Who Should Have a Personal Emergency Response System? There are many different circumstances contributing to the need for a medical alert system. If someone is at risk of losing their independence or their opportunity to make choices or if they are alone for any part of the day or night, they are candidates for Rescue Alert of Dixie’s personal emergency alert services. For seniors, falls in and around the home have serious consequences. You may not realize that: Falls are one of the most serious health risks among seniors over the age of sixty-five, affecting more people than strokes and heart attacks combined. Falls are the leading cause of death due to injury in people sixty-five and over. Those who fall are two to three times more likely to fall again. Many chronic medical conditions place millions more seniors at risk. Cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, diminished hearing and eyesight, and Parkinson’s disease all leave seniors vulnerable to helplessness at home. There is some positive news. Some falls are preventable. Falls caused by environmental factors (like fall hazards in the home) or from the side effects of medication can be foreseen and avoided.
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Getting help quickly after a fall reduces the risk of hospitalization by 26 percent and death by over 80 percent You can’t always prevent a fall, but you can always be prepared for one. Help is on the way! Some of the things that makes Rescue Alert of Dixie better than the other companies are features like the panic button range, battery monitoring, and microphone sensitivity, all of which provide usability and increase the reliability of the system as a whole. Our response centers are EMD certified, which means that when you press your button, you are speaking to someone who is a certified emergency medical dispatcher. Additionally, we manufacture our own units right here in Utah, so we are not buying them from overseas like a lot of
our competitors. Our in-house design and engineering team customizes our system to fit your needs, enabling the savings to be passed on to you! There are no long-term contracts, and the service is very affordable (less than a dollar a day). Rescue Alert of Dixie is a local company, providing a wide range of options, such as in and around the home services, mobile units that work everywhere, medication dispensers, and fall-detect buttons. Researching personal emergency medical alert systems can be an overwhelming task. When it comes to you and your loved ones, you cannot afford to settle for anything but the best, especially when it comes to a personal emergency response system. Call Rescue Alert of Dixie at (435) 986-1735 for your free consultation today!
