HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY TO ALL OUR GRANDS!

GRANDPARENTS DAY IS SUNDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 10th, 2017

Care Wagon Medical Transport will be fully operational on Sunday, September 10th, 2017
helping our local grandparents get to their many personal interest destination!

Remember Our Senior Citizens this August 21st!

National Senior Citizens Day is August 21st!

If you have a senior relative, friend or neighbor, please take a little time to let them know that they are special, appreciated and loved this Senior Citizens Day!

Here are a few unique but simple ideas to do just that.

* Write them a letter or make them a little card telling them how much they mean to you.
* Just dropping by to say hello can make them feel very special.
* Work on a jigsaw puzzle together. Large format puzzles make it easier to see and handle the pieces.
* Check around the house for things that might have become difficult for your senior citizen to do, like changing high light bulbs or smoke detector batteries for their safety.
* Create a collage of new pictures of friends, family, and particularly grand and great grandchildren. Add a nice frame and put it on a table where it can be viewed or attach it to the wall.
* If your elderly citizen has a pet, bring along a special pet treat or maybe a new pet throw blanket for its bed.
* Take your senior citizen for a nice outing - perhaps a museum, a movie or even a short visit to a local park might be enough to bring some enjoyment to their day. !!! If your senior is disabled, you can still take them for a nice outing!!!! Wheelchair accessible transportation to personal interest destinations can be easily arranged with a local medical transportation company. Gift Certificates for non-emergency transportation may also be available to purchase for a future destination such as a trip to a salon/barber, worship service or other personal interest destination.
* And if your senior citizen prefers to stay home, bring a nice lunch or dinner to share and bring a movie along.
* If all of these suggestions are not possible because of physical location, just a short "Hello" Phone Call can also be a wonderful way to make them feel special and not forgotten!

Have a little fun!!

****If you are a senior citizen, check for special discounts and promotions that may be offered at stores and restaurants in your area! Don't forget that Care Wagon Medical Transport is available to assist with wheelchair accessible transportation your Senior Citizens Day Activities! Visit our Care Wagon Website for more information about our services.

Your Senior may even enjoy a "Tea Party"

with their great-grandchildren!

Happy National Senior Citizens Day to all

from Care Wagon Medical Transport! 

#SeniorCitizensDay

The Importance Of Hydration For Seniors

Lets help our seniors to remember to keep hydrated!

Dehydration occurs more frequently and much more quickly in the elderly

Proper nutrition and regular physical activity are two extremely crucial approaches seniors can take to ensure healthy and stable aging. In addition to this - proper HYDRATION plays a key role in a healthy lifestyle for seniors. A loss of hydration is one of the biggest factors that impacts how seniors look and feel. It is vital to remember that as we age, our thirst sensation decreases as does our overall body water. Therefore, dehydration occurs more frequently and much more quickly in the elderly. Fluid loss can be very serious affecting the heart, kidneys, brain, and in some severe cases can be life threatening. Dehydration occurs when more fluid is lost from the body than is taken in.

This develops an imbalance of minerals, sodium, and potassium, which are all needed for proper muscle and nerve function. Many things cause dehydration but the most common are: vomiting, diarrhea, blood loss, and of course failure to replenish liquids by not drinking enough water. There are also certain foods and beverages that contribute to water loss such as: coffee, tea, and soft sugared beverages. Dehydration can have a significant negative effect on brain function in the elderly and may debilitate cognitive states leading to confusion and agitation. Not only can dehydration lead to detrimental physical and cardiovascular effects, but detrimental cognitive effect as well.

Injuries are more likely to happen when hydration is not properly practiced. People who are denied proper fluid intake perform worse in activities because those activities are harder to accomplish. When someone becomes dehydrated, they lose electrolytes that are essential for the nervous and cardiovascular systems. A good rule of thumb: Always try to drink more fluids than you need!! You can also do frequent intervals of smaller quantities as long as you keep it consistent!! And remember that foods like oranges, watermelon, tomatoes, and strawberries can also increase your water intake. So mix things up a bit!! Keep your mind and body healthy and strong… stay hydrated!! 

Our disabled seniors may also need to find their local COOL CENTERS during our hot summer season days. Local Medical Transportation Companies can help assist our disabled seniors with wheelchair accessible transportation to nearby cool centers. Care Wagon Medical Transport  serves the local Fontana, Rialto, Ontario, Colton and Upland, CA areas.

Care Wagon Medical Transport

(909) 428-CARE (2273)

Happy Father's Day To All Our Wonderful Dad's!

Care Wagon Medical Transport Celebrating Father's Day!

Care Wagon Medical Transport will be Fully Functional on FATHER'S DAY providing Wheelchair Accessible Transportation to our Local Disabled Dad's for Local Family Father's Day Celebration Events and Sunday Worship Services!

Call Care Wagon Now To Discuss Your Transportation Needs!

(909) 428-CARE (2273)

Raise Your Flag With Pride On Flag Day!

Flag Day is June 14th!

Flag Day is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag, its designers and makers.

Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation……one nation, under God, indivisible.

As Americans, we have every right to be proud

of our culture, our nation, and our flag.

So raise your flag on Flag Day and every day

with pride!

All of us at Care Wagon Medical Transport are proud to be Americans!!!

Happy Graduation To All Our Graduates!

Happy Graduation To All Our Disabled Graduates and Our Disabled Special Guests!

Happy Armed Forces Day!

Thank You

to all our

Brave Men and Women

who have Served and are Serving

their Country with 

Bravery, Dedication and Self Sacrifice.

Happy Armed Forces Day!

From all of us at

Care Wagon Medical Transport!

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.

On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days.

The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense. 

Armed Forces Day

falls on the 3rd Saturday in May