Living with ‘Special Disabilities’ featuring Niki who works at Lighthouse of Collier
eBella Magazine Living with ‘Special Disabilities’ featuring Niki who works at Lighthouse of Collier – May 2018 eBella Magazine
eBella Magazine Living with ‘Special Disabilities’ featuring Niki who works at Lighthouse of Collier – May 2018 eBella Magazine
The League Club, Inc. has chosen the Lighthouse of Collier as the recipient of a $10,000 grant to help fund its free Summer Camp for children who are blind or visually impaired that runs from July 9th through August 3rd. This camp is specifically designed for children with vision loss to help them participate in…
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Scott has joined Lighthouse of Collier as the Executive Director in March 2018 after completing a successful career in the Senior Living Industry. He spent 23 years with The Eddy Senior Living Communities in upstate New York. The Eddy is a comprehensive continuum of healthcare, supportive housing and community services that reaches 22 counties and…
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Jack is an 89-year-old war veteran with significant vision and hearing impairments who lives alone. He was recently released from the hospital after suffering heart problems that had become serious due to not correctly taking his prescribed medications.
To help Jack take the medicines that keep him healthy, a seven-day pill box, designed to organize his morning and evening medications, was augmented with tactile markers by the Lighthouse visual rehabilitation specialist. A stiff Velcro tab indicates the top front of the box. A single foam bump dot on the side of the first row indicates the morning medications for the seven-day period. On the side of the second row, two foam dots indicate the evening medications. A small rubber bump dot was placed on top of each of the seven morning slots just above the lip where the slot was to be opened. On the second row seven larger rubber dots were placed on the slots for the evening medications.
Jack is now able to successfully adhere to his prescriptions, and understands how to identify and track his medications from morning to evening, day to day, and week to week, keeping him out of the hospital.