No doubt about it: we’re in the dog days of summer. And no doubt about the rising heat, which signals the need to pay extra attention to older friends and family members. Overly hot conditions can lead to heat stroke in seniors, which can be fatal if not caught in time. For an understanding of the serious nature of heat stroke, read an overview from the Merck Manual Here, and you can find more info and advice from the Centers for Disease Control Here and Here.

Over at Daily Caring, they’ve posted 6 things you can do to prevent heat stroke in seniors, and they’ve included an info sheet for caregivers on the signs and symptoms of heat stroke, which was published by the Arizona Department of Health Services. Given that the current daytime temperature in Phoenix hovers around 100 degrees, seniors and caregivers in Phoenix need all the help they can get. For a new report from NPR about everything Phoenix is doing to try to keep people cool, crank up the AC and listen Here.