Excellent product, does the job. Gives me reassurance and freedom. Could be improved.
Purchased this for use in the home with my mother who is at risk of falling. I use the bed alarm and it functions well. If you are in a similar situation this product will allow you to go to sleep or go about your day confident that your loved one will not get up without you knowing.<br /><br />I place the sensor pad on the bed beneath her shoulders so I know when she's sitting up. This gives me plenty of time to get to her before she tries to get up on her own. I place it underneath the bed sheet and bed pad used for toileting. Check the position of the pad each time you make the bed to make sure it hasn't slipped.  It is very effective and has not failed me as long as the sensor pad is positioned correctly. I am running through the batteries, so will purchase the AC adaptor for use at night.<br /><br />If I were to improve this product:<br />1) Make more volume levels. The lowest is still loud enough to travel through walls. It is important, for the person's dignity, for them not to feel so monitored. To keep from bolting out of bed at night I have put a piece of duct tape over the speaker, and sometimes put it under the covers with me.<br />2) Make the alarm unit lighter and smaller so it can be worn or easily carried in a pocket.<br />3) Make a variety of alert sounds that don't sound like alarms. Even the chime sounds alarmy.<br />4) Make it rechargeable.<br />5) Make the resetting of the alarm unit more obvious.<br /><br />Note: I do not use the chair pad for a variety of reasons. For the person's dignity, the pad should be camouflaged. That is difficult when she's sitting on a couch. She moves around from couches to chairs several times during the day and its not practical to try to position the sensor on every one or to run around putting it down before she sits (re: dignity). I keep the chair pad in case we get to the point where she is in a wheelchair during the day. Right now she's using a walker.<br /><br />Note: I purchased this on my husband's amazon account therefore this review will not show up as a verified purchase, but this is the unit I purchased here on Amazon.
Rating: 4 stars