Personal Response System

OSF Home Care Services' Personal Response System program provides subscribers with assistance at the push of a button and is helpful for anyone living on their own and needing reassurance of safety. It is a personal monitoring system that provides immediate help at the push of a button 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Benefits include:

• A safety net that allows you to continue living independently at home and provides peace of mind for you and your loved ones


• Reminders to take medications


• Specially trained monitors to assist whenever help is needed

Lifeline Cordless Phone

OSF Personal Response System program is proud to introduce the new Cordless Phone Communicator.  This phone is designed to be the easiest and best phone for seniors to use. It is easy to dial, read and hear. 

This phone has the added feature of up to 30 hours of backup power for Help Calls and up to 1 hour for regular phone calls during a power outage.

Caution: Choosing Your Help Button - A Message from Lifeline

It is important that you and your caregiver choose the Personal Help Button most suitable for you. Please consider the following:

Pendant Styles
The Classic and Slimline Pendants are worn around the neck; this helps make the button accessible by either of your hands. Note: The Pendant's neck cord is not designed to break away. Therefore, it can pose a choking risk, particularly to wearers in wheelchairs, using walkers, using beds with guard rails, or otherwise near protruding objects upon which the cord can become tangled. Wearers for whom this is a concern may wish to consider the Wrist Style option.

Wrist Styles
The Slimline Wristband and Tempo Watch are worn around your wrist. In circumstances where the user's arm that is not wearing the pendant becomes immobilized (examples: due to stroke or arm being trapped under a heavy object), this can present a risk that the user will be unable to press the button.

Please consult with OSF Home Care Services on which Personal Response System device is most appropriate for you.

How it Works

Should you need assistance or help, the unit will dial the response center and put you in touch with a professional monitor. When the button is pushed, a trained operator answers the call and communicates with the subscriber to immediately assess the situation.

In case of emergency, the operator will immediately summon professional help.

If your situation is a non-emergency, the operator calls one of your pre-determined professional responders, which could be a family member, neighbor or friend, to assist you.

Click here learn more about Lifeline Medical Alarm Service from OSF Home Care Services' Personal Response Systems.
 

Cost

All of our Personal Response Systems are affordable!

• $37.00 per month for the Basic PRS Unit
• $55.00 for one-time PRS Unit installation/activation fee
• $20.00 for activation fee for self-installation
• $65.00 per month for the MD.2 Personal Medication System
• $55.00 for one-time MD.2 Medication System installation fee

Contact Information

To learn more about Personal Response System, please call 800.267.4794 between 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.