David's story - how an 84 year old retained his independence...
"By ringing a friend or relative using Assure Connect, they can explain to emergency services how to access my property"
David is 84 years of age and lives independently.
Last week he suffered another Angina attack but this time his nitroglycerine sprayer (a common Angina treatment) didn't work and the pain became severe.
“I became quite agitated and worried so I rang Triple Zero - and they sorted me out” he explained.
But David got to thinking "What if this happens again and I can't speak?"
David has a key safe - this is a locked box at his front door that contains a key. Access is via a combination lock. Its purpose is so that friends and relatives can get to him in an emergency.
Key safes are recommended to older people living on their own.
Problem is, emergency services do not know (and have no facility to know) the combination to open the key safe.
His solution is Assure Connect™.
He thought to himself "If I ring a friend or relative they will be able to explain to the ambulance service how to access my property. Even if I can’t speak, they will know that I have called and what to do next."
“Because Assure Connect™ calls more than one person – I don’t have to think who to call or worry about them not answering. I have set-up Assure Connect™ to call 6 people – the chances are high that one of them will answer quickly.”
David set-up the account himself on the internet "No, I had no difficulties - it was very straight forward." he said.
David's situation is typical of an older person living alone. The key to independent living is the use of an assistive technology. Assure Connect™ is a very good example of an adaptive technology that allows people like David to live independently despite his medical condition.
(Photo and name have been substituted to protect David’s real identity – privacy and security is a high priority at Red Button Technologies).