Advances in personal emergency response and detection systems

Virginia Hessels; Glenn S. Le Prell; William C. Mann

doi:10.1080/10400435.2011.588989

Advances in personal emergency response and detection systems

Virginia Hessels
, Glenn S. Le Prell
, William C. Mann

Occupational Therapy

VA Medical Center

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Abstract

Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) allow an individual to contact 911 or family members by pushing a button on a pendant which communicates with the PERS console to dial the emergency numbers. While simple to use, traditional PERS devices have limitations, some of which are overcome with more recently introduced home monitoring systems. This paper discusses PERS benefits, barriers to use, options, and alternatives that are currently available or in development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	152-161
Number of pages	10
Journal	Assistive Technology
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2011.588989
State	Published - Sep 2011

Keywords

aging
aging in place
assistive devices
falls
technology

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