Help buttons come in the form of a pendant and a wristband. The Care Partner telephone communicators feature large buttons, a high-volume speaker, and voice assistance in how to use the communicator. Even if the caller cannot get to the phone, the communicators have a highly sensitive speakerphone that lets the monitor speak. American Medical Alert Corp. 3265 Lawson Blvd. With 40,000 current subscribers, AMAC has responded to more than 5 million signals through its VoiceCare centralized network, according to Fred Siegel, vice president of marketing.
Calls range from daily check-in reassurance to critical emergency.
AMAC also offers an optional medical activator for bathroom or kitchen, a smoke detector, and silent panic activator. According to John R. Burge, director of corporate sales, SOS is the only mobile emergency response system on the market. It works outside the home and operates on the existing national cellular network, hooking into professional operators. The goal of the caregiver is to keep the elder person living independently in their home as long as possible. It also has a number of features to serve the visually impaired, including large-print and Braille user guides.