Help is on hand: the home alert
A home alert button system consists of a base station connected to the telephone and an emergency call transmitter worn either on a chain around the neck or around the wrist like a watch. It is used to trigger an alarm in case of emergency. The user’s device automatically dials the emergency call centre, where the data needed to provide immediate assistance – general practitioners surgery, medication, illnesses, persons to be notified – is displayed on a computer screen.
Tips:
Information about the home alert system is available from Initiative Hausnotruf at
www.initiative-hausnotruf.de
or from the Bundesverband Hausnotruf at
www.bpa-hausnotruf.de
Information on the home alert and also on technical aids for use in the home is available free of charge via e-mail from the online housing advice service Barrierfrei Leben e. V.
www.online-wohn-beratung.de
A hands-free facility makes it possible for the wearer to speak to the emergency call centre in person. The emergency call centre quickly notifies relatives or designated people in the neighbourhood, and also sends out an emergency service if required.