The Brief
- As temperatures rise, seniors face increased risks of dehydration, heat exhaustion, and isolation.
- Senior care expert Justin Jackson advises prioritizing AC checks, consistent hydration, and community check-ins.
- In-home caregivers or local senior centers can provide support for safety and activities during the summer months.
PHOENIX – As temperatures across the Valley hit triple digits, seniors are facing serious safety concerns, including dehydration and heat exhaustion.
Senior care expert Justin Jackson offered tips on how older adults can stay safe and comfortable this summer.
“As a home care provider, we see how Arizona summer heat can impact seniors,” Jackson said. “Dehydration, medication effects, heat stroke are all very, very hot topics this time of year. The importance of staying hydrated in the senior care industry is just, it’s — yeah, it’s there.”
Taking proactive measures
“So many times we go in, and we do our free care consults, and we ask when’s the last time you’ve had an AC check, and you know, six years ago,” he said. “AC, it’s typically not something you think about. You go into the house, it works until it doesn’t. And so very scary for seniors.” He reiterated, “We just can’t stress it enough: the hydration, hydration, hydration, hydration.”…