Lifeline pendant

[doughnutcraver]

Hi all my elderly grandfather has had a bad fall this morning and was found about 5 hours while on the floor trying to get to the telephone. He is currently in hospital and they have said he will probably be discharged tomorrow! They want the bed.
I have been reading a bit about the lifeline pendants do they work with a normal landline. I've ordered a triple cordlessl landline phone set so he has one by armchair, one by bed and another in the kitchen.
I'm now unsure if these phones can be used with the pendant or if we have to purchase one through the lifeline company.

We have a camera in dms home. We’re all in regular contact through the day. If she doesn’t answer we look at the camera and can see if she’s asleep or in the bathroom. We can talk to her too, so two way.
My df had the alert pendent thing, he fell out of bed, I drove straight over as dm rang me, I was in another town, but got there before the help did and sorted it ourselves. That was a good 45 minutes so not quick. I can’t remember much about the pendant apart from they’d press the red button and a call would come through iirc.
The camera we have was bought through Amazon and needs internet. My dm has an Alexa too, which she asks to play music from her home country, irrelevant but keeps her entertained and calm.
Just putting it out there as other options.

Lifeline is installed with it's own receiver so if the phone is engaged it still works. DM had a wrist fall detector as well as the pendant. Sadly it didn't go off last time she had a fall, and she 'didn't like' to press the pendant and was on floor for about 12 hours. I'd get the camera as well if I were you.

He won't go for cameras it's going to be hard enough convincing him that he will need the pendant or wrist watch.
He's very stubborn and set in his ways.
We have mentioned carers and he went up the wall.
I was hoping the extra phones dotted about the house and the pendant would be enough for now.

My DGM had a heart attack, fell and broke her hip but still didn't press the bloody button. She was found by the cleaner the next day. They're only useful depending on the character of the person wearing them in my opinion.

You can but a falls detector that alerts the careline company without the person having to press the buttons

Does he have a keysafe to let carers or the emergency services in if he cant get to the door

www.telecare24.co.uk/fall-alarms/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1ozs3LzA6wIVQeztCh2UsgTZEAAYASAAEgLna_D_BwE

We have 2 in our area. The local council provides one, at cost of course. That one has a call centre. They press the button on the watch or pendant and can talk through the device. There are numbers to ring and the operator can also call an ambulance
The other is just automated. If pressed it will ring round the numbers listed until someone answers but no operator so it won't call the emergency services
Falls detectors are mentioned above
My friend uses alexa for her father. It is on her account. He can ask it to ring but, when he was ill, she rang the emergency services and could hear via alexa that they were in the house with him