Do you remember all of those commercials years ago where an elderly lady has fallen down and is hollering “Help!  I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”  That was a great ad for a service for people who wanted to be able to press a button to call for help when they need it.  Since then, the technology has advanced to the point where Life Alert systems have fall detection built right in so that when the client falls the Life Alert system knows that the client has fallen and calls for help without waiting to receive a panic button activation from the clients themselves.

I think that the advancement of Life Alert systems is terrific!  In addition to fall detection, it can monitor for movement so if the client is immobile for too long, the alarm is triggered as well.  That way if someone has passed out, emergency services can respond quicker and the client is more likely to get medical attention that can be life-saving.  It will be very interesting to see how much this type of technology will advance by the time I’ve reached my senior years!