| One of the best ways to protect the | | | | set it up to call my own phone. I was even able |
| indepencence of an elderly parent, or parents, as | | | | to listen in to find out if she way seriously injured |
| the case may be, is to set them up with an | | | | and to let her know I was on my way over. |
| emergency response system. | | | | Thankfully I live only 5 minutes from her home. If |
| First of all, the emergency alert system will give | | | | I lived any further away I would have simply |
| them the freedom of living alone because help, | | | | called an ambulance or the police, who are trained |
| when needed, is only the push of a button away. | | | | to handle most situations. |
| I know, because my 86 year old mother slipped | | | | When I arrived at her house I found her on the |
| and fell in her bedroom just a few feet away | | | | floor in the bedroom unable to move without a |
| from her phone, but could not get to it to dial for | | | | great deal of pain due to injuries sustained when |
| help. | | | | she fell. I am just grateful that someone makes a |
| Luckily I had installed an emergency response | | | | system that is reliable, yet inexpensive. A good |
| system for her just a few weeks before this | | | | system where I don't have to pay an additional |
| incident. When she fell, she simply pushed a button | | | | $40 a month for monitoring. What I don't need is |
| on the pendant she always wears around her | | | | another bill to pay every month. |
| neck, and help was on the way. | | | | This type of emergency response system gives |
| Having an emergency response system installed in | | | | my mom extra peace of mind because she |
| your parent's home is almost like having someone | | | | knows if she needs help it is not a stranger, but |
| living with them 24/7---They are never alone. | | | | her own son (or daughter---if I am not available |
| The system I installed for my mom cost me less | | | | the system will dial my sister's phone next) that is |
| than fifty dollars and instead of paying 40 dollars | | | | just the push of a button away. |
| or more each month for a monitoring service I | | | | |