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Age doesn’t matter if you have an accident while home alone
While sitting in a sales meeting yesterday, my manager had all of the sales reps tell a story about an accident that had happened to them at home. As we listened to each other, we all realized that the...
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Can Life Alert protect me in my big back yard?
Many Life Alert members decided to get themselves protected so that they are able to stay in their own homes, and still be able to take care of their own yards. Sometimes, taking care of the yard means...
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Mom living in an in-law suite is an illusion of safety
It has been reported that there is a growing trend of adding second units to homes in order to better care for aging parents. These second units have become so popular that cities have been formally...
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How can Life Alert help if you don’t call us back?
I simply don’t understand. I will have a 30 minute conversation with someone, finding out about the concern, and being told some pretty personal details about family members. I’ll hear about falls,...
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Sometimes seniors have to learn the lesson the hard way
You can tell your grandparent or parent that you’re worried about them falling or having an emergency while alone, and that’s why you feel they need Life Alert. But sometimes they have to learn the...
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I fall all the time at home, but I’m afraid of falling outside
The number of people who feel that falling at home is “no big deal” is staggering. Maybe it’s because some people have a more forgiving carpet than I do. Their floors must be covered with plenty of...
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Companies use marketing to appear as good as Life Alert
Just about every day, I hear about a new medical alert button company. Every year there are more people reaching the age where they need some form of protection at home, and the internet marketers have...
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Teacher compares Life Alert to Life Station
I like helping intelligent people making intelligent decisions. So when I received a call yesterday from Robert, an English and Latin professor, I was happy to discuss the differences between Life...
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Mom’s condition? She’s a medical nightmare
Originally, I had gotten a call from Sharon in Pennsylvania who was concerned about her mom. Keep in mind this was back in July. Sharon told me that mom was in her late 80s, and that there was a...
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Should you put your life in the hands of a 5 year old?
Back in July, I posted about a woman who didn’t feel she needed Life Alert because she was confident that her 3 year old grandson would be able to call 911 for help. The post is entitled: When not...
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