Home Instead Senior Care’s “Operation Medicine Cabinet” Protects Seniors and Our Community Water Supply by Safely Disposing of Old Medicines
Contact: Carolyn Casey
Franchise Owner, Home Instead Senior Care
830-624-8380
carolyn.casey@homeinstead.com
The New Braunfels office of Home Instead Senior Care, in partnership with the New Braunfels Police Department and NBU, has scheduled “Operation Medicine CabinetTM” for November 14, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM to help New Braunfels residents safely dispose of expired or no longer used prescription and over-the-counter medications. The “drive-up and drop-off” event will be held at the New Braunfels Police Department located at 1488 S. Seguin Ave.
New Braunfels residents or their family caregivers can simply drive up to the location where officers will be on hand to oversee the drop-off of medications into secure containers. Citizens must present a State issued identification card when dropping off medications. After the event all medications will be properly disposed of by the Police Department. Representatives from NBU will be on hand to provide information and answer any questions.
The program addresses several major community concerns including protecting seniors and others from accidentally using expired medications and preventing potentially hazardous chemicals from contaminating our community water supply.
“Operation Medicine Cabinet is a valuable community service that educates the public on how proper disposal not only protects loved ones from accidental ingestion, but also helps protect the environment,” said Carolyn Casey, owner of the New Braunfels Home Instead Senior Care agency.
“Residents often flush unwanted medications down the toilet or drain, but the local waste water treatment system was not designed to remove these types of contaminants from the water supply. In addition, kids, pets and local wildlife can access medications that are carelessly thrown away in the trash,” said Casey.
For information about Operation Medicine Cabinet contact Carolyn Casey at 830-624-8380.
For more information about the community water supply log on to www. nbutexas.com
For details related to “drive-up and drop-off” procedures, visit the New Braunfels Police Department website at www.nbpdtexas.com
