Calling 911? Any suggestions?

Call the local responding agency (like fire department) and phone company to see if your address would actually pop up if there is a 911 call from your home.

I have my address listed on the door, on the back of my phone in a sticker form, and YES in every room of the house listed on the door. I have memory issues, paralyzed and I live alone. You bet I'm going to have the address every place I can locate it. The sticker on the back of phone is the most helpful

It might be worth trying a Medical Alert system where you and he can wear a necklace with a button to push in case of emergency. They will have all of your information on hand (address, people to contact, etc.) and will send someone to help. Usually they ask you to set up a key vault outside the house so that they can enter. I've see ads on TV that some brands can also be used outside the house. With my parents, who lived in a very rural area, we gave the local police captain keys to my parents' house so that they could enter, if needed.

My first thought is that if you were a life alert pendant, you might be able to press it if you need help, unless it is a catastrophic event. Finding a system that will work in your area with cell phones may be a challenge.
Is there a senior center or council on aging near you? or a county health department or senior resources on line? Or stop by the police/fire departments - any of these resources may know of a system that works, or have some other suggestions.
That rural beauty and privacy does become a bit more of a mixed blessing with age, I'm afraid.

"That rural beauty and privacy does become a bit more of a mixed blessing with age, I'm afraid."
Truer words were never spoken, unfortunately.

I like the idea of an alert pendant (assuming it would work where you are located). I would definitely check in with your local response group (fire, police, EMT) and get their input for a solution. They don't want to be driving around looking for your house knowing that you are in a medical emergency situation either!

Is your "nearest" neighbor someone you trust who you could ask to make a daily phone call or visit to you, like an informal wellness check? You'd be the first call, then if you didn't answer or respond, they'd call your husband next, and based on that result would come over (so you'd need to leave a key hidden outside) or just have them call 911. This is maybe until you find a home alert system, but in the instance that it doesn't work out...

I made this arrangement with my MIL's neighbor and showed gratitude by giving her gift cards to restaurants and stores. I also gave the neighbor a gc to their grocery store and Target so that if my MIL needed anything and the neighbor was going to the store for themselves, they could also pick up my MIL's needed items. It worked well.

1.     Following up on others' suggestions, I would get a life alert pendant, but shop around, contact local providers and ask specific questions.   When I called, including some of the companies advertising on tv and in AARP literature, I found that most of them wanted to send brochures.  I wanted information, not literature lauding their prowess.   They were eliminated.

The company I did select had for years provided home safety devices, alarms, etc. and was already set up to provide life alert services.   Dad's device alerted their HQ if he even leaned over.   Their response as prompt.   I was listed as first to be contacted if they couldn't reach Dad, then Fire Dept. and/or Police. 

They were so persistent that after one episode, they continued to call, even past midnight.  Apparently Dad's pendant alerted them after he bent over, while we were already at the hospital.  

I had no complaints, only complements.  

2.   Get an exterior locking device that contains a key and opens by numerical code.   If you have neighbors that you trust, even in a remote area, you could give them the numeric code.   I gave Dad's to the Fire and Police Departments.   It worked out well, b/c by the time I could get to his house, EMS had typically already prepared him and he was in the ambulance ready to go.  

But have the device installed by a carpenter or someone who knows how to attach something to exterior wood, to ensure that it can't be removed.   And the issue of removal is why we didn't select a device that slipped over a door knob.  I already had one, but tested it over a door knob, and know that had I persisted, I could have gotten it off.

3.   We also had sensor lights installed so that anyone walking close to the house would be illuminated.  That was just as much for the first responders as it was to highlight any critters that might get too close to the house.

4.    Another good idea is to create a list of both of your medical insurance policy numbers, emergency contacts (if any), health conditions, meds, surgeries, doctors and preferred hospitals.  

Some Police and Fire Departments in our area have preprinted lists; apparently some folks put them on the frig door so first responders know where to look.

Somewhere in the past week, I heard that the fall pendants/emergency alert systems were being upgraded. If you have an older unit, there is action needed to keep it working. Maybe AARP will have the information.

Agree, and in favor of a landline to call 911, because your address shows up.

I could have my dH draw a clock okay, but he cannot give his address correctly.
And he was never good at giving his age. He would never be calling 911, or for any help whatsoever.

Many years ago, when Search & Rescue was looking for Dh after not coming back after a bike ride into the forest, they asked us to alert any friends he might call (instead of 911). This worked, he did call a friend, who told us where he was, and he was found, brought back in a sheriff's car at midnight.

The Search & Rescue knew something we didn't, and that was the tendency of some to call a friend instead of 911.

Maybe instruct your dH to call a specific friend in emergency? Sounds like a long shot, huh.

First, make sure location services are turned on for your cell phones. In my rural area, I called 911 once when a neighbor's leaf fire got out of control. I called from their driveway -- the call went to the 911 center in the next county and they told me right away the call would be redirected to the right 911, simply because my location services told them where I was. If I call from my house, it goes to my county's 911 center.

Second, consider investing in an Apple Watch (if you have iPhones) or the equivalent for Android if that's the kind of phone you use. We just got my husband an Apple Watch last week specifically for if he fell and no one is around to help him. The watch will detect the fall and call 911. Target and WalMart sell them and if your cell phone is always near you, the watch will use the data connection of your cell phone (bluetooth) rather than you having to purchase additional service for the watch. Or you can buy one through your cell phone provider and let the watch have its own additional line for a monthly charge. But it was a guy at my cell phone provider that whispered to me, "You don't need another line. Just go to Target and get a watch, use bluetooth."

In addition to the advice already given here, consider registering with the police/fire department that your home has a person living with dementia and is a wandering risk.

That way, they will have the information in case of emergency.