Good Monitor
The pads work as expected.<br /><br />Kerr Medical shipped fully assembled. All I had to do was add three C batteries to the alarm and program the alarm to recognize the pads.<br /><br />Programming was just pressing a pin into the back of the alarm until two LED lights lit up in the alarm, then sit on - and get off of the pads, then press the pin into the back one time to finish.<br /><br />The plastic pads make a little stiff plastic "crinkle" noise if they are not under a mattress or couch cushion. This draws attention of my senior Mom and can lead to repetitive questions, or removal if I'm not watching.<br /><br />The alarm is made for wall mounting or setting on something. My preference is slipping it into a front pants pocket. The alarm is larger and heavier than a wallet but it works ok for me and I wear loose fit jeans. If it goes off, I just reach into the pocket and reset the chime.<br /><br />When Mom is on the couch I may be at the computer in front of her on the floor. When the couch (chair pad) alarm goes off, she is typically already on her feet and stepping away.<br /><br />Left on her own she would go onto the porch in summer heat, so this is just adequate warning. With her fall risk I don't know if another product would alert me faster or physically impede her (which I really don't want to do).<br /><br />The directions (mention) imply that this also works with "Cordless Floor Mat", "Cordless Nurse" call button and "Cordless motion sensor".<br /><br />The "Low volume" is not disruptive, about as loud as a typical cell phone ring.<br /><br />This may be like the [[ASIN:B0043RFKME Bed Alarm and Bed Pad (Cord Free)]] if it uses the 433-EC alarm, but this includes a chair pad (see their reviews for more feedback). One of those reviews mentions a power plug adapter - but I did not receive one for this product.
Rating: 3 stars