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Cord-Buddy

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How does it work?
Why use a Medical Alert System?
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Cord-Buddy

 

Cord-Buddy What is the Cord-Buddy?

 

The Cord Buddy is designed to work with existing pull cord systems in assisted, independent or nursing home facilities. The customer wears a waterproof pendant around their neck or wrist. If the client needs any type of assistance they press the button and the Cord-Buddy will pull the pull cord for them. Signaling the facilities office or current monitoring station.

 

Do you worry about falling in your apartment home and not being able to reach the pull cord?

  • Adapts existing pull cord systems for use anywhere in the apartment home
  • Waterproof button
  • Can be worn around the neck or wrist
  • Help is just a button push away

 

 

How does it work?

  1. Cord-Buddy attaches to a pull cord in your apartment/home.

  2. You wear a waterproof pendant around your neck or wrist.

  3. Push your button from anywhere in your apartment/home and it will signal your pull cord and let the office know you are in need of assistance.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

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Why Use a Medical Alert System?

  • Are you at risk of falling or nervous about being at home alone?
  • Is it important for you to continue living in your home independently?
  • Is your caregiver having difficulty finding time for him or herself?
  • Have you been hospitalized or required emergency medical assistance?
  • Do you require help with balance or walking?
  • Do you require help with daily activities?
  • Are you home alone for several hour, day or night?
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Quick Facts

  • Elderly persons who fall are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized and eight times more likely to die as the result.
  • Getting help quickly after a fall reduces the risk of hospitalization by 26% and death by 80% (Study by New England Journal of Medicine).
  • Each year more than a third of older adults age 65 and older experience a fall (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
  • If a senior receives help in the first hour, the “golden hour” there is a 90% chance that they will return home.  If a senior does not receive help within six hours, there is a 90% chance they will require a nursing home (www.pioneeremergency.com/senior-falling-information.shtml)
  • Nearly 85% of deaths resulting from falls in 2004 were among individuals 75 years old and older (2005 CDC study).
  • Falls were a major reason for 40% of nursing home admissions.
  • More than one third of adults 65 and older fall each year in the United States (Hornbrook et al. 1994; Hausdorff et al. 2001).
  • Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of injury deaths. They are also the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma (CDC 2005).
  • The rates of fall-related deaths among older adults rose significantly over the past decade (Stevens 2006).