Medical Alert Resources

Recognizing the Signs of Hearing Loss

Losing your hearing is a progression that generally takes place over years and is hard to recognize. Commonly, the first sign is that individuals conversing with you appear to murmur. You may find yourself asking friends and family to speak up or talk louder. You may also notice that women and kids are a bit […]

Implement These Steps Now To Retire Well Later

Everyone wants their retirement time to truly be the Golden Years, but for some seniors, retiring means having to scrimp and not having access to enough funds live the life they’d always dreamed of.

Providing Whole House Protection

Consider these statistics: There are more than 350,000 house fires in the United States on an annual basis; 2,000 deaths occur from carbon monoxide poisoning; and an additional 10,000 are injured from carbon monoxide in the home. This is not something that anyone typically wants to dwell on, but if you’re a caregiver dealing with […]

Caring For Yourself As You Care For Others

A recent study showed that nearly one in five caregivers in the United States provides more than 40 hours of care to a loved one every week. That is startling when you realize that many of those caregivers, the so-called Sandwich Generation, are also caring for families of their own as well as pursuing full […]

How To Help Seniors With Spring Cleaning

One of the usual chores this time of year is to spring clean, both indoors and outdoors. Spring cleaning tasks are a way for families to connect and spend time together while clearing out the winter doldrums and opening up the windows (literally) to spring and summer. Talk with the seniors in your life and […]

Will You Hear Me When I Push the Button?

One of the most common questions we hear from callers is “What happens if you can’t hear me when I push the button?” This is a natural concern but one that LifeFone has considered carefully and is prepared to handle!

GPS-Enabled Medical Alert System

A common question we hear from callers is whether there is a GPS-enabled medical alert system. These services are not widely available and though they can be beneficial for some, it is not necessarily the correct solution for everyone.

Why Choose LifeFone As Your Medical Alert Provider

With so many medical alert providers to choose from, how do you know which will be the best for your needs? You and your family need to sit down and evaluate the reasons you need a medical alert device and then you can begin the research to determine which provider will be the best one […]

Keep Your Back Healthy And Remain Active

As we age, one of the most harmful things we can do to ourselves is to become sedentary instead of remaining active. A quick way to “test” whether you need to get up and move more is the “chair test;” see if you can get out of a chair or off the couch with ease. […]

Scams Affecting The Elderly

According to the FBI, senior citizens fall prey to scams and con artists at alarming rates each year. Part of the reason is because they are presumed to fall into categories attractive to con artists.