It's helpful it it will be used. My mother had one some years ago. When asked where it was she didn't know. It was either hanging on a door knob or in a drawer.
I just phoned Medicare and they said they do not cover these devices. I called the phone number on my Medicare card--is there another number I should call? Thank you.
Jocelyn, if your spoke directly to Medicare and they said they do not cover these devices, chances are those devices had been taken off their list a couple years ago. The original post you read/answered was 3-4 years old.
I had doubled check the Medicare website medical list of what is covered, and such devices are not on that list.
It was recommended that you contact your secondary/supplement insurance company to see if they might help with some of the cost.
I don't think Medicare covers these devices. They cost about $30 upward per month. Contact your Dept if Aging but in my experience as a Home care nurse, there were no resources for this: maybe if she is indigent she (you) can research programs that I am not aware of.
I had doubled check the Medicare website medical list of what is covered, and such devices are not on that list.
It was recommended that you contact your secondary/supplement insurance company to see if they might help with some of the cost.