Safety Equipment

MedicAlert® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return® is a 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer's or a related dementia who wander or have a medical emergency. It provides 24-hour assistance, no matter when or where the person is reported missing. MedicAlert + Safe Return provide an ID bracelet or pendant to be worn by the individual with dementia. If a citizen or emergency personnel finds the person, they can call the toll-free number listed on person's ID jewelry. A community support network will be activated, including local Alzheimer Association chapters and law enforcement agencies, to help reunite the person who wandered with the caregiver or a family member. With this service, critical medical information will be provided to emergency responders when needed. Enrollment packages include ID jewelry, a personalized emergency wallet card, 24-hour emergency response service, personal health record (PHR), and a "Six Steps to a Safe Return" magnet. To enroll, a one-time payment of $55 + $7 shipping and handling, and an annual fee of $35 after the first year of service, are required. 

Bay Alarm Medical provides senior life-saving alert systems and coverage plans. It offers both in-home medical alerts and GPS mobile help buttons that connect to 24-hour medical alarm emergency call centers. Coverage options and costs vary according to the plan chosen. 

Medical lending closet which is an alternative to purchasing short used equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, commodes, crutches, canes, and bath seats for a short duration of time. Devices 4 the Disabled has multiple locations throughout the Chicago area.