Associated Content highlights the expertise of SeniorBridge's Jacqueline Morrison in addressing the needs of seniors during hot summer months 

(August 25, 2010) - Adults aged 65 and older are particularly susceptible to heat emergencies such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion for a variety of reasons. Their bodies are less likely to regulate their internal temperatures as well as the bodies of younger individuals, many seniors do not consume adequate amounts of water to ward off dehydration, and lots of seniors live in homes that do not allow for sufficient ventilation.

According to Jacqueline Morrison, RN, CMC, MA, Senior Vice-President of Clinical Services and Quality Management at SeniorBridge, a national care management agency that provides teams of licensed nurses, social workers and certified caregivers to help seniors safely remain in their homes, "seniors do not experience heat and cold the way younger individuals do - their skin layers are thinner and their circulatory system is not able to pump their blood as effectively as a younger person's. Additionally, older adults do not perspire as much as younger adults. All of which puts them at great risk for a heat related illness."

So if there is a special senior citizen in your life, what can you do to make sure that he or she does not experience an episode of heat stroke or heat exhaustion?

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