Check on elderly family, friends and neighbors
A brief Facebook reel posted online reads, “Reminder: check on your elderly family, friends & neighbors.” The short message urged viewers to reach out to older people in their lives to make sure they are safe and well.
Community groups and health professionals often encourage regular check-ins with older adults, who may face mobility limitations, chronic health conditions or social isolation. Those factors can make it harder for an older person to get help in an emergency or to maintain daily needs.
Officials and advocates suggest simple steps: call or visit when possible, ask about medications and food supplies, verify that heating and cooling systems and smoke detectors are working, and offer to connect them with local services if needed. If immediate danger is suspected, people should contact emergency services.
Reminders on social media serve as a prompt for neighbors and families to act and can strengthen community safety nets for vulnerable residents. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
