Senior Approved Services welcomes Ann Blanchardcreator of HandiRecords, medical-records, a mini medical file cabinet at your fingertips to our Senior Entrepreneurial Group of creative, inventive seniors who have written, invented or started a service that improves the quality of life - of other seniors, their family members and the world in general.
Finally, an easy method to record and store medical-records! Blanchard Enterprises created and markets HandiRecords, a mini medical file cabinet at your fingertips.
The HandiRecords, modular product line was created to provide peace of mind and security to anyone with ongoing healthcare needs.
HandiRecords Choices
HandiRecords is a checkbook-sized, medical information organizer that can be carried in your purse or pocket. It's ideal for caregivers, seniors and anyone who wants to be comfortable tracking their medical history and medication record using an easy-to-update, simple pen and paper format.
The 24-page HandiRecords Classic, value priced at $5.99, tracks medications (past and present), and a detailed medical history that includes hospital stays, tests, procedures, doctors' contact information, insurance information, and doctor's appointments.
The HandiRecords Tri-Fold tracks the same medical history and medication information, and enables users to add a calendar and/or address book or scratch pad to their HandiRecords, while still storing them in a checkbook-sized format. The Tri-Fold is priced from $9.99 - 10.99.
The HandiCard Holder can be added to either the Classic or Tri-Fold and stores insurance cards and doctor's business cards with your personal medical information. The HandiCard Holder is priced at $2.49.
The HandiTuckable is an easy way to add multiple medical records to your HandiRecords product. There are Tuckables for both Medication Records and Medical History. I personally have Medical History and Medication Tuckables for both my mom and dad that I carry in my own Tri-Fold. Tuckables are priced at $.99.
Private Label Medical-Records by HandiRecords
In addition to being sold to individual users, the HandiRecords product line is available for private labeling to businesses serving communities who need to track their medical information. Assisted living centers, companies who show at wellness fairs or senior expos would be ideal customers for HandiRecords.
Blanchard Enterprises would also like to work with non-profits to sell custom covers that support their organization's fundraising efforts. Totally custom covers, a variety of language options and putting coupons inside are just a few customization ideas. Volume pricing is available on the web site.
In the News
HandiRecords has been featured in the November/December 2007 issues of Caring Today, a magazine for caregivers and also Women's Enterprise USA.
HandiRecords is being recognized in the February 2008 issue of Caregiver's Home Companion Magazine.
HandiRecords is also featured as a caregiver's resource on the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's Life Center web site.
Blanchard Enterprises is proud to be a Resource Partner of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Ann Blanchard left a successful corporate human resources career at 57, when she launched Blanchard Enterprises with her first product line, HandiRecords.
Ms. Blanchard is a caregiver to her 88-year old mom and 90-year old dad. In her caregiver and medical advocate roles, she is responsible for articulating her parents’ complete medical information at each doctor’s or emergency room visit.
With her passion for her role as caregiver and medical advocate, she wanted to have her parents’ medical information easily accessible and available in her purse. When she couldn't find an existing product line to meet that need, she started working on creating a product from scratch. Over the course of a year, through a series of prototypes and user reviews, she honed her modular product line to the current HandiRecords products at HandiRecords
Ms. Blanchard is a member of the Midwest Advisory Committee of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. As a budding entrepreneur, she welcomes any comments or suggestions about HandiRecords or future product ideas.
She also welcomes feedback from fellow caregivers and in February of 2008, Ms. Blanchard will be starting a blog about the responsibilities and blessings her caregiving role has brought her.
