Medical Alert & Safety
A medical alert system can be the difference between a fall becoming a tragedy and a fall becoming a bad afternoon. Modern devices range from simple pendants to GPS-enabled wearables with automatic fall detection. Here's what to look for.
Guides & articles
Practical information to help you make confident decisions.
- How to Choose a Medical Alert System: The Questions That Actually MatterWhat these devices do, what they cost, the questions to ask any provider before signing, and who helps pay in Ontario.Read more →
- Fall Proofing a Home, Room by Room, for Under $300The highest value safety fixes in every room, what each one costs, and the order to do them in.Read more →
Step-by-step how-tos
Short skills guides with diagrams, from our How To Guides collection.
- How to get up after a fallThe safe sequence for getting off the floor, what to do if you cannot get up, and why practising this before a fall matters.Read the steps →
- Where to place grab barsThe three bars every bathroom needs, the 33 to 36 inch rule, why towel bars and suction cups fail, and what installation costs.Read the steps →
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Deeper vetting of medical alert & safety providers is a separate layer, starting with the Toronto area. Only completed, documented reviews qualify for that label. No business can buy a recommendation.