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Life alert devices

allaries — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:37:46 GMT

Does anyone her have one. My family thinks I need one but there are so many.

Re: Life alert devices

Shelbelle — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:14:52 GMT

I had Senior Safety for my Mom, it was fine, and there were no contracts to sign , which was good.

Re: Life alert devices

ScrapHappy — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:18:31 GMT

My MIL has a life alert. Though she keeps iit on her walker so I don't know what good it's doing her. My Mom had a different brand (sorry I forgot the name) becasue she couldn't use Life Aler because she had a pacemaker. I know the company my Mom used was great. After she passed, they accepted the appliance back and received money.

Re: Life alert devices

CalminHeart — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 12:37:27 GMT

I've taken care of a number of people over the years who had some kind of alert.

My dad is a veteran so the VA gave him one without cost.

Others have had Life Alert or other brands.

If you need one, you or your family need to research several to find one that would work best for you. Just be careful of the sites you go to. There are a lot of scam sites out there.

Re: Life alert devices

Eileen in Virginia — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 14:20:47 GMT

My late Aunt had one that she wore on a lanyard around her neck 24/7. She got it (under protest) from the hospital she was in once she was released. There were 2 versions - 1 that only worked in her house, the other worked outside as well. She chose the first because it was less expensive and she said someone always accompanied her when she was outdoors. She had it for 5 years and paid a monthly fee that was charged against a credit card. During that time, she used it 3 times when she fell and couldn't get to the phone. The monitoring company was very responsive, getting EMTs to her very quickly, then notifying us about her situation. After she died, we were able to return the device to the hospital.

Even if you aren't ill or frail, you should consider getting one if you're older and live alone or live with someone who couldn't help you if something happened to you (like someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease).

NOTE: If you get one, hide a house key somewhere outside your house and let the company know where it is so they can tell the first responders. Once they had to break through my Aunt's door to get into the house.

Re: Life alert devices

Zhills — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 01:59:20 GMT

I don't go out much so I have an Amazfit Smart Watch that has Alexa built in. A lot cheaper, but limited.

Amazon has a "HELP" service for $5 a month like 911. Works on WiFi and your phone.

It will also call someone for you.

Re: Life alert devices

Shelbelle — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:27:51 GMT

With Sr Safety you dont need to hide a key, it comes with a very nice lock box that is attached to your front door of your home and as long as someone is told the combo it is easily accessed.