In Australia, about 25% of people over the age of 65 are living by themselves. And with limited access to assisted living options this poses a scary scenario should a fall or emergency situation occur and no one is around to help.
DipSocSt Social Worker Aged and Extended Care Department Repatriation General Hospital Heidelberg West, Victoria, AustraliaJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdAustralian Journal on AgeingFarquhar, D., Fonda, D., Danek, C. and Ryan, A. (1992). A survey of personal emergency alarms for the frail elderly. [...
Additionally, the low financial income of elderly people can be considered a reason for not having advanced warning devices such as a smoke and/or carbon monoxide (CO) alarms [121] and they may not be able to support home maintenance and improvement expenses which may reduce the risk of a ...