Medical Alarm System Comparison

What is a Medical Alert System?

You have heard the horror stories of people or even friends who have fallen and can't get up. What can you do? How would you feel knowing that you can get help whenever you need it!

Now, rest better knowing you CAN get help. By wearing your alert button (see the comparison chart below for the button types offered), help is just a button push away. A Medical Alert System (sometimes called a personal emergency response system or personal medical alerts) will bring you help if you have fallen and can't get up with the push of that button. Most Emergency Medical Alarm Services do charge a small monthly subscription fee. But that fee becomes insignificant when compared to the security of knowing help is moments away in your time of need.

Which Medical Alarm System is right for me?

There are many fine emergency response alert systems available. We have chosen some of the more popular ones (Life Station, Lifeline Systems, Life Alert, LifeFone, Life Responder, and Life 911 Plus) to compare to aid you in your decision of the best service for you.

Here is the comparison of several popular Medical Alarm Systems:

Service	OneTime Fees	Min. Monthly Fee	Trial Period	Button Type
Lifestation (800)884-8888	None	$29.95	30-day risk free money back	wrist, necklace and belt clip
Lifeline Systems (800)635-6156	Yes*	$41.00*	?	necklace, wrist
Life Alert (800)360-0329	?	?	?	necklace
LifeFone (888)687-0451	$49.00	$29.00	?	necklace,wrist
Life Responder (877)877-2383	?	$12.95	30-day risk free money back	necklace,wrist,waist
Life 911 Plus (877)836-3911	$0.00	$9.95	30-day money back guarantee	necklace

* - location dependent

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What should I do next?

Now that you have read our material about these various Medical Alert Systems, what should you do next?

Read the users' comments below.
Determine if you need a monitoring service or simply some monitoring equipment to help you do it yourself. Click here to review no monthly fee monitoring options.
Next, if you need or want to research your service options, use the comparison chart above to help you decide which vendors to investigate further.
Then, use the contact information on this page to contact those vendors and gather detailed information.
Finally, make your decision and live more secure in the knowledge that you are ready for anything. Don't wait until its too late!

Users' Comments

Let us know about your research and results with these or others Medical Alert Providers through our comment section below.

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jharrison
Posts: 13

Great medical alert system
Reply #18 on : Thu January 21, 2010, 04:34:14

I just got a new medical alarm for my mom at medipendant.com and it works great. They have no contract and their price is affordable. Best of all unlike her old unit my mom can now go outside because the operator talks directly thru the pendant.

madministrator
Posts: 3

A Friend in Need
Reply #17 on : Wed December 16, 2009, 21:19:00

One of my elder neighbors came to visit me today. I was surprised as I have not seen him in awhile. After friendly greetings, he said that his wife had fallen and could not get up. Then he asked if I could/would go with him to help her.

Of course, I said, "Yes!" We went right down there and I was able to pull her into a standing position while her husband got her wheel chair for her. Thank God she was not hurt. However, she was very weak from attempting to pull herself up so many times.

I took this opportunity to tell them about Medical Alert Systems and suggested they look into them. The husband said it was thirty minutes before his wife called him as she was embarrassed about having fallen and not being able to get up.

He told me he had fallen recently himself and had to crawl to the bathroom and use the pull bars to get himself standing again.

What is the security of knowing that someone is one button away from helping you? Put yourself in their shoes. What will you do?

madministrator
Posts: 3

Alternative Methods
Reply #16 on : Tue November 17, 2009, 21:59:25

You should consider whether you really need a professional monitoring service (in other words monthly fees involved) or could your situation be satisfied with senior monitoring equipment (also/sometimes called baby monitoring equipment)?

Follow our "Click here to review potential monitoring equipment options" link in the "What should I do Next" section above to see what we are talking about. (There is no obligation to buy but we would sure appreciate it)

Steve Anderson
Posts: 13

My experience is no monitoring fees
Reply #15 on : Fri November 13, 2009, 18:25:42

I search all over the place and found a company that let me have a system that works perfect for my mom. There is no monitoring service fees and it calls me when my mom needs me or has an emergnecy. Everyone needs to know about this.
You can find them by Googling 'Assistive Technology Services no monthly fees'

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