12 Reasons Where a Daily Care Call Will Help

CareCallingNow keeps older adults safely in their own homes longer.

Vulnerable, but happy to be living in her own home alone

Typical Happy Families are often too busy and forget to ring every day

Loving Son visiting his mum to check on her

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12 Reasons Where a Daily Care Call Will Help. 
One of the main reasons, of course, comes when it comes to finding a system THAT IS PROACTIVE the choices are few. There are plenty of companies out there with numerous features.

Drop indicators on mobile devices, watches and many more. The real question is will they be wearing it? Tooo confused to push a button or even reach it.
Ask how often it is monitored. or Is monitored at all.  That’s why we looked at many of the alert systems on the market now, but we also took a deep dive into the industry itself to find out what really matters.

Care Systems

1.  When your Older Loved ones are living alone
   This is when the elder wishes to remain in their own home but has the comfort of knowing someone is checking in on them every day to make sure they are OKAY
2. A couple living together but one is a carer for the other
   Usually, the husband or wife is looking after their partner and the family believes they are safe.  Whoever is the carer becomes incapacitated or worse. Then what?
   How long before they are found?
3.  People who have fallen or have a number of falls
   The statistics show people who have fallen are much more likely to fall again.
4. Loved ones with a disability or special need
   An example might be someone who is an epileptic.
5. You have a pet and if you fall you want the pet to survive
   The survival of pets is critical. The sooner that you are found the more likely the pet will survive.  Caring for domestic animals is ongoing. 
   
   How long will your pet survive without you being there?
   
6. People with chronic health conditions
   Elderly, who are diabetic, or with heart disease.
   Will they be able to get help?
   https://youtu.be/nyi9a7VYjBo
7. Anyone who needs post or pre-hospital transition care after surgery
   Surgery often results in persons living by themselves and not being able to look after themselves properly. Or even just having a relapse
8. University students living away from home for the first time
   Mom’s not sure a daughter or son is safe
9. Persons living and working on their own as a security check in.
   Sounds silly, but someone living alone might like to know that someone will know if they are injured/kidnapped or worse.
   Help will be on the way!
10. Where a person doesn’t need the full-time attendance of a carer.
    No need for the carer to drive miles every day at a high cost!
11. Organisations that provide support in home care.
    Reduce costs for their organisation and still know the people they are caring for are OKAY
    https://carecallingnow.com/why-medical-life-alert-doesnt-work-80-of-older-adults-who-fall-and-have-a-call-alarm-do-not-activate-it/
12. Medicine reminders 
    A way to improve compliance with medications

Do you need a monitored system?

A monitored system means the call button connects with someone at a 24/7 dispatch centre. Other systems can call a person of your choosing like a family member or friend.

At the end of the day, it still relies on the loved one wearing the Medical Alert Device and being able to make contact with the provider.

Do you need fall detection?

Some companies offer fall detection for an additional fee using the medical alert. Separate devices, an app for your mobile phone, a watch to wear that will notify the monitors of the device that you have fallen.

This is a feature that many systems provide however it is not without issues. The device must be worn. Then calibrated, battery-operated you’ll need to make sure that the device comes with 2 batteries.

Drop indicating devices often give false alarms. Laying on the floor then an emergency call may be activated. Stepping off a large step.

Beware of complicated pricing plans and hidden fees.

Companies will sometimes add these to ‘trick’ consumers. Look for ones without extra fees related to equipment, installation, or activation.

CareCallingNow Cares

Find out if your insurance, Medicare or NDIS will cover your system.

In some states of the USA Medicaid will cover at least part of the cost and your insurance company may offer discounts and waivers as well.

FALL PREVENTION IN THE U.S.

Falls among older adults are extremely common. An estimated 2.5 million older adults are treated for fall injuries in the U.S. every year. An estimated 25,000 of those fall injuries result in death.
8 out of 10 caregivers worry about preventing falls by their parents or grandparents.

2.5 million adults 65 years and older are treated in the ER for fall injuries in the US at a cost of $35,000

The average hospital bill for a fall injury with Medicare covering only about 78% of the cost.

What’s the cost of losing a loved one early?

The percentage of hip fractures caused by falls is 95 per cent

The cost to society and families when the elderly fall is horrendous.
Especially when not found early (preferably the next day). And this is only one of 12 Reasons Where a Daily Check-in Call Will Help your loved one.

Let us know if you can think of more reasons why CareCallingNow daily check-in call would help you or someone you love and we’ll add it to our 12 Reasons Where a Daily Check-in Call Will Help