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I know there are mixed feelings about this, but many of the posts on this are older. Have they improved? Are they loud? I am worried about mom falling as she cant remember to stay seated and get help getting up, but also worried about frying her nerves when it goes off every time she adjusts herself...
what are your experiences with these?

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My nearly 101-yr old Aunt had one attached to her in her home with her family caregiver. Yet, she still found other opportunities to fall. The alarm meant nothing to her, in her advanced stage of dementia. One night she managed to get out of bed, even with side rails and barriers. She fell and broke her hip and passed away in the rehab within a week. Before she passed I was in the process of trying to decide what appropriate care would be for her. I knew if she went into a facility and was still somewhat mobile she would just continue to fall. This is one of the trickiest problems in finding safe care for a LO. Even at her advanced age, my Aunt was almost quicker than we could get to her when the alarm went off -- and we were just in the next room. It's not the sensor that makes the difference. It's that nothing stops someone with dementia from realizing they can't walk without help. The sensor we used was clipped to her shirt at the shoulder. It was connected by magnet to the alarm box which could be clipped to the chair. When she moved forward enough the sensor would detach from the magnet (which was on a leash) and trigger the alarm. It was loud. It meant nothing to her.
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I think they can work - but it depends on the aim & use.
The aim is to minimise falls.

For the alarm to change the behaviour?
Or for the caregiver to hear the alarm, drop whatever they are doing & rush over in time?
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My Moms alarm went off because she was trying to get comfortable. If you think it will work by conditioning Mom it won't.

I just responded to your last post. Please realize that caring for these two on your own will not work. They both need more care than you can give. Place them into a nice LTC facility.
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