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✚ Do they work outside?

Technologies that allow you to take

a personal alarm out of the house are

relatively new. Some now offer “geo-

fencing”, which can send the wearable

device’s GPS co-ordinates via SMS

to the pre-programmed emergency

contact if the wearer moves out of

a certain range. However, accuracy

drops if they’re in a large building.

For devices with a ho b

transmitter, Keith sugg

asking upfront about

its range.

“Many will say 300m

but realistically it’s

probably around

100m from the base

unit,” he says. “And

even if it works at

the neighbour’s

house, the ambulance

will be alerted to come

to the location of the b

unit, not next door.”

✚ Reliability and cost

The Australian Standard for personal

response systems requires at least

95 per cent of emergency alarms be

answered within two minutes, so check

that the unit you’re looking at complies.

Transmitters of home-based systems

have batteries that last for a year or

longer. Base units connect to mains

power but have battery back-up in case

f bl k s or power

. “As long as
there’s an
active phone
line, the
back-up
will still send
the call out,”
Keith says.
If you have
a monitored
ome security
rm, check
the security
y that the

medical alert device can operate while

sharing the same landline, as they could

interfere with each other.

Before buying an alarm, ask as many

questions as possible.

“Ask what will happen if the unit

stops working, how will you be notified

and how it will be serviced,” Joshua

says. “Find out what that cost includes

and whether you’re likely to be charged

for any additional items.”

So what’s the cost? “Auto-dialler

models start around $200, a monitored

one from $350, and wearable mobile

trackers start around $400,” Keith says.

“Monitoringstarts from $200 per year.”

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