As AlwaysConnected turns our eye towards the caregiver, we thought we would like to share this post. We believe providing tools to help you to worry less will ultimately benefit the person for whom you care. ARTICLE: In Sickness and In Health – The Crictical Role of the Caregiver
Today’s older adults are more mobile than ever. Walking, whether that means a daily visit to the park, or a walk with the dogs around the neighborhood is a key element in keeping health for all of us. It’s not uncommon to see folks 80+ years old in the gym taking a yoga class, or…
From time to time, we run into situations where it wouldn’t be right unless we shared. On Monday of this week we introduced our new fall sensor pendant. This pendant is designed to detect a hard fall and activate our MultiAlert unit even if you cannot press the button. It substantially enhances the effectiveness and safety…
Warning! This blog post is presented with the greatest respect to caregivers and families. We need to talk about the button which is used to summon help through a PERS (Personal Emergency Response System) or medical alarm device. I am sure that you know the rest of that catchphrase. But the actual scenario sometimes is…
There are some grim statistics regarding those who have experienced a fall and do not receive timely help. According to the New England Journal of Medicine: 18 hours is the average time people have spent unable to call for help Only 11% of victims were found by family members 28% of those who experience a…