Fall 2018 Seniors Helping Seniors Spring Scholarship – 2nd Place Winner
As I sat in my grandfather’s thrift store, I would smell the fumes of the old store, the scent of rust and polish making a place for itself in the air. As a small child I would walk the ai...
November 11, 2018
Fall 2018 Seniors Helping Seniors Spring Scholarship – 1st Place Winner
Expanding the Horizons for High Schoolers and Senior Citizens Alike Beginning my junior year in high school I started to experience the joys of working with an underrepresented group of peop...
November 11, 2018
Nurse Confessions
Nurses could be considered the backbone of the health care profession. Think about it: When you visit a physician’s office, hospital, urgent care clinic, or other health care facility, you...
October 22, 2018
Medicare Changes Will Help Many Seniors Stay Healthier & Wealthier
In 2011, the New York Times published an opinion piece titled “How Medicare Fails the Elderly.” The author described his struggle to get his mother the care she needed versus the...
October 17, 2018
Hurricane Michael: How to Keep Your Loved One Safe
Almost one week after Hurricane Michael’s (Category 4 storm) landfall, more than 1 million residents have been affected by power loss, damaged property, and even losing their home enti...
October 15, 2018
Bay Alarm Medical Gives Back to American Cancer Society
The Bay Alarm Medical family is proud to announce our continued efforts in spreading breast cancer awareness by donating a portion of our proceeds from the month of October to the American C...
October 11, 2018
5 Ways Seniors Can Prepare for an Emergency
2018 was a headline-making year for disasters. Between fires, gas leaks, and hurricanes, there wasn’t a news day that didn’t include devastating reports of families being forced from the...
September 28, 2018
How To Talk To Your Parents About Medical Alert Systems
Falling – it’s the fear of every adult with elderly parents. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that three million older people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for inj...
September 18, 2018
How Technology Can Increase Senior Driving Safety
When is it time for seniors to stop driving? The Internet is full of articles offering advice and checklists for families – and that’s important information! However, there’s another a...
September 4, 2018
Till Death Do Us Part?
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … divorce? When the moment comes and you’re thinking about all of the exciting ways to announce your engagement online, where and how yo...
September 1, 2018