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 No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | Does anyone have any experience with the Medical Alert systems for seniors? My mother is by herself alot and we are wanting to get her a bracelet or necklace thing for her to wear that will notify us if she has some type of emergency. I saw one that required a 3 year contract which rules that one is out. |
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| My Pawpaw had one of the bracelets. It came in very handy!!! He needed it and used it quite a few times. We felt like the bracelet was best because it wasn't as easy to take off and lose or leave laying somewhere else. |
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| My dad had a Life Alert, he wouldn't use it. When he fell down, he would call the neighbor's. I asked him, "what is the purpose of this if you won't use it?" - He told me it was "only for emergencies!" - I guess falling down and cracking his head open wasn't considered an emergency! |
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Location: Paradise , tx | My mon has a life alert necklace, she lives one hour from me and my sister. She has used it when she fell once and re-injured her leg that was badly broken from a previous car wreck. They got her up and to the hospital. I think its great for elders living by thenselves. ( She refuses to move closer to me or my sister) |
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| Griz - 2016-04-06 5:14 AM
My dad had a Life Alert, he wouldn't use it. When he fell down, he would call the neighbor's. I asked him, "what is the purpose of this if you won't use it?" - He told me it was "only for emergencies!" - I guess falling down and cracking his head open wasn't considered an emergency!
Some with my Granny. She had one and absolutely refused to push it. She said she didn't want to "inconvenience anyone with it." We told her planning her funeral was a whole lot bigger inconvenience than a call from the alarm company. She laid on the bathroom for hours one day. It's a good thing my sister just so happened to go over for an expected visit or she might have died.
I think if you have a senior who is willing to push the button it's a good thing. If you have a hard headed stubborn old person who refused to accept help, it's a waste of money. |
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No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | palgal - 2016-04-05 11:30 PM My Pawpaw had one of the bracelets. It came in very handy!!! He needed it and used it quite a few times. We felt like the bracelet was best because it wasn't as easy to take off and lose or leave laying somewhere else.
Thanks. We are trying to decide whether a bracelet would be better than the necklace. I want something that she cannot take off too easy. |
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No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | Griz - 2016-04-06 5:14 AM My dad had a Life Alert, he wouldn't use it. When he fell down, he would call the neighbor's. I asked him, "what is the purpose of this if you won't use it?" - He told me it was "only for emergencies!" - I guess falling down and cracking his head open wasn't considered an emergency!
I live almost next door to my mom and would like it to call me or they could call me. We are afraid of her falling in her house or yard and us not knowing until the next day or something. She has a cell phone but won't keep it in her pocket but then again she might not be able to call. Especially a bath tub accident worries us. |
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No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | cyount2009 - 2016-04-06 2:04 PM Griz - 2016-04-06 5:14 AM My dad had a Life Alert, he wouldn't use it. When he fell down, he would call the neighbor's. I asked him, "what is the purpose of this if you won't use it?" - He told me it was "only for emergencies!" - I guess falling down and cracking his head open wasn't considered an emergency! Some with my Granny. She had one and absolutely refused to push it. She said she didn't want to "inconvenience anyone with it." We told her planning her funeral was a whole lot bigger inconvenience than a call from the alarm company. She laid on the bathroom for hours one day. It's a good thing my sister just so happened to go over for an expected visit or she might have died. I think if you have a senior who is willing to push the button it's a good thing. If you have a hard headed stubborn old person who refused to accept help, it's a waste of money.
This is the reason we don't like the one that requires a 3 year contract. I think the only out was if you had to go to full time care or death. Not a good option if she won't use it. |
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No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | Oh and did a mention that the 91 yr old woman is a climber. We have threatened her with a nursing home but she is very independent. I live the closest so it pretty much falls on me to try to keep her in line. Fat chance. |
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Location: mi | We just set my father in law up with it. I wish I knew more about it for you but I do know they mentioned that there was some sort of sensor in the house that would recognize if he fell and contact us to check on him. I have no clue how it works though or which company. I want to say life alert but I could be wrong. |
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| Life allert seems to be a good system. You can read life alert reviews. This should be helpful. Please let us know what you decided.
Edited by ashleysummer 2023-10-18 3:38 AM
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Location: NW. Florida | I have one for my Mother through our ADT house alarm service. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | I am a casemanager for adults with disabilities, so I result I deal a lot with technology that helps people to remain independent. Our county of course has companies we are established with but I spend a lot of time researching on-line the best options. As soon as I read you post, I googled "the best Medical Alert Systems for 2023" and got a comparison of companies and types of systems. Also you can go to Amazon and type in Medical Alert for Seniors and get several options. Hope this helps. Good luck !!!! |
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| My Apple Watch has a fall alert on it. I have a friend who is a teenager that didn't realize that the fall alwrt was activated on her watch. She fell and they called to see if she was OK. She deactivated it. I think you have to have the model of Apple watch that you can talk on if your phone is not near you for this to work. That is the model that I have. I changed carriers and the Apple Watch will not work on this carrier. |
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Location: sunny california | streakysox - 2023-10-15 8:36 PM
My Apple Watch has a fall alert on it. I have a friend who is a teenager that didn't realize that the fall alwrt was activated on her watch. She fell and they called to see if she was OK. She deactivated it. I think you have to have the model of Apple watch that you can talk on if your phone is not near you for this to work. That is the model that I have. I changed carriers and the Apple Watch will not work on this carrier.
My Apple Watch has that as well. It also has its own phone number so it doesn't have to be near my phone to make or take calls. Can even text with it. Gives me all kinds of health stats including oxygen. |
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | After I retired my husband was still consulting and traveling. We live on a farm with no close neighbors. He insisted on purchasing an Apple Watch for me and it's been great! He worried because I'd wander off to the barn to check a horse and then spend HOURS in the barn (and not take my cell phone with me since I was only going to check a horse). He said barn time was not regular time. I tend to walk the pasture at times to check fence and for exercise. I pack a 9mm pistol when out and about, but I'd forget the phone. Anyway - he bought the Apple Watch for me. I wear it religiously and love it. I've tripped and fallen a couple of times and rang my bell (I am 68.). Thankfully, I did not break anything or knock myself out; however, the Apple Watch immediately begins vibrating and asking if I have fallen? do I need help? If I do not respond in a timely manner it automatically calls 911 and sends help to my GPS coordinates. Pretty cool. I can also ask Siri to call anyone in my phone contacts. We horse folks tend to be quite independent and stubborn. The watch has been a great solution for me. In fact, my husband has one now, too. It helps track his A-fib! My watch also has helped me better manage my terrible asthma since I've set it up to take my Blood Oxygen levels regularly -- it allows me to get ahead of an issue. |
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| I am going through this with my 91 year old Dad. I saw where Walmart has a 911 Help Now Location Plus with no subscription fees. I may try this. But we had a family member pass and they had life alert and its been very hard to get the thing cancelled and they are still sending the bills . Walmart also have a mobi device that has an app for phones and cameras. So I am researching this too. Any other options would be appreciated. |
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