Safety Issues for Seniors – Medical Alarms

IS IT TIME FOR THE SENIOR AND/OR CARETAKER TO CONSIDER A MEDICAL ALARM SYSTEM?

Chronic health conditions interfere with the confidence of the senior.  Fear replaces independence when living alone.  What will replace that fear?  A medical alarm system provides the senior with a sense of comfort …in the one place they feel most comfortable—their own home.

Finding out if the senior is ready for the system and will use it ..Ask these simple questions.

1. How much time does the senior spend alone during the day or night?
2. Is your loved one at risk for falling? Has any falls taken place recently? Is the senior anxious about falling?
3. How many visits to the emergency room in the past year?
4. Has the senior required hospitalizations’ in the past year and continues to decline in strength?
5. Does the senior have at least one major health condition?
6. Does the senior use a walker, cane, wheelchair or chair lift?  Does the senior have balance problems? Does the senior have any problems with walking?
7. Does the senior take more than several medications daily?
8. Can the senior complete his activities of daily living and or does he need help with any of the following?  BATHING, TOILETING, DRESSING, GROOMING, EATING, MEAL PREPARATION.
9. Are you having difficulty finding the time for yourself?

10.  Answer this question.  Is it important for you that your loved one continues to live independently?

Scoring the above list of questions

ANY  YES ANSWERS OVER 4 should encourage you to consider the use of a alarm system for you senior.