Jennifer Lagemann is a former family caregiver, as well as a professional caregiver and administrator at home care agencies. She works as a writer and researcher, helping care providers create patient ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Falling is often a painful and frightening experience, especially when one is elderly and lives alone. According to the Centers for ...

Technology is often complicated, but Life Alert keeps it simple: the press of a button and a life is saved. This unassuming device has become a necessity for millions of people, proving that sometimes ...

Life Alert was founded in 1987, making it one of the first personal emergency response companies in the United States. The company’s systems have a base hub and a help button that can be worn around ...

Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. launched the first personal emergency response system (PERS) in 1987. Since then, it has become a trusted service for older adults and people with medical ...