Why Should I Buy A Medical Alert System?
With the popularity of cell phones, you may be wondering, "Why should I buy a medical alertsystem?"
The answer is: to ensure your own safety.
Cell phones have proven to be a wonderful invention. They not only allow you to connect with anyone, anytime, anywhere, but they also allow you to access any piece of information on the internet at any time you’d like. Cell phones, however, are far from perfect. In a true emergency, they lack the components of personal emergency response systems that guarantee your safety.
Here are the ways in which cell phones are unreliable when it comes to emergencies:
Interrupted Service
The old Verizon commercial with the tag line, "Can you hear me now?", is the perfect way to summarize the service issue with cell phones. Service is not guaranteed, and can be spotty in some homes, even if they are in a coverage area.
Not Waterproof
The major downfall of cell phones is that they are not waterproof—as anyone who has ever accidentally dropped a phone in a pool can attest! The majority of falls take place in the bathroom, after a bath or shower. A medical alert has the ability to come with you in the shower.
No Guarantee
Cell phones are great if you get stuck on the road with a flat tire or if you want to call your Grandson while you take the dog out for a walk, but there is no guarantee that they will come through for you in a real emergency.
The Different Types of Personal Emergency Response Systems
Like most of the technology products on the market today, there is a wide variety of personal emergency response systems to choose from. Having advanced from a singular system that only worked through a landline phone connection, consumers today have many options for senior alert systems.
For The Home:
Landline Connection
If you’re in the market for home medical alert systems, consider going old school with a landline connection. These personal emergency response systems consist of a base station that plugs into both a phone jack and an electrical outlet and a corresponding medical alert necklace or bracelet.
For The Home:
Cellular Connection
If you no longer have a landline telephone connection but are still looking for home medical alert systems, a home device with a cellular connection could work best for you. Similar to home medical alert systems with a landline connection, home medical alert systems with a cellular connection consist of a base station that plugs into an electrical outlet, but it does not need a phone jack to connect to a monitoring center.
On the Go:
Mobile Connection
If you’re interested in having coverage both inside and outside of the house, you might find medical alert systems with GPS helpful. Not just used as senior alert systems, mobile medical alert systems are typically small enough to fit in a pocket or a purse and can go with you anywhere.
High-Tech:
Automatic Fall Detection
Perhaps the biggest advancement in fall alert systems is a medical alert with automatic fall detection. As far as senior alert systems go, automatic fall detection is the ultimate fail-safe when it comes to your health and wellness.
