Feel safe, remain independent at home and help feed local families!
LifeTime Solutions, the private home care affiliate of VNA Community Healthcare, is launching a new Link to Life® promotion to benefit the Connecticut Food Bank. From April 1 - June 30, 2010, anyone who signs up for the home care agency's Link to Life® personal emergency response system will receive free installation, a $35 savings and LifeTime Solutions will also donate $35 to the Connecticut Food Bank in the subscribers' name.

"We wanted to do something to help Connecticut families who are struggling and were inspired by a recent food drive VNA Community Healthcare (our affiliate) held," stated Guy Tommasi, Managing Director of LifeTime Solutions.

Link to Life® provides immediate, round-the-clock access to help for only $35 per month, with no contract to sign. Individuals just need to press a button for emergency assistance. Older adults can remain safely at home, maintain independent and provide them and their loved ones with peace of mind. Click here for more information about Link to Life®.

To subscribe to Link to Life®, contact Gene Bagnoli, RN at LifeTime Solutions at 203.458.5990 or GBagnoli@ltscare.com. For more information on the other home care services offered in Connecticut by LifeTime Solutions, such as homemaker, companion, personal care assistance and 24 hour live-in care call (toll free) 1.866.968.7587.

Welcome Guy Tommasi, New LifeTime Solutions Managing Director
Middletown resident, Guy Tommasi has recently been named Managing Director of LifeTime Solutions in Guilford, the private duty home care affiliate of VNA Community Healthcare. In his new role, he will be responsible for all operations and business development for LifeTime Solutions. Tommasi was previously the Director of Business and Community Development at Masonic Home Health and Hospice in Wallingford. He will integrate his knowledge of home health care and management expertise at LifeTime Solutions.

LifeTime Solutions offers worry free homecare throughout the Connecticut shoreline and Greater New Haven. Their stringent hiring processes and ongoing supervision of employees provide peace of mind to clients and their families. They provide 24-hour live-in care, homemaker, personal assistance, medication management and other assisted living at homes services. Additional information about the various services LifeTime Solutions offers can be found online at www.LTScare.com or by calling 203.458.5990.

Top 10 Bathroom Safety Tips
In honor of National Bath Safety Month, LifeTime Solutions' has put together a list of the Top Ten Tips for Older Adults' Bathroom Safety. LifeTime Solutions, affiliate of VNA Community Healthcare, provides worry free private homecare throughout the shoreline, North Haven and Hamden.

1. Keep the shower and/or tub floor clean - soap scum and mold is very slippery.
   
   
2. Purchase a non-skid mat for your bathtub.
   
   
3. Check the water temperature to avoid scalding injuries.
   
   
4. Use a bathtub rail when you enter and leave the tub. There are many different styles that fit over the tub edge, be sure to adjust the height and grip to your specifications.
   
   
5. Have grab bars installed by a professional, they must be able to held your weight and be at the proper height so they are at hand if you begin to fall. A towel bar is NOT a substitute.
   
   
6. Consider purchasing &a bathtub bench or chair.
   
   
7. Take your time; rushing can increase your risk of falling.
8. Wet bathroom floors can be dangerous. Make sure you have a bathmat with a rubber, non-skid bottom.
   
   
9. Make sure you have enough light in your bathroom. Many bathrooms without windows can be dark and shadowy.
   
   
10. Consider getting a water proof personal emergency response button, like Link to Life. Help will be on the way at the touch of a button.

Need help getting your bathroom safe? LifeTime Solutions can get you connected to screened handymen and plumbers who can install bathroom fixtures and accessories. LifeTime Solutions also offers a "Staying-Put Check up" where an Occupational Therapist will check your house and health situation and will create a plan to help make your home safe and livable for the future. You'll get information about modifying your home, including your bathroom.

For more information on these programs or other home care services offered by LifeTime Solutions, contact Gene Bagnoli, RN at 203.458.5996.

Gene Bagnoli, RN at LifeTime Solutions and David Chew from The Shoreline Business League of CT recently presented a $500 donation and turkeys to the Branford Food Council. In photo (L to R): Gene Bagnoli, RN; David Chew; Jim Webb and Wendy Cowles.