Philips Lifeline may help you stay in your home longer, living independently, by monitoring your medication and being on alert for falls. Falls and medication errors are the two main reasons older adults suffer from hospitalization and injury that results in nursing home or assisted living placement.

Philips Lifeline is a home medical alert system that is very easy to install and affordable. It offers peace of mind to your family living elsewhere and gives you the confidence you need to live independently. It is a small device similar to an answering machine that hooks into your telephone line. You can install it yourself or have a trained representative install the unit and walk you through its proper use.

In addition to the base unit, the Lifeline comes with a personal alarm. This can be worn around your neck like a pendant or on your wrist like a watch. It has a big button on it that you press in the event of an emergency. The personal alarm is waterproof so it should be worn at all times, even in the shower.

The personal alarm is operational as long as it is within close proximity of the base unit. For most people, this will include all rooms of the home as well as the area surrounding the house outdoors. However, when you first install the unit, you should check it in all areas of your property so you know for sure where it will be functional and where it will not.

If you fall or have some other emergency, all you have to do is push the emergency button and you will be put in contact with the Philips Lifeline help center. The base unit activates as a speaker phone so the help center can hear your cries for help. If you are unable to respond, the help center professional will assess the situation and notify the appropriate emergency service or your family members for help.

Philips Lifeline is one of the only home medical alert systems to have a fall monitoring alarm that does not need to be manually activated. When wearing your personal alarm, if you fall, the device will activate on its own in most cases, so you have protection in the event you pass out and cannot press the button in time.

Having a Philips Lifeline system in place gives you the confidence you need to stay active and mobile. You don't need to live in fear of falling down or having another medical emergency and being all alone with no way to get help. Getting the help you need is as close as a push of a button.

Philips Lifeline also helps you with your medications with an added optional service. It does this with a medication dispenser that attaches to an alarm and your phone line. You load your medications into the dispenser and when it is time to take a dose, the dispenser activates an alarm to remind you. The proper medication is then delivered. This keeps you from taking too many pills or forgetting to take a dose. If you don't respond to the alarm, then the unit automatically calls the contact person you have designated who can then call to check on you and find out why you missed your pills.

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Philips Lifeline offers its home medical alarm service for an affordable monthly fee. There is no need to buy expensive equipment or bother with complicated installations. It is easy to get the help you need to stay in your home safely. Even though you are home alone, help is always at your fingertips with a medical alert system.

$41/mo

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