Our local Hospital charged 15.00a month.....I think if you have ADT it can be
added on for free from an ad I saw...Joy

Anthony Arnold wrote:

> Joy,
>
> Thanks for the idea, I think that might work for me.  By the way, is there a
> monthly charge for this service?
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>
> In a message dated 1/15/01 9:19:54 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> >
> > Anthony--We had one for my MIL from the local hospital..If you hit the
> > button it
> > was set up to call & check on you..It had a bedside voice activated
> > unit..so you
> > could speak into & tell them to call your parents when they checked. If you
> > didn't respond they then calloed 911 & your contacy info. Was about 15.00 a
> > month...Try your local hospital..they should know.   Also ADT now offers a
> > pager
> > button system...they only call your contact.   Joy
> >
> > Anthony Arnold wrote:
> >
> > > Friends,
> > >
> > > Last Thursday night, my attendant walked out on me because I had to
> > question
> > > him on somethings.  Right now I have no help, so I have to manage doing
> > > somethings myself like getting into bed by myself.  I'm wondering if I
> > could
> > > get a medical pager that people sometimes have that calls 911 when hit.
> > Does
> > > anyone know if I could get one and somehow program it to call my parent's
> > > phone number instead of 911? I would think this is needed by more than
> > just
> > > myself and you don't need to call 911 every time you fall.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Anthony
> >