Tag: seniors

They came clutching Medicare cards, fingers wrapped firmly around cane handles and rollator grips. I haven't seen so much home medical equipment in one place since my last visit to Black Bear Medical. This morning  a couple of hundred seniors—and me—descended on a local church for flu shots. What does this have to do with HME News, you ask? This morning reminded me of just how much people depend on HME in order to stay mobile, active and healthy. I don't think most people really...

It's bitterly cold here today in our little corner of New England, although today's weather is an improvement over yesterday when temps could most optimistically be described as bone-chilling. As I scurried from my car, I thought of all the seniors who were probably staying inside, safe from icy walkways and blowing winds. Many of them, the ones providers are most familiar with, are homebound for health reasons as well. They have limited mobility or may be on oxygen and find it too cumbersome...