September 2011: Home Instead CSR's and their partners, big & small, spreading the word in the community about

Operation Medicine Cabinet!

Friends pose in front of Operation Medicine Cabinet's table at the annual Healthy Harvest Bash, held at Huron Valley Hospital last month. The festival brought in about 3,000 people who enjoyed a variety of family activities, including sing-a-longs with Radio Disney, coloring contests for the kids, delicious free treats, health screenings, and local TV and radio personalities. We couldn't have wished for a more beautiful day, and Operation Medicine Cabinet was proud to have been asked to attend.

 Farmington Hills PD Unveils 

Prescription Drop-Off

The permanent box, anchored in the department's front lobby, makes it easier to properly dispose of drugs. 

Keeping drugs out of the hands of children and out of the environment has been the goal of a two-year prescription drug drop-off program in Farmington Hills.

Last year, local residents dropped off 132 pounds of prescription medication at the Farmington Hills Police Department in just three hours, Police Chief Chuck Nebus said. And in April of this year, a similar collection netted 219 pounds!

Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Clawson Police 

Department, and Home Instead Senior Care Announce 

Operation Medicine Cabinet™ in Clawson 

The kick-off of the Sheriff’s newest Operation Medicine Cabinet™ prescription drug drop-off location will occur at the Clawson Police Department on Thursday, June 30 at 1pm with Sheriff Bouchard, Chief Anderson, Home Instead Senior Care, and location sponsors Alliance Mobile Health and Clawson Pharmacy. Any individual wishing to drop off their outdated or unused prescriptions is encouraged to attend. Hours for prescription drug collection at this location are Thursdays from 4-6pm or by appointment. 

June 30, 2011

City of Clawson's Police Dept Has Ribbon Cutting

For Newest Prescription Drop Off Box!

The kickoff of the Sheriff's newest Operation Medicine Cabinet

prescription drop off location will occur today at 1pm with Sheriff Bouchard, Chief Anderson, Home Instead Senior Care, and location sponsors. Any individual wishing to drop off outdated or unused prescriptions is encouraged to attend or make use of the box for future needs.

June 1, 2011

Farmington Hills celebrates permanent drop box location!

Last year, Farmington Hills residents dropped off 132 pounds of prescription

medicine @ the Farmington Hills PD in just 3 hours. A similar collection in April netted 219 pounds! It was so wildly popular that there is now an official, permanent drop box installed in the department's front lobby. The collection box is taking in a steady amount of prescriptions, which is a grand success for the program, and a step in making our earth safter. The bin is virtually free to the department and the only cost is for staff to empty the bin when necessary. The pharmaceuticals are destroyed by the Narcotics Enforcement Team in an environmentally friendly way.

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Sheriff Michael Bouchard is awarded the 

Earth Day Hero Award for OMC (2010)

National Association of Counties (NASO) gives OMC award 

for the most inovative program

Shannon Wygant, owner Home Instead Senior Care 

and Sheriff Michael Bouchard are both nominated for the 

Free Press Green Leader Award for 2011