Senior Advantage

Lifeline

Lifeline is a personal emergency response system. A way to get help when you can’t call for help yourself. The program was started by Baptist Health in 1982 as a community service with donations from the community to pay for the equipment and for people who are not able to pay for the service. As a result of the community support, it is open to anyone in the community. There are currently over 600 people in central Alabama that are served by Lifeline.

The benefits for subscribers and their families and friends include:

Peace of Mind – every day they know that should they need help they can get it at the touch of a button
Independence – independence for the subscriber to be by themselves and carry on their daily activities and independence for families to go about their lives knowing that they will be called if they are needed
Security – knowing that help is available at the touch of a button
Choices – of how they want to live their life
Affordable – at just one dollar a day without an initial investment to loose, just a $35.00 installation fee and a 3 month commitment
Consistent –installed, monitored, and serviced by a hospital you have trusted for years
Reliable – equipment that is state-of-the-art and manufactured by a company that specializes in Personal Emergency Response Systems
Supportive Intervention – falls are one of the biggest problems of the older population and the "fear of falling" causes them to restrict their activities even more. Lifeline can keep falls from becoming even more debilitating by quick intervention. Lifeline gives subscribers the freedom to engage in their every day activities again.

Features

Home communicator – a machine that connects into the phone jack and electricity
Personal help button – a waterproof button worn around the neck or on an arm band
Backup battery – runs for 10 hours without electricity
Range of 400 feet – the button will activate the communicator at this distance
Silent alarm – for problems such as when the equipment is unplugged
Speaker phone – during a call for help you can communicate with the operators through the speakerphone.
RSVP – a feature that allows you to answer incoming phone calls by putting the call on speaker phone
Back up timer – a 24 hour timer will call for help if the subscriber has not reset the timer or used the telephone within the past 24 hours – it can be turned off if they person is away from home for more than 24 hours
Closed Loop System - a patented system by Lifeline that enhances reliability of the equipment to get through to the Call Center

To request a Lifeline:

Call (334) 286-3400
Information can be taken over the telephone
An installation can be scheduled within 2-3 working days
Have three responders who you would trust with a key to the home and could come in case of an emergency
The cost is $35.00 to install and $30.00 per month ($35.00 for two buttons)
A three month commitment is required

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