As per the title, anyone out there using a service at the moment or any recommendations?
Our main worry is a fall and the inability to then move etc, does that require 24 hour monitoring or do we need just an alert to us so we can call the neighbors to check etc?
We've not long registered with Careline, through the council, for the father in law. It used to be free but is £2 a week but it does give good peace of mind.
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It comes with 2 wrist bracelets and necklace to activate the alar, and the base unit also has a button too.
Its very easy to set up, you program 3 phone numbers into it, so I have my sister (she is his carer), mine and my brothers. He wears a bracelet all the time, but also has one in his hallway.
It costs £78 and that is all there is to pay.
You do need a landline though.
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My wifes father is very ill with a severe form of Parkinsons and he has a wardened controlled one which he pays for monthly. Sounds great, however the 3 times he has pressed it they have rang my wife (who rang me on one occasion) stating...
"your father has pressed his emergency button. We can attend but we are on another job and it may not be for a while".
They know for a fact that we are going to go round, which makes you think, are they 'really' on another job or sat in their house 'on call' but ring us so they don't have to go out themselves?
Ageing eyes and failing vision are linked to falls, so as you get older you are more likely to fall. Everyone over 60 is entitled to a free sight test.
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Thank you to all whom have replied, I don't know why it did not occur to me before but because of one or two of the replies I checked the local council website and they offer (through a private company) a full stay at home care service.
I shall be contacting them today to discuss options.
Ageing eyes and failing vision are linked to falls, so as you get older you are more likely to fall. Everyone over 60 is entitled to a free sight test.
Yeah, his eyes aren't too bad.
About 6 years ago he had laser treatment to one of his eyes and I think the other a year or so later.
Sadly, its his knees that are shot and he walks with a zimmer frame.
Just been through this with my 90 yo Dad who had 2 falls, with a subsequent pass maker being fitted.
The local authority recommended one of the personal alarms (unsure of the make) that connects you to someone, or if he doesn't or unable to respond they send an ambulance.
We've not long registered with Careline, through the council, for the father in law. It used to be free but is £2 a week but it does give good peace of mind.
Anyone who is thinking of getting a personal alarm for a relative I'd advise to do it now. My FIL had a fall in the house and he pressed the button. Careline rang for an ambulance and then rang me. I shot down there and got there just before the ambulance. Good job i did because they'd of broke in and had an interesting encounter with his dog. He is ok.
This raised another issue. We need to have a key safe put on the outside wall so paramedics can get in and a note with Careline about the dog.
Anyone who is thinking of getting a personal alarm for a relative I'd advise to do it now. My FIL had a fall in the house and he pressed the button. Careline rang for an ambulance and then rang me. I shot down there and got there just before the ambulance. Good job i did because they'd of broke in and had an interesting encounter with his dog. He is ok.
This raised another issue. We need to have a key safe put on the outside wall so paramedics can get in and a note with Careline about the dog.
Mum had care line, she pressed the button just before she had a major heart attack, the call centre couldn’t get a response from her so called me , I raced down there but sadly she had passed away. This was in July , but I’m glad she pressed the button and I found her sooner rather then the next day .
My parents both wanted to keep their independence but were worried that a couple of their friends had fallen and were unable to get help for quite a long time. My GP recommended a company called SureSafe, who a lot of his elderly patients used: www.personalalarms.org