What are the best personal alarms?
Family Monitored Alarms
Family-monitored alarms, also known as unmonitored alarms, are personal alarm systems that send alerts directly to a family member's phone or email when activated. These alarms offer several benefits:
- Cost-effective: Family-monitored alarms are often less expensive than professionally monitored systems, as there are no ongoing monitoring fees.
- Familiarity: Your loved ones are familiar with your needs and can quickly assess the situation when an alert is received.
- Personalized response: Family members can provide a personalized response based on their understanding of your specific circumstances.
However, there are also some drawbacks to consider with family-monitored alarms:
- Availability: Your loved ones may not always be available to respond to alerts, especially during late night hours or while they're engaged in important activities like work or meetings.
- Reliability: If your family member's phone is turned off, out of battery, or lacking reception, they may miss critical alerts.
- Emotional stress: The responsibility of being constantly on-call can be emotionally taxing for your loved ones, leading to stress and anxiety.
Professionally Monitored Alarms
Professionally monitored alarms are connected to a 24/7 response centre staffed by trained operators. When the alarm is activated, the response centre is immediately notified, and an operator will assess the situation and provide the appropriate assistance. The benefits of professionally monitored alarms include:
- 24/7 availability: Help is always available, regardless of the time of day or night, ensuring you're never left without support when you need it most.
- Trained professionals: Emergency response centre operators are trained to handle emergency situations calmly and efficiently, providing the necessary assistance and contacting emergency services if required.
- Consistent monitoring: Your alarm system is continuously monitored for any issues, such as low battery or loss of connection, ensuring your device is always ready to help when needed.
- Reduced burden on loved ones: With professionally monitored alarms, your loved ones can have peace of mind knowing you're being looked after by trained professionals, reducing the emotional stress and responsibility they may feel.
With the Umps Link, you’ll always have help at your fingertips. Our personal alarm systems are professionally monitored by our dedicated, Australian-based response centre, which operates 24/7. Whether you need emergency services or simply want to chat with someone, our team is always ready to help.
Some of the key advantages of choosing an Umps professionally monitored alarm include:
- Get help quickly in an emergency: With Umps, you can get assistance even if you can't reach a phone, ensuring you're never left without support when you need it most.
- Gain peace of mind: Our reliable personal alarms provide peace of mind for both you and your loved ones, knowing that help is just a button press away.
- No lock-in contracts or hidden fees: We believe in simple, affordable protection without the hassle of lock-in contracts or hidden fees.
- Professional installation support: Our expert Australian team will guide you through the setup process and ensure your device is working properly.
- Continuous monitoring: We keep an eye on your device's connection and battery life, so you never have to worry about being left without assistance.
- Proactive check-ins: If you haven't used your alarm in more than three months, we'll reach out to make sure you're comfortable with the device and understand how to use it.
Our friendly team is here to listen, support, and empower you to live independently with confidence. If you have any questions about whether your government fund can subsidise your Umps don't hesitate to reach out to us.
