I needed some information on medical emergency systems. My dad is 84 and my mum is 79. They live on their on in their sprawling house in Missouri. Nothing can get them to move out. They want to live on their own with limited assistance to keep their pride and independence intact. I wanted to know if these medical alarms remind them to have their meals and medication on time. Which are the best options available?

Hi Sarah, and welcome. We're glad you found us.
I don't know anything about the "reminder systems", but I did find one emergency system that my husband accepted quite well.
I found it at Radio Shack. There's a little box that hooks up to the phone, and your LO wears a (heart shaped!) pendant around their neck. You can program the box with up to 4 telephone numbers. When a button on the pendant is pushed, the system automatically calls each of the numbers, until somebody answers the phone. Neighbors, relatives, etc.
I entered 911 as the last call. ALSO, if a button is pushed on the pendant, it makes a sound like an air horn. Very useful if something happens in one corner of a 'sprawling home', or if one of them is outside. It gave all of us a measure of comfort.
I bought it a couple of years ago, and it was around $50. They can't have gone up too much.
The hardest part will be getting Daddy to wear a necklace.

Welcome in Sarah glad to have you.
Have you looked into this company yet?

http://www.quietcare.com/

Heres a story on CNET
http://www.news.com/Taking-your-meds-Sensors-will-know/...11393_3-6194845.html

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I found this google page that can give you an idea of what's out there, and a lot of links to companies that may have additional things to offer.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=medical+emergency+alarms&um=1&ie=UTF-8

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Welcome Sarah, it's good to have you join us. I can appreciate your parents' desore to be as independent as possible for as long as possible.

I have not used a system of that sort so I really don't know, but I 'ld try the AARP and Consumer Reports sites. Hopefully someone here will have had some experience with such a system. I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for. Something like the bracelet or necklace the lets them call for help, or a reminder system clock type of thing?

You sound like a loving and concerned daughter. Is there any specific reason why you feel they need such a system? Have they had falls, or missed meds, losing weight? Perhaps you could tell us more about your (their ) situation. Many newcomers introduce themselves in the New Caregiver's Meeting Room. The more info we have, the better tuned our responses will be.

Nice to meet you.