Afternoon all,
I hope you're all surviving the heat!
I've been looking at personal alarms and I'm thinking of getting the suresafe go anywhere one. I haven't got a landline anymore and in any case this one looks like it would suit my needs. Has anyone got experience of these? Any good? or have you got any recommendations for others?
Thanks in advance!
Terry
Hello. I’m sorry you feel you need a personal alarm and regret I’ve no experience of using one of these. I decided to use my mobile phone, taking it everywhere with me so I can call someone if I get into difficulties. It’s not the same I know but it’s adequate for me at the moment. 🤞🏻
I hope you get some helpful replies from other personal alarm users and that whichever one you buy it will work well for you.
Thankyou!
Do you can an attack alarm or one of the ones like my mum had which contacted her named person or ICE the police etc?
One of those that lets you call friends etc in case of emergency. I live alone most of the time and I think it would just give me a bit of peace of mind.
Thats what my mum had but she had it linked to the phone line and call centre. They responded fast and either called me or sister etc. They spoke to her through the walll mounted speaker too. I can't remember who supplied hers but it was a good idea as she did fall and break her hip and we got there just as the ambulance and fire brigade did just 10 minutes away.
That's the kind of thing. I have quite bad postural hypotension sometimes that makes me very dizzy when I stand up and passed out in Feb. Only for a second or so but the thing is I can't really get up! I just feel it would set my mind at rest a bit. Still thinking about it though.
It worked well and did mean that we knew she was ok even just a few minutes away she had to set it off even week so it was checked and it had a radius of the length of her garden so it was a long way. Once once did she set it off by mistake as it got caught when she went to the loo, proved it worked though. Mum had Osteoporosis and mild Vascular Dementia we had a series of contacts and I'm still one for a friends mum who is elderly and infirm. Its the just in case senerio isn't it !.
Where would you advise people to get one of these systems?
My old aunt had one & as I remember when we got it for her, some we investigated were extremely expensive, & didn’t seem to provide anything better than the not too expensive one we chose.
It was a while back & being a crumbly myself these days I can’t remember where we got it!👩🦯
I'm not certain but the name mentioned elsewhere on here Lifeline I pretty sure was the one that supplied mum's. They also did a key box for her front door so in emergency someone else like the Ambulance people could get in. And of course me when I forgot my keys.
Thanks....yes that was the arrangement we had.
My aunt in her 90’s loved her “speaking box” as she called it.
It would scare me witless to have a voice suddenly appear out of a box.... But auntie used to have conversations with whoever was checking up ....quite made her day.
My mum had postural hypertension so I understand what you are saying. My parents both had life line link, which was connected to the land line phone and the scheme was run by our local council, to which they paid each month towards this. Both initially wore pendants which they could press, then mum was unable to press hers due to her illness so had a sensor one. I think there are ones which you can wear around your wrist too. Perhaps worth knowing what systems are available in your area, may be the local council run a similar scheme or your GP may know of a local link. Hope you find something which will help, take care. x
Thank you! I'm going to speak to adult social care and see what kind of help they can offer. It's more difficult because I haven't had a landline for years! The one I was looking at works on mobile networks/sim cards. so they work when you're out too. Quite expensive though, so I wanted to find out as much as I could before I get one.
Thanks for your info! x
Good idea to check out what is available before committing to something and what works for you best, especially if you are going out, as the one I mentioned radius was short and wouldn't work away from the house/ garden.
Yes I think that you should be able to get that through the council; my mother in law got it after her husband died so she felt safer. She chose the bracelet version. I think that hers was through Telecare?
I'm already on the councils books as I've had a stairlift, and a thing to lift up the mattress as well as a few other gadgets via the OT and I'm supposed to be having a wet room put in but that's all been on hold obviously! I'll ring them and see what they suggest. Thanks very much for the advice! x
Thank you!x
Hi, I would definitely speak to your adult social care team. Think they may be known as pendant alarms. I work with people with sight loss and other medical needs and often make a referral for one of these alarms for people at their request. It is a great peace of mind for the person who has it and their loved ones and family and friends. I think there is a small cost to having one of them now and I could find out tomorrow for you when I speak to one of the adult social teams. I will just make a general enquiry about the cost if you would like me to. x
That's very kind of you! Could you also ask if they have any that are suitable for use without a landline? I know all local authorities are different but it would give me a rough idea. Thank you so much! x
No problem at all Attatel. I’ll let you know what I find out tomorrow. x
Brilliant! Thanks again! x
Hello. I had the same requirement. I wasn’t prepared to wear a necklace or bracelet and I didn’t want to bother keeping my mobile with me around the house. The solution that suits me perfectly was to buy an 8” Amazon Fire tablet (as I don’t have a smart phone) and 2 Echo dots - 1 for upstairs and 1 for downstairs - which gives me access to Alexa. I have broadband. I arranged for a couple of relatives to install the Alexa app on their smart phones with me as a contact. So I can just ask Alexa to phone one of them if need be and I can talk to them if I’m in a predicament and not near my mobile or landline phones. Alexa does not allow 999 calls. My setup gives me all the joys of the internet plus my wish is her command! I love asking her to give me the news, the weather and play a radio station or music without even having to open my eyes in the morning. And what a pleasure to ask her to add to my shopping list or add a reminder before I forget. As I say, this solution suits me perfectly. It may be an alternative idea for you to research alongside you current facilities.
Lots of really helpful advice from others here. Just one point to add...whatever system you acquire remember to always have the call device within reach if you need it in the shower, bath etc! Too easy to leave it on the loo seat where it’s probably not reachable! Good luck. Let us know when you get one.
Good tip! The one I've been looking at says you can wear it in the bath/shower but this is the reason I don't want to just rely on my phone - I'm forever just putting it down somewhere and forgetting about it!
Thank you for replying!x
I have 2 alarm systems that hang around my neck. One for indoors which is connected to a help service and the other to police for external use. A must for me with multiple chronic illnesses. Both work very well. I get a monthly test call for the home alarm to make sure all is well.
Thanks for the info! It must be very reassuring. x
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