
Blog post
Optum Care Network – Utah and Landmark Health bring care to you at home.
Optum Care Network – Utah has teamed up with Landmark to deliver in-home medical care to members with multiple chronic conditions.
Summer Heat Safety: Hydration Tips and Resources
As the temperature rises across the country, watching for heat-related illnesses is important. According to the Centers for Disease Control, people over age 65 and those with chronic health conditions are at higher risk for serious heat-related health problems.
Don’t wait—reach out to your Landmark care team if you have questions about your health, comfort, or safety in the heat.
Prevention is Critical: Tips for Hot Weather
Talk to Your Doctor about How Much Hydration is Right for You
It’s essential to drink extra water and not wait until you’re thirsty. Heavy sweating removes salt and minerals from your body. Still, make sure you talk to your doctor about your medications and how to replace salt and minerals lost through sweating.
Stay in Touch
People with chronic medical conditions are more vulnerable to extreme heat. Heart disease, mental illness, poor circulation, and obesity are risk factors for heat exhaustion. Their bodies may have a harder time noticing and responding to temperature changes. Their medications may make extreme heat worse for them.
Eight Heat-Related Symptoms to Watch For
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke can happen in extreme heat. The CDC’s warning signs of heat exhaustion are:
Seek medical care immediately if you or someone you know has these symptoms.
Optum Care Network – Utah has teamed up with Landmark to deliver in-home medical care to members with multiple chronic conditions.
By: Chris Morris, MSPAS, PA-C, Behavioral Health Consultant
Home-based medical care may be the winning prescription for our growing senior population.