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What is the best senior citizen medical alert system? ?
Question : What is the best senior citizen medical alert system? ?
My 91 year old grandmother lives alone and my family is concerned about her living alone with her health starting to go. She has lived in her home for over 55 years and has been relatively healthy, and now she never wants to move out, so an assisted living facility is not an option.
medical alert systems
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Answer by mister ed
i do not know but if you live in a college town what is the odds of finding a college student that needs a place to sleep that you can trust to not care for you grand mother but just be there from midnight to morning!!
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#2 written by SandwichGeneration 1 year ago
“Lifeline” by Phillips is the service and equipment that I’ve had the most experience with. A necklace with pendant or a wrist band unit are available. A phone or ‘communicator’ unit is used with the pendant or wrist band; once the button is pushed an operator speaks directly with the person to see what they need. Emergency services or a relative or neighbor can be called; the contact information is given to the company when you sign up. One of the biggest challenges, especially when the service is new to the person, is getting people to remember to keep the pendant or wrist band with them at all times. My local Red Cross Chapter offers the Lifeline service in my area; it costs between $ 37.00 and $ 45.00 per month; depending on the equipment and services you choose.
Another alternative is installing a home security, fire safety, health monitoring system. My neighbor uses ADT; she has door and window alarms, smoke and heat detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and recently added the “companion service”-which uses a pendant or wrist band like Lifeline. The start up and installation costs will run between $ 500.00 and $ 700.00, monthly service about $ 50.00. One of the things I like about this system is that when an alarm goes off, if ADT can not reach my neighbor, they call me right away to check on her. I worry as much about smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide as I do about falls. My neighbor had a small kitchen fire; she paniced and instead of leaving the house or putting out the fire she was searching for her cat. We were able get her outside and then put out the fire before the fire department arrived. I know this is an expensive option, but it works well.
None of these things replace personal visits. I’m sure your family visits your grandmother; one idea is for family members to schedule visits on different days. Also, your Local Area Agency on Aging will likely have companion services or ‘dial-a-friend’ services that can supplement family visits.
Take care!
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#3 written by HappyCamper 1 year ago
I suggest the life alert. It’s about $ 30 a month and all she would have to do is just push a button. It’s for fire, medical or police. She could have help in a flash.She would wear it around her neck or on her wrist. It would be with her all the time.My Mother is 85 and lives out of state and I’m the only kid , so I’m trying to talk her into it ,but she is resisting me. But I’m very stubborn and I won’t give up. Unfortunately, I got the stubborness from her ,so it’s a war of wills now.But hey, I’m younger and I can hold out longer. LOL Ha you don’t know my Mother. ha ha
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#4 written by mdsweet1 1 year ago
Your grandmother definitely needs some sort of medical alert , one (1)
fall( i.e.) and she would be in real trouble. I am a lot younger than that and I use Direct Link, I have had it for yrs because I have lived alone, and have ostoporosis (soft bones) I have a necklace W/push button on it and also a bracelet which I try to keep in bathroom. It is wonderful, I push that button someone answers immediately And if I say yes I need help , the rescue squad is here pronto. If I push in error Just say sorry. Mine covers the distance of about a football field.
Its also a safe feeling if you ever think you hear someone trying to get into your home. You might also be able to have a Senior Assistance program pay the fee, depending on your G.M’s circumstances. I live in
MD, the office of aging here in my county pays for mine. Good Luck. -
#6 written by Daisymae 1 year ago
There is a medical alert systems for seniors in the form of a necklace transmitter with a panic button giving an elderly person or disabled person access to medical personnel in case of emergency. CVS sells them also. You can check to find out the cost. At 91, maybe she should not be living alone. Good luck.
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For immediate help, Lifeline is good.
She could also contact her local hospital to see if they have a contact service. My mom had this; the hospital would call every morning at the same time. If she didn’t answer, they would contact someone that she had named to go and check on her.