Buying Tips for Medical Alarms
Find out the monthly fees and the contract.
This may be the most important factor as it is the one that costs the most. Ask what the fees are for equipment, installation, monthly monitoring fees, and length of contract term.
Get a base unit with a battery backup.
This is important. In case of an electrical power outage, it is critical that the base console continue to operate, as accidents are more likely to occur if power is out and it is dark inside the house.
Get an alert monitoring service that uses live operators.
A couple of cheaper providers will use a phone response system or voicemail instead of live operators who handle the call from the base console. Time matters so make sure live operators are employed at the monitoring center.
Get something that is easy to use by the person.
Get a medical alert unit with large, illuminated, easy-to-follow buttons on the base unit and on the wireless transmitter. If the person is blind, get a base unit with braille letters. If the person cannot hear, get unit with bright lights that indicate the base unit is operating or dialing correctly.
Get a lockbox for the house.
A lockbox contains a key to the house, opened by a combination lock, that allows a neighbor or medical personnel to quickly enter the house in case of emergency.
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