| Luckily, there are medical alert systems that will | | | | 2.) Trained in house care specialists |
| give you greater peace of mind when you are | | | | 3.) UL Listing |
| away from your loved one. A medical alert | | | | 1.) First, make sure that the company has a 30 |
| system works using two pieces of equipment; | | | | day money back satisfaction guarantee. This can |
| the first a medical alert necklace, pendant, or | | | | be your trial period. I recommend that you try |
| bracelet and second a monitoring console that | | | | more than one system to make sure the |
| looks like a call box. On the piece of medical alert | | | | response time, customer service, and equipment |
| jewelry there is an alert button that relays to the | | | | is up to your standards. |
| monitoring console. The monitoring console | | | | 2.) Secondly, make sure that the company trains |
| immediately contacts a care specialist. The care | | | | their phone operators in house. They should |
| specialist, in turn responds to your call and | | | | employ their own phone operators and not |
| communicates with you through the monitoring | | | | outsource it. This ensures that the company |
| console. The care specialist is responsible for calling | | | | reviews each call and that the phone operators |
| 911, contacting your emergency contacts, or | | | | are properly trained to respond in emergency |
| simply opening the gate in a gated community for | | | | situations. |
| medical personnel. | | | | 3.) Last, make sure the company is listed on the |
| These systems are an essential tool if you do | | | | Underwriter's Laboratory(UL). The UL is the |
| plan to go the home healthcare route. It gives | | | | recognized standard in monitoring centers. Being |
| you extraordinary peace of mind knowing that | | | | listed in the UL means that the company has met |
| your family member will be safe in times of | | | | the high communications standards of the UL. |
| emergency. | | | | Finding a quality medical alert system is a critical |
| There are a few things to look for when selecting | | | | part of safety in home health care. There are so |
| a medical alert system. | | | | many medical alert systems out there. How can |
| 1.) 30-day money back guarantee | | | | you find the best medical alert system? |