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Post by diva49 on Jul 15, 2020 14:13:03 GMT
Toots' DBigBro lives alone and although he currently has a caregiver for 4 hours in the morning and another hour at 7 PM, there is considerable time where he's on his own in his apartment in a senior community. He is on track to go into Assisted Living and perhaps this question will be moot (we don't have a moving date), but...
Medical Alert. Life Alert. Landline. Mobile. Wearer is very VERY hard of hearing.
So many options.
Does anyone have any experience with one of these devices?
TIA
Mj
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Post by DotRen on Jul 15, 2020 14:25:08 GMT
We tried Life Alert with my grandmother and she hated it. It was on a lanyard around her neck and every time she stood up, sat down, went to the bathroom, etc it would send an alert.
The speaker is adjustable, but it needed (at the time, not sure now) a land line and ability to plug the speaker into it.
Since it was in the livin groom, she couldn't hear it (and they couldn't hear her) from the bedroom.
Anyway, she had it maybe 2 weeks and told us to take it back lol.
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Post by fullmahina on Jul 15, 2020 14:58:50 GMT
diva49 , I am sure there are residents there who use such devices---maybe a call to the facility's office would be useful, perhaps there is a social worker or liason who would have some answers for you. I remember (((Mike))) mentioning something about the Apple watch that he had and how it provided some kind of notification if he fell. I miss Mike.... 
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Post by gadgetgirlil on Jul 15, 2020 15:05:51 GMT
I got my father something along the lines of Life Alert as he was insisting that he could still live safely in his condo that was an hour drive from my house. It did come in handy when he fell and couldn't get up (yes, I remember that commercial). The service called me and I drove back over (I had just spent the entire day with him doing his shopping and laundry). He wasn't injured and that was when I gave him the choice of either 1) having a live-in caregiver, 2) moving closer to me, or 3) moving to assisted living. He chose assisted living and that was the best thing ever as he was so isolated living alone. He really perked up the next few years having regular social interaction, getting his medications on the proper schedule, and 3 regular meals a day.
Moving to assisted living gave me peace of mind that he was being well cared for. He was in a really good facility and I had a great relationship with the director of nursing and the rest of the staff.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 15, 2020 17:18:31 GMT
gadgetgirlil, When I got my father into assisted living I got my life back.
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