We all remember that TV commercial with the woman saying: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” The phrase became a catch jingle with a comedic slant.
But falling and home accidents are no laughing matter. According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), one-third of Americans aged 65 and older fall each year. Every 20 minutes an older adult dies from a fall.
Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of non-fatal, trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults. But falls aren’t the only reason millions of Americans depend upon medical alert systems, which offer security and peace of mind not only to seniors but their adult children and other family members.
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Why dont they get a cellphone and d/l a medical alert app. Medical alert systems are too expensive to only serve one purpose.
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