Help at Home or on the Go—What’s New in Medical Alert Systems
HELP AT HOME OR ON THE GO—WHAT’S NEW IN MEDICAL ALERT SYSTEMS If you’re an AARP member, you couldn’t have missed their magazine ads for medical alert systems—including the one with the woman who’s fallen to the floor, which has run for years. Obviously, many of us seniors are subscribing to services or wearing alert devices. If you’re vulnerable or living alone you may already have such a device; if you have a medical emergency, such as a major fall, your system can connect you to a dispatcher who can send assistance. Some of the alert systems are for in-home...