THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 SECURITY | FROM Page 1 How to Find Travel Companions for Older Travelers Dear Savvy Senior, I am interested in fi nding some type of travel escort service to help my elderly parents fl y across the country. My son is getting married in the fall and would love for my parents to attend, but they’re both in their 80s with health issues, so they’ll need help getting there. Can you direct me to any travel services that can help us? Looking for Assistance Dear Looking, Traveling can be challenging under the best circumstances, but for seniors with medical problems, physical limitations or dementia it can be unmanageable. Fortunately, there are a bevy of companies today that provide traveling companion/ escort services to help older adults with the rigors of travel. A good travel escort can provide your parents with transportation to and from the airport, manage their luggage, navigate and assist them through the airport, sit next to them on the fl ight, help them to their hotel and much more. Some companion services even provide personal care like medication management, dressing, bathing and feeding. And for those with specifi c medical needs, traveling nurse services are available too. But be aware that these services aren’t cheap. You will pay for the travel companion’s tickets, the companion’s hotel room if necessary, meals, incidentals and fees for the service. The price to accompany a client on a plane trip within the United States – including the companion fees and travel costs for all parties – can range anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 or more, depending on the fl ight transfers and length of the trip. To locate a travel companion service in your area, search online for “senior travel companion” or “senior travel escort,” followed by your parent’s city or state. Or use an experienced national service like Flying Companions (FlyingCompanions.com), Travel Helpers (GoTravelHelpers.com) or FirstLight Home Care (FirstLightHomeCare.com), which has a national network of franchises that provides in-home care for seniors and off ers travel companion programs in about 80 percent of their 190 operating territories. Or, for medical travel companions do a search for “traveling nurse escort” or “medical travel companion,” or checkout Travel Care and Logistics (YourFlightNurse.com), which provides registered nurses as escorts. If, however, your parents don’t require a lot of assistance, or if you can’t aff ord a travel escort, consider asking a trusted family member or friend that has some air travel experience. Vet the Service If you’re interested in hiring a travel companion service, there are a number of things you need to check into to ensure you get the right escort. First, if you parents require personal or medical care while traveling, find out if the escort is trained to manage their healthcare needs. What sort of medical certifi cations do they have? (Nursing credentials? C.P.R. training? etc.) Also, fi nd out how many trips the companion has taken with clients. Have they completed trips with travelers like your parents? How long has the travel service company been in business? What is the company’s safety record? And what sort of insurance does it carry, and what exactly is covered? Also, get a quote breaking down exactly what you’ll be required to pay, in addition to the companion’s fees. And get a list of two or three clients/references who have used their service and call them. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. 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Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book. dogs, and people are bringing large dogs into the small dog area and vice versa,” said Serino. “So just having a camera there and utilizing the funds from dog licenses and the revolving account should take care of it, could try to stop some of these issues.” In other business, Serino also proposed that the city look into establishing a fi re extinguisher recycling program, such as one some surrounding cities have in place. “This issue was brought to me by a resident in Ward 6 who received a new fi re extinguisher from our fi re department,” said Serino. “He had years ago purchased the fi re extinguisher that he had in his home from an online website, and he was not able to return that on the online site, and he was not able to return it to the city.” Serino said fi re extinguishers are considered hazardous material and can’t be disposed of in the regular trash. Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri introduced an order at the request of the employees in the city’s Substance Use Disorder and Homelessness Initiatives Office in recognition of Overdose Awareness Month. The order requests the mayor to have Human Resources direct all departments to amend and/or replace stigmatizing language and terminology with person-centered language in all City of Revere documents with respect to substance use disorder, behavioral health, people in recovery, people who use drugs (PWUD) and people who have been involved in the justice system. “This here is an important step toward knocking down the stigma of addiction and those that suff er by it,” said Silvestri. Page 17 - LEGAL NOTICE - D To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Intestacy and Appointment of of requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. 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