1. Health
2. When a parent has a heart problem

Personal Emergency Response Systems

• Buying Guide - A Buyer's Guide to Personal Emergency Response Systems

  Guide to personal emergency response systems, or PERS. Home devices that connect your parent to a 24-hour call center with the push of a button.

• Article - When Your Parent Moves In: How to Get Your House Ready

  A list of steps to take in advance of moving your parents into your home.

• Checklist - 5 Ways to Ensure Your Parent's Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Really Works

• Checklist - 10 Questions to Ask When Shopping for a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)

  The PERS (personal emergency response system) market is highly competitive. Know what to ask to find a reputable provider and get the best deal.

• Article - Making Your Parent's Bedroom Safer After a Stroke

  How to make your elderly parent's bedroom safe and comfortable after a stroke. Plus, how to help him keep as much privacy and autonomy as possible.

• Interview - Talking With David Solie

  How geriatric psychologist and author David Solie dealt with care giving for his 87-year-old mother when she refused to leave her home.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - With Alzheimer's, Wandering Is a Merry Name for a Scary Problem

  Innovations in dealing with wandering, which affects 6 in 10 people with Alzheimer's.

• Blog Post - New Fall Prevention Tools Keep Seniors Steady

  Falls are a leading cause of injury and death among seniors. New fall prevention technology can help prevent falls among seniors.

Questions & Answers

• Question - What can I do to encourage my dad to wear his emergency response device?

  This question has been answered by two Caring.com Experts

• Question - I'm trying to decide which personal alert (device) program is best for my father. Which is best?

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• Question - What can I do to encourage my dad to wear his personal emergency response (PERS) device?

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• Question - Should I get a personal emergency response system (PERS) for my mom, who has early-stage Alzheimer's?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert and a Community Member

• Question - How can I get my parent to eat without nagging?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert and a Community Member

• Question - Is there a formal program to have the mailman notify family...

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• Question - How Can I Convince my Brother Not to Leave His Nursing Home?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can we convince my father, who has cancer and can not live alone but insists, to move in with us?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Is a personal emergency response system appropriate for a parent who travels?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can I get my mother, who has dementia, to calm down in her nursing home?

  How do you calm down someone with dementia in a nursing home? Is calming a dementia patient down even possible in an environment like a nursing home?

• Question - How can I help my 82-year-old mother overcome her fear of falling?

  If a parent has a fear of falling, it can actually make things more dangerous. Here's expert advice on how to help a parent overcome fear of falling.

• Question - Is it safe to leave a parent with Alzheimer's home alone?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Rest Easier With a Medical Emergency Alert System

  If your parent lives alone, an emergency alert system...

• Tip - Ask About Training for Personal Emergency Response System Staff

  If you're looking into getting a personal emergency...