Where can I find a medic alert system for my mother who may not be able to push a button to notify someone that she is falling?

Asked by 10singer  |  Oct 12, 2010

It has been brought to my attention that as my mother's illness progresses, she will not be cognitively aware enough to push a Medic Alert button to call help. Also, even now when she is capable of pushing the button it notifies an outside company not the caregiver she is living with. I need suggestions regarding how she let's the caregiver know she needs her if the caregiver is outside. A whistle has been suggested but I was told that that was not the best idea by someone with the Alzheimer's Association and in management within the ElderCare case management system.

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Carol Bradley Bursack, Oct 13, 2010

Over the span of two decades author, columnist and speaker Carol Bradley Bursack cared for a neighbor and six elderly family members. Because of this experience, Bradley Bursack created a portable support group, the book "Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories."

 

Try calling your local Alzheimer's association for suggestions in your area.

It's true that most medical alert alarms worn on the body aren't useful after the cognitive levels fall. As for just alerting the live-in caregiver, I don't know if there is an option other than him or her consistently checking on your mother. Does anyone here on the forum have a suggestion?
Thanks,
Carol

 

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