SOSMagAprilJune2022

Learn more at firelands.com/totaljoint Sandusky Orthopedics is now performing robotic-assisted joint replacement procedures. • Full & partial knee replacements • Anterior total hip replacements • Same-day discharge • Minimal hospital time 419-625-4900 1401 Bone Creek Drive Sandusky, OH 44870 With you every step of the way! Thanks to a combination of grants through the Erie County Health Department and a local foundation, who wishes to remain anonymous, Serving Our Seniors can help you prevent falling in your own home. It’s FREE! With $11,500.00 of grant funds available Erie County residents, ages 60+, who need: a raised toilet seat, grab bars, bath bench, shower chair & hand held shower head and rubber bath mats to keep you from slipping in the tub, these items can be provided free of charge. If you have a friend or family member who can install it, you can obtain this equipment calling Serving Our Seniors. Once we verify we have what you need, you can stop by our office at 310 E. Boalt Street - Sandusky. If you need this equipment installed for you, Serving Our Seniors can help you with that, too. Our Handyman Program can deliver and install any of pieces of equipment, described above. The Handyman also makes minor fall prevention modifications to your home. An example of a minor FREE Fall Prevention Equipment and Minor Home Modifications home modification is installing a grab bar, a fixing broken wooden steps or installing a railing inside or outside your home. Or maybe you have wooden steps that can get slippery. The Handyman can install skid strips to give you some traction and prevent slipping. For more information about the Fall Prevention Program, call Serving Our Seniors (419-624- 1856). Ask for a Senior Advocate Assistant. Vern models how he uses his grab bars and shower chair 11