someone, keep valuable close to your body, carry as little cash as needed.

SAFETY FIRST