[Magdalen] Fall Down Go Boom.

[Roger Stokes]

One thing I have come across in this country is keysafe. A key to the 
property is in a box by the main entrance. The box is opened by means of 
a code which is made known to any carers (which is the situation where I 
came across it of a disabled parishioner living on their own) and could, 
presumably, also be made known to the emergency services dispatchers 
and/or the Life Alert people.

Roger

On 28/10/2019 14:40, Jay Weigel wrote:
> Chiming in on Life Alert here even though IAND. We got it for my dad and
> unfortunately it did not work out too well for him as his dementia caused
> him to push the button a couple of times when he didn't need it. How it
> works is that the system alerts the Life Alert people when you fall and
> push the button and you can tell them (if possible) if you need help--the
> famous "I've fallen and I can't get up!" commercial--or even if you can't
> talk, and they call the 911 system in your area who send EMS (and sometimes
> police if they think necessary) to get you up and if needed to treatment.
> How they get into your house is how they would usually get into your house
> if police would need to. If EMS can't and they hear sounds of distress they
> would call police to gain entry.