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By Consumer Team | 07 July 2021

Best 5 Medical Alert Systems

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There are several medical alert systems offered by various organizations across the country. This means customers can choose the best medical alert systems at reasonable prices. But the question is how do you distinguish a quality medical alert system from a sub-standard one?

Most of the medical alert system appear similar from the outside, making it difficult to judge them by physical appearance.

However, there are several other features such as price, equipment supplied and customer care quality that create a distinction between various medical alert systems. There’s also variation in terms of monthly rates as well as contract terms.

The most important thing is to ensure that you have properly researched the best available offers to get value for your money. Below is a review of some of the best medical alert systems on the market.

1 - Bay Alarm Medical

This is a business that offers medical alarm systems across the country. Its parent company is called Bay Alarm (a household name in the home security system sector). Bay Alarm has some top quality systems that are easy to install and use. Almost anyone with basic knowledge can configure Bay Alarm systems without extra assistance.

Bay Alarm provides multiple protection plans for different situations, including mobile GPS plans and in-home plans. The in-home plans start from just $19.95/month while the mobile GPS protection plans start from $29.95/month. All plans include at least a necklace or wrist button.

2 - LifeStation

This is another preferred medical alert system provider. Most clients consider it the best because of the high-quality customer service they offer. LifeStation takes its medical alert services seriously and offers its customers the best of services in the industry. The company trains its monitoring agents for a month before they are dispatched to the monitoring centers.

Administrators of the company constantly verify calls for quality purposes. Consequently, LifeStation was awarded an A+ score from the Better Business Bureau. Their rates can be as low as $25.95/mo. Bathroom and hallway help buttons vary from $2.99/month to $3.49/month per button. The service comes with a free wristband or necklace help button.

3 - GreatCall

GreatCall is also one of the best medical alert systems available. The company is based in San Diego, California and provides various services and products to adults. One of its best features is called MedCoach. The app offers daily medication management solutions to all its subscribers.

GreatCall also has another mobile personal emergency response system device called GreatCall Splash which uses GPS to connect subscribers with emergency 5start agents. Monthly rates for Greatcall start from $50.

4 - MobileHelp

MobileHelp is one of America’s leading providers of Mobile-Personal Emergency Response System (M-PERS) technology. It offers its services to customers in all 50 states in the US.

MobileHelp has three major alert system features, including SOLO (a solution for people with homes without telephone lines, DUO (an integrated medical alert system with GPS/GSM technology) and Classic Help.

The rates for mobile help app start from as low as $19/month.

5 - Medical Guardian

If you are searching for devices that will enable your loved ones to live independently, then Medical Guardian is one of the options you should consider.

This medical alert system has a wearable and water-resistant pendant that can be worn as a bracelet or bracelet fitted with a “help” button that is connected to a 24/7 call center.

Medical Guardian offers plans starting from $29.95 per month. This price is for the Classic Guardian system that connected to a landline. Other systems that offer wireless connection, however, cost more.