What to look for in a Medical-Alert system

If you’re in the market for a medical alert system (expect to pay around $30 a  month for the basic service), experts for Consumer Reports said the best ones meet all or most of the following criteria:

  • It works for a user’s specific disability.  For example, a stroke survivor may need a device he or she can activate with one hand.
  • It offers a choice of a wristband and/or neck pendant.  Cords worn around the neck can pose a strangulation risk; wristbands might irritate people with skin conditions.
  • It includes help buttons that can be wall-mounted near the floor in multiple rooms in case the user falls and isn’t wearing the pendant.
  • It offers multiple choices for whom to contact if the user needs help, from emergency services to a friend or relative who lives nearby.
  • It has a battery backup in case of a power failure.
  • The base station can be contacted from anywhere on the user’s property—even in the yard or at the mailbox.
  • The company has its own monitoring center, located in the United States, and employs its own trained emergency operators (rather than contracting that function out).
  • The monitoring center has been certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a nonprofit safety and consulting company.

About Cleansing Water, Inc.

Cleansing Water, Inc. is a Warrenton, Virginia home health care agency offering professional geriatric care and serving seniors, individuals recovering from surgery, individuals with long-term disabilities, and other clients throughout Fauquier, Culpeper, Gainesville, Haymarket, Middleburg, Prince William, Rappahannock and other Piedmont Virginia communities. We provide in-home companions, certified nursing assistants, and geriatric care managers to assist with the tasks of daily living, monitor health and medications, and ensure clients are well cared for, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

For more information about Cleansing Water’s short-term and long-term home health care services, Call (540) 341-0212 or our toll-free number, (866) 294-4665, to schedule a consultation and discuss your geriatric care and home health care options. You can also visit CleansingWater.com for more information.