SAFETY

PEACEOF MIND

INDEPENDENCE

SAFETY

PEACEOF MIND

INDEPENDENCE

Care…the essenceof what we provide.Whether gettingassistance, providingreassurance, or just afriendly voice, we’re therewhen others can’t be, andhappy to speak with a “member” anytime.

Center…because we are at the center ofgetting information to all the parties involved inkeeping our members safe and at home, wherethey are most happy.

You can have confidence the Care Centerwill be there when you need it because wedesigned it to incorporate the latest equipmentand services from the leading companies intelephony and data processing.

Medical Alert Systems…

Medication ComplianceWhy is it important?

Almost 30% of all hospitaladmissions for people over theage of 65 are directly attributableto medication non-compliance.125,000 people die each yearfrom non-compliance, twice thenumber killed in automobileaccidents.Poor compliance withmedication regiments costssociety $150 billion per year.Nearly $48 billion in annualcosts result from unnecessarymedication-inducedhospitalization.Approximately 40% of peopleentering nursing homes do sobecause they are unable to self-medicate in their own homes.About one-half of the 1.8 billionprescriptions dispensed annuallyare not taken correctly,contributing to prolonged oradditional illnesses.At the present time, more than7 million households have anunpaid “care-giver” who isproviding daily assistance toa family member age50 or older.

Medical Alert Systems…

• Archives ofInternal Medicine

1990; 150:841-845• A. Anderson, Update

on Patient Non-Compliance• NPC Report

• Archives of Internal Medicine-October 1995

• Feasibility Study, Biomedical BusinessInternational, January 1988• Medications and the Elderly, Ch.4 pp 67-68, 75• Family Circle 6/25/91, pp. 46

Medical Alert Systems…

The Care Center

Contact your local dealer formore information

An authorized dealer of

STAY WELL, BE SAFE

A Service of Nightingale Home Support & Care Inc.

8370 Munson RdMentor OH 44060

440.205.2222

www.careohio.org

Simple & Reliable1. Load2. Set clock3. Program alarm4. Close

Here’s how it works…When the time comes to takeyour next dose, the alarm willsound and the dose will rotateinto position. The alarm stopswhen the dose is taken out.If the dose is not removed within30 minutes, the unit can contactthe 24-hour Care Center whichthen attempts to alert someoneof a non-compliance event.It’s really that easy!

“Ed this is theCare Center

it’s time totake your

medication.”

Medication Management How it works…

24/7AC T I V E

ALWAYS Our goal hasalways been tokeep people safeand independentas long as possible.

Helping peoplemanage theirprescriptiontherapies moreeffectively is keyto accomplishingthat goal.

You’ll have fewerworries about…

• Forgetting totake a dose

• Taking adouble dose

• Taking at thewrong time

• Indentifyingpills or pillbottles forpeople withdecreasedvision

• Opening andclosing pillbottles

• Privacyregarding thetype andquantity ofmedication

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Keeping up with a lot of prescriptionscan be a real challenge. There may beone set of pills and vitamins to be takenin the morning, another set to be takenthroughout the afternoon, and stillother pills before bed.

Now there’s an easier way tomanage all those pills. The MD.2simplifies everyday medicationmanagement, giving you more time andfreedom. It is simple and reliable, andthe convenient medication dispensingcups are much easier to open than a pillbox or prescription bottle.

MD.2

every dose…on timeMedical Alert Systems…the right tools

“Oh, OK thanksfor the reminder, Iguess I didn’t hearit and was so busyI didn’t realize it wastime to take my pillsout of the machine.Thanks so much, I’llgo in and take themright now.”

Alarm sounds when doseis ready, if not taken, unitwill contact Care Center.

Simple-to-use cups…no hard to open pill

bottles or boxes.

Lots of Prescriptions?

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