Similar technology is used with mobile phones with an additional feature of GPS that detects your current location. It is safer than a home system because if a person cannot talk, the GPS can locate where you are and alert the monitoring agent. The mobile phone medical system covers you wherever you go.
If a person is poor and can’t walk enough and remain at home, you might not need a cellular system. But if an adult goes outside the house for cycling, jogging, or walking, you may need added safety with a mobile strategy.
- Does an older adult need to be monitored 24/7?
Medical alert system companies offer two types of services- monitored and non-monitored. In the case of monitored service, a buzzer call will connect the ill person with a monitoring agent. First, the agent talks to an adult person in distress and determines the level of emergency. For example, whether the adult is stuck in the bathroom or broke a hip. Then the agent alters your selected caregivers, i.e., spouse, friend, neighbor, or relative. And if no one answers, they call paramedics or police and tell that there is an emergency at a registered address.
A monitored medical alter system is a lifeline for many older adults. It provides safety and allows them to live independently as well.
You need to pay $19.95 to $60 per month as a monitoring fee, activation fees, and other contracts fee. If you don’t like the system, companies’ cancellation and refund policies do not need to consider before buying the system.
If you choose a non-monitored system, it will not connect the older citizen with a monitoring agent. Instead, when you press an emergency button, it will notify your pre-determined care providers or 911 with a recorded message that there is a medical emergency. Unfortunately, caregivers cannot detect the level of emergency. Another type of system connect you directly to your caregivers and play a recorded call of an adult, who first picks up the call. There is no monthly fee for a non-monitored system. However, you have to pay for the device you choose.
If older adults need to be under observation all the time, then monitored service is essential. Otherwise, you can use a more affordable option of non-monitored service.