Lake County Sheriff’s Senior Watch Program
OVERVIEW:
If you are living alone or have medical problems and you have no one to check on you daily, you can take advantage of the security provided by the Senior Watch Program.
HOW IT WORKS:
When you join, you will be assigned your own special identification number. Simply call the Senior Watch telephone operators each morning and tell them how you feel.
If the Senior Watch operators do not hear from you, they will attempt to call you. If you fail to answer the telephone, the Senior Watch will contact one of your neighbors or a relative, if possible, to check on you. If contact cannot be made with you in a timely manner, a Deputy Sheriff will be dispatched to your home.
HOW TO JOIN:
Call the Lake County Sheriff's Office at 352-343-2101 and provide your name, address, telephone number and a few details about yourself such as your age, medical condition and friends and relatives who may live nearby.
OVERVIEW:
The Lockbox program is intended to provide Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) access to your residence in the event of an emergency where you are unable to open the door.
A key to your residence will be stored in a secure metal storage device, similar to a realtor’s lockbox, near the entrance to your residence. The access code to the lockbox will only be available to Police, Fire or EMS personnel and used only during an emergency.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
The program is targeted towards community members age 55 and older, or disabled persons who live alone and/or have major medical issues.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
For Lake County residents wishing to participate in the program, there is a one-time fee of $10.00 to cover to cost of the lockbox. All participants will have to provide a spare key to be used in the lockbox.
HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS SAFE?
An employee of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will install and demonstrate how the lock operates and will answer any questions you may have. The four-digit combination on the lockbox will only be available to responding personnel.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Please contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Community Engagement Unit at 352-326-8108. For addition questions, please go to the LCSO website for further information: https://www.lcso.org/seniors/
OVERVIEW:
The Vial of Life Program is a free program designed for seniors and individuals with a medical condition to provide pertinent medical information to emergency personnel who respond to and treat home emergencies. The Vial of Life contains much of the medical history needed by the responding emergency personnel such as existing medical conditions, allergies, medications currently being taken, and emergency contact information.
HOW IT WORKS:
Vial of Life participants complete a medical information form which is placed into a medicine vial. A “Vial of Life” sticker is placed on the vial which is than put in the participant’s refrigerator in plain view. Another “Vial of Life” sticker is on the front door to alert emergency personnel that medical information is located inside of the refrigerator. In many cases, this information could prove invaluable to the responders.
HOW TO APPLY:
The Vial of Life may be obtained by contacting the Lake County Sheriff Community Engagement Unit at 352-326-8108, or by sending an email to commservices@lcso.org
EXISTING MEMBERS:
Existing members can go to the following website to print out additional medical information forms: https://www.lcso.org/seniors/
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