In Holland a disabled/elderly person living alone often gets a black box
that hooks up to the phone with a dialer that calls in turn one of
several caregivers/support organization. The dialer is triggered by
what is essentially a garagedoor opener (transmitter). It is small and
waterproof and worn as a necklace.
It has helped my mother (who is 95 and still living alone) on a few
occasions.
I suspect they are available in the US.
Edward Raasch wrote:
>
> Hi Erika
>
> It sounds as though you are on the right track getting your mom to see a PD
> specialist. We, my sister, brother and I experienced our mother laying on the floor for
> what we guess was 20 hours. What a tragedy! I hope that you and your sister do
> everything you can to get along during these times because it can be very stressful on
> caregivers. The three of us fought quite a bit at first over what was best for mom but
> have mellowed a bit and we seem to get along very good now.
>
> Edward
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