A medical alert system with GPS enables a senior to quickly notify trained operators about falls and other emergencies which occur at home or elsewhere. By choosing a best-in-class medical alert system with GPS, a senior can request critical support in life-threatening scenarios. As such, a medical alert system with GPS is often a must-have for active seniors.
 

Having a GPS medical alert device can literally mean the difference between life and death. This is because if someone falls ill or becomes unconscious, etc., the monitoring center will be able to find their location and send help.

Here are some of the benefits of having a GPS medical alert device.

GPS Location

The main benefit of having a GPS-enabled medical alert device is that it is satellite based. This means the wearer’s location can be detected even if that person is lost, disoriented, incapacitated, and/or doesn’t know where they are. The GPS feature is built-into the medical alert device and communicates with the monitoring center using a cellular signal. That means once the help button is pressed, the medical alert device can pinpoint the wearer’s exact location. When the monitoring center receives a help alert, they can see exactly where the wearer is and send immediate assistance.

If the wearer wasn’t using a GPS-enabled medical alert device and needed help but didn’t know exactly where they were, or, if they were incapacitated, the ability to send assistance would have been much more difficult. In this case, the authorities would have been called and a search and rescue party would have to be assembled. Then, maybe the medical alert device wearer might be found. However, there are times when the wearer won’t be found or due to the vast amount of time it took to find them—it ended up being too late to help.

24/7 Monitoring

All medical alert systems come with 24/7 monitoring which is a service that provides access to around-the-clock assistance. When a wearer pushes the help button on their GPS-enabled medical alert device, they are connected to an emergency response operator who will assess their situation and either request immediate medical assistance or contact a caregiver.

Fall Detection

Almost all medical alert devices come with a fall detection feature; however, most brands require you to pay an additional monthly fee if you want to have access to that service.

The fall detection feature is pretty much priceless and necessary. It is designed to detect a change in motion, such as a fall. When a fall is detected, the sensor will initiate a call to the monitoring center and send medical help.

The fall detection feature works well on most medical alert devices. However, there is always the possibility of false alarms. There is also no guarantee that the fall detection feature will work 100% of the time. And while this is rare, there is always the possibility of it not working at all on occasion.