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