Quote Originally Posted by Teacher Terry View Post
I would let her make the choice.
Ditto -- on both counts. DW's mother was dead set against wearing "one of those things". It took one of her kids discovering her on the floor by chance after a couple of hours (unhurt but unable to get herself up) to underline that she could be on the floor a lot longer (and actually hurt) the next time. She started wearing a device from Medical Care Alert. They seemed pretty good -- the pendant was reliable and not big-time ugly, there were few false-alarm calls (we were high on the list of people to be called), and customer service was responsive when we returned the unit when MiL went into assisted living.

rosa, IMHO I think your mom needs to decide how much pain she's willing to live with if she does fall and no one can be notified for hours. Would a broken hip or arm kill your mom? Likely not. She'd be in considerable pain pretty much for as long as it took for someone to find her or for her to move someplace to be more visible. One compromise might be a cordless phone (not a cell phone; one based on a landline); fewer buttons to manage; maybe a speed dial for people to be notified (perhaps someone anyone on her speed dial so they can get help to her). If your mom uses a walker, she might just make sure one of the phones is in a pocket on her walker. Just a thought...