I wish my Aunt had not been stubborn about having a panic button, she had a stroke in the bathroom, fell down and spent 3 days on the floor b4 we found her. She is in a nursing home now. fp
At 08:57 AM 12/3/2006, Al Anger Poked the stick with: >Winterlight wrote: >>... is the hearing of the person good enough to hear you, or even the signal >>from the device, ... and is there much of a learning curve, particularly if >>there are memory issues involved. > >Yes, the hearing is good for an 86 year old, (Dec. 30 = 86 b-day). He's a >retired chemistry and physics professor and is still sharp as a tack. >Reads more in a day than I do in a week, current affairs, science mags, etc. >His legs, however, are failing him. > >>Motorola Walkabout Radio You can find these just about every where on line. >>And Home Depot sells them in their stores. > >Thanks. Will check into it. >>Lately, I have seen advertisements for a cell phone that is aimed entirely at >>seniors called " Jitterbox". >snip >>Again, depending on their mental state, the problem will be getting them to >>carry it with them all the time. > >Has a cell phone and carries it mostly all the time. He keeps it on the stand >next to the bed. But if he fell in the bathroom, he would be hard pressed to >get to it. What's needed is panic buttons located throughout his area. >>Let me know if you find something better > >Will do. > >j maccraw wrote: > >> You'd think there is a pendant/wrist watch that would: >> 1. have a panic button >> 2. trigger on a fall/impact. >> 3. open a 2-way audio channel >> >> The classic senior monitor's do 1 & 3 AFAIK and come >> in both pendant & >> wrist watch form factor. Haven't heard of any using >> barometric sensors >> to sense sudden falls. > >Should be a big market for these great ideas, as baby boomers age.... > >Thanks everyone for the replies. I will report on the solution. > >al -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- A worthless wise man always charms the rabble.
