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[quote=Anonymous]I don't recommend it. It's a short term solution to a long term problem. I would spend your time finding the right living situation for them which if falls could be an issue may be AL.

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*The service we used did a test run where everyone was contacted, but didn't say right away it was a test run. I had heart palpitations for no reason and a neighbor was quite annoyed with them.

*Falls often occurred when parent was partially dressed-leaving shower/toilet despite all the adjustments made to bathroom to make it safe. Parents don't want to be seen that way.

*Falls also happened out of the bed in the middle of the night. Yes, you'd do anything for parent...until your 10th call in the middle of the night.

*It's not like you just get the parent back up. You need to call the fire department and have someone check and make sure the injury wasn't more severe than you thought. They also need to assist parent safely. You could add to injury by helping parent up the wrong way. The neighbors will just move having firetrucks at 3am....again....

*It becomes unsustainable. It alienated neighbors and burns you out.[/quote]

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