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[quote=Anonymous]I use Medical Guardian for my husband who is mentally coherent but has motor neuron issues and falls from time to time.

He wears (or should wear) a pendant device. If he falls he can press the button.  Someone comes on the speaker device and asks "Are you OK" and will speak with him to get him the assistance he needs.  They have all his information on file including my cell phone number.

If they don't hear anything from him they will call 911 and also call my cell phone to try to alert me.  It is possible I could be in the basement doing laundry or something, and not hear him fall upstairs for one thing!

They gave us a lockbox for our front door.  If they call 911 they can tell the first responders the code to get our key so they don't have to break down the door.

They were great in helping us set up the system, and in testing once a month we have never had a problem.

There is a monthly fee.

We also have a pendant that is supposed to respond to sudden falls, but we have never had that happen and don't know if it will work.

Biggest pain is that my husband doesn't like wearing the pendant.  If I am going out for long periods of time I make him wear it.  My biggest fear isn't him falling and just having to lie on the floor for hours, it is him not being able to get out of the house in the event of fire, or a burglar or something.  He is very helpless.[/quote]

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