Can anyone recommend a personal emergency response system?

I use Lifeline for my folks. They have needed it several times. The response has been very good. Lifeline has followed through with contacting the appropriate people, and then, as instructed, have left messages for my brother and me that the contact was made and that everything was taken care of. The one time my dad needed emergency care, they called me on my emergency contact number to let me know what hospital he was taken to. I am able to pay for the service with a direct pay from my parents' checking account, so I don't have to worry about a bill being missed when I'm traveling. You do need a landline to make this work, and the contact device that is attached to the landline was installed by a person who also tested it with my folks and helped them practice so they could do it themselves. I am very satisfied with their service.

My dad was living alone and woke up with a severely swollen tongue due to a drug allergy. He could hardly speak. The Great Call button and the person who responded and assisted in getting the paramedics to his house were fantastic. Worth every penny...

We got the Great Call Alert for my 95 YO mom who lives alone a couple of blocks from me. It is $49.95 at Walmart, etc., and does not attach to a phone line - goes anywhere with her, and i have the monthly charge of $18.25 auto deducted from my credit card. It is so simple to use - a large one-button push that will alert the team --- they will first determine if it's an emergency 911 situration, then start calling the names you have set up in their system. (The only drawback is that you can't take it into the shower, but Mom hangs it just outside the shower door.) Mom fortunately has never had to use it, but accidentally hit it against a table one day & they immediately responded with "Mrs. xx, do you need help?" I was glad to know that they responded so quickly. And, i placed her charger on her nitestand, so it is in hands-reach for her at nite -- that's one thing you have to remember - to keep it charged. I highly recommend it.

I got great call for my mom. Because the others are only good if you are at home and close to your base unit. So if they go work in the yard or drive to the store you're out of range. The one thing I wish great call had was being waterproof, so they can use it in the shower. I like the idea of the Phillips lifeline, fall detection but it needs the base unit as well. Five star is a wireless unit that even has GPS, so they can locate the wearer so if they wonder away they can be located. I have not heard of the perfect one yet.

I think $400-$600 per year is a rip-off. My mother still has her Freedom Alert from about 4 years ago. They run about $300 (one time fee). One I sold 4 years ago to a local customer finally died and she called to have us deliver one to her right away. She loved it and didn't want to take a shower without it- it looked well worn with about 4 years of food on it.................

You may wish to consider the cell phone called Jitterbug. It has a 5 Star call button that connects the user with an agent in California who contacts your local 911 and family member. The Jitterbug serves me well as a 87 y.o. caregiver.

I have the Great Call system for my Dad, it does not require a phone and he can call them for any reason.

We got a Life Guardian system for my mother - it's been very reliable (she has used it multiple times) and is very reasonable at about $30 per month.

Zdarov- saw your e-mail on Freedom Alerts- LogicMark is the manufacturer and I could find them online. They had some early problems when I first bought them about 4 years ago but my customers have been very happy with them.

How about Life Alert or Phillips Lifeline?