Elderly Medical Alert Device Features
Medical alert systems for the elderly are small devices that are worn around your neck or on your wrist. They feature an SOS button. When you press the button, it activates a call to either a SureSafe operator, or a family member or friend.
The contact, or the operator, will speak to you to find out what help you need. Giving you help might mean coming to see you at home. Or, if you are ill or injured, it could mean calling the emergency services.
Before you buy a personal alarm for the elderly, you should be aware that not all alarms are the same. Each alarm will have different features available. You will want to buy an alarm that has the features that suit your needs and your lifestyle.
Ask yourself these questions: Are you someone who likes to get out of the house or do you stay indoors? Do you want to be connected directly to your nominated contacts or do you want the support of 24/7 monitoring? Have you got a landline at home? Would fall detection be useful to you? These answers will tell you the features that are important for your needs.
Have a look at the different features below. Reading about each feature will help you pick a personal alarm system that suits you.
Mobile GPS trackers for the edlery can be taken anywhere with you, unlike traditional alarms that will only work at home. With a mobile alarm you can be safe at home, in the garden, or ‘out and about’. This means you can have peace of mind walking the dog, visiting friends and going to the shops. GPS tracking in your elderly personal alarm means that we will know where to send help to when you press the SOS button.
An elderly personal alarm with automatic fall detection can detect a fall and call for help without you needing to push the button. This is vital is you are unconscious or immobile following a sudden illness or a fall. The call will automatically go through to your nominated contacts. You will be able to get the help you need fast, even if you are unable to press the button.
Don’t feel you need an alarm linked to a 24/7 response center? Would you prefer emergency calls go directly to a loved one? Don’t want an alarm with ongoing monthly or annual fees? Well an alarm system that calls family and friends from SureSafe could be the perfect solution for you. When you press the SOS button with this pendant alarm it will trigger a call to one of your chosen nominated contacts. This could be a family member, a friend or a neighbour.
SureSafe offers a range of lone worker devices designed to keep lone workers, or ‘at risk’ workers, safe. SureSafe offers tailored solutions to fit both your employees risk needs, as well as fit your organisation's operational needs. SureSafe allows employees to call for help in an emergency, tracks their location via GPS in case they get into any difficulty, can detect falls should employees have an accident, and helps you satisfy your workplace health and safety requirements.
Dementia trackers help people with dementia remain living independent in their own homes. They also give families peace of mind that their loved ones are safe. They include an optional SOS button. They also include fall detection. They have GPS tracking which means loved ones can locate the alarm user quickly. They include geo-fencing, which can help people at risk of wandering stay safe.