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MADISON, Miss. – St. Catherine’sVillage has announced that skillednursing dedicated to memory care

now is available at the all-inclusiveLife Care Community in Madison,Mississippi. This living option allowsresidents with dementia or Alzheimer’sdisease to age in place more com-fortably, according to Mary MargaretJudy, executive director at St. Cather-ine’s Village. “When a loved one isfaced with advanced memory chal-lenges, the last thing you want is todisrupt their routine and force them tomove,” she said. “At St. Catherine’sVillage, they can remain in a familiarsetting even as their disease pro-gresses.” A total of 24 private bed-

rooms with in-room showers areavailable for this new living option,which combines person-centeredmemory care with skilled nursing serv-ices. St. Catherine’s Village is a serviceof St. Dominic Health Services, Inc.and is sponsored by the DominicanSisters of Springfield, Illinois, who haveowned and operated the hospitalsince 1946. The private, gated com-munity provides the right care at theright time for those in their retirementyears. For more information, call(601) 856-0160.

This summer Madison Coe a 14-year-old Texasgirl died after she was electrocuted while tryingto use her cell phone as she took a bath. Herfamily believes she either plugged her phone intoa bathroom outlet or grabbed the already-plugged-in device as she sat in the tub.

Madison’s family hopes their tragedy will bringawareness to the issue. Teens today practicallygrow up with cell phones in their hands. It is impor-tant to educate them about the serious dangersof electric shock when a plugged in phone comesinto contact with water.

According to the Electrical Safety World page onthe Entergy website, water is an excellent conduc-tor. You can become electricity’s path to theground if you are touching water that toucheselectricity. That’s why it is so important to keepall electrical appliances away from water and

make sure your hands are dry andyou are not standing in water when

you touch anything electrical. For moreabout electrical safety, visit www.en-

tergy.com, Energy Education andSafety.

Teen Dies Trying to Use ChargingCell Phone While Bathing

Skilled Nursing Dedicated To Memory CareNow Offered At St. Catherine’s Village

JACKSON, Miss. – For many wheelchair users, getting outand about is a major problem. The solution? A transporta-tion service which provides vans outfitted for wheelchairusers. American Medical Response (AMR) is one of thosecompanies. While it is best known for ambulance service(which it provides in 20 Mississippi counties), AMR also offerstransportation in vans modified for wheelchair users.

AMR’s wheelchair vans pick up riders at their door (not atthe curb) and take them all the way to their destination(for example, into the doctor’s office not just outside thefront entrance). AMR’s vans run 8 am to 5 pm Mondaythrough Friday. Transports in AMR wheelchair vans cost$55 one-way and $95 round trip. Those rates are all-in-clusive if the trip begins and ends anywhere within Hinds,Madison and Rankin counties. There’s an additional feeif the trip begins or ends outside those counties. The driversfor AMR’s wheelchair vans are highly-experienced, well-trained and courteous. Each is certified in CPR and firstaid; some drivers are EMTs. AMR prefers at least 24 hours’notice for scheduling wheelchair van transports, but tripswith shorter notice can sometimes be arranged.

To request AMR’s wheelchair van service, call 601-982-7911.In emergencies, always dial 911.

Providing WheelchairVan Service in 3 Central

MS Counties