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title: "WBMA's Talk of Alabama: Right At Home"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fa483aa4-3f5c-4b46-9641-985d68187b92
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wbmas-talk-of-alabama-right-at-home-2099
category: "Home care"
industry: "Senior Care"
segment: "Home care"
published: 2015-07-21T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T13:22:57.858Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc968.png
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# WBMA's Talk of Alabama: Right At Home

**TL;DR:** Right at Home franchisee Beau Green discusses summer safety tips for senior citizens on WBMA's Talk of Alabama, emphasizing the importance of air conditioning and cooling measures. Green shares preventative measures that can be implemented in the homes of seniors, such as removing loose cords and ensuring proper lighting.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-07-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wbmas-talk-of-alabama-right-at-home-2099).*

## Story

With the dog days of summer upon us, it’s important to know some basic summer safety tips—especially for senior citizens.

“As seniors age, their body changes and they actually perspire less,” Beau Green, a Right at Home* franchisee, told WBMA’s Talk of Alabama. “What happens is they’re not able to tell when they’re actually overheated?”

Some of the things that are often overlooked include the importance of a functioning air conditioner. If they don’t have air conditioning, it’s important to make sure that they get somewhere cool. In addition, many family members may not live in proximity to their loved ones. In situations such as those, Green recommends reaching out to Right at Home for routine checkups or to help with daily activities and errands.

“We go in, we get to know them and we get to know their needs,” Green told WBMA’s Talk of Alabama. “We get to identify exactly what we can do to be of assistance to them. It’s like we’re a liaison for them [family]—an extension of them.”

In addition to summer safety tips, Green shared some often overlooked preventative measures that can be implemented in the homes of seniors.

“What we’ve identified is the problem areas that are throughout the home,” Green said. “So in the common areas, you want to make sure there aren’t any loose cords. You want to make sure that under rugs or carpeting that you have the non-slip surface underneath it. You want to make sure that light bulbs are utilized and the lighting is properly in place.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Senior Care (sector)
- senior care (topic)
- franchisee interview (topic)
- Beau Green (person)
- summer safety (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wbmas-talk-of-alabama-right-at-home-2099). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fa483aa4-3f5c-4b46-9641-985d68187b92).