{"id":127,"date":"2009-09-22T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/?p=127"},"modified":"2022-06-09T18:44:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T22:44:01","slug":"in-a-medical-emergency-save-your-loved-one-and-their-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/articles\/in-a-medical-emergency-save-your-loved-one-and-their-door\/","title":{"rendered":"In a Medical Emergency, Save Your Loved One and Their Door!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Who’s Our Top Medical Alert Provider?<\/p><\/div>\n

Have you thought about how to access your loved one’s home in the case of an emergency?<\/strong> I’m sure you have a key, but is there a neighbor nearby with one as well?\u00a0 It’s a good idea to have something as simple as “who has a key to my parent’s house” sorted-out, in advance.<\/p>\n

Whether you choose to get a medical alert monitoring system or not<\/strong>, should not impact how someone would gain access to their home, if needed.\u00a0 Having a simple plan in advance of needing one, is always preferred. And if you choose to purchase a medical alert device for emergencies, read our LifeStation reviews<\/a> first.\u00a0 Here are some basic steps<\/strong> you can take to make this simple plan a reality.<\/p>\n

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  1. Talk to their neighbors<\/strong> and see who is typically around throughout the week and preferably, does not work outside the home.\u00a0 Do you trust them?\u00a0 Do you trust their judgment?\u00a0 If so, ask whether they’d be willing to keep a key and be available on a call list for your medical alert monitoring company.<\/li>\n
  2. Who’s the closest family member or friend<\/strong> from your parent’s home?\u00a0 Are they within a 5 minute drive?\u00a0 If so, arrange for them to have keys to the home and be put on the medical alert monitoring system’s call list.<\/li>\n
  3. Does your local police or fire department have<\/strong> a key holder program?\u00a0 Not many do, but there are some that may.\u00a0 Get on the phone and find out.\u00a0 There will surely be paperwork to fill-out, so be proactive and get started.<\/li>\n
  4. My favorite is<\/strong> a key lock box.\u00a0 You know the kind.\u00a0 Your local Realtor uses them for house showings.\u00a0 Just hang it on the doorknob or mount it to the house, get a key, and lock it in the box.\u00a0 Give the lock box code to your medical alert monitoring company.\u00a0 You could also give it to family and friends so you wouldn’t have to copy so many keys!\u00a0 Where do you get one?\u00a0 Go to your local home center or you can get one from providers like LifeStation<\/a>, for a small monthly fee.
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    \nTip<\/strong><\/span>:<\/strong> Be sure to test all of the key copies that you make.\u00a0 You could have a bad copy.\u00a0 It happens more often than you think.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If all else fails,<\/strong> you will have to give permission to the first responders to break the door down.\u00a0 It’s not your first choice, but it may be your last.\u00a0 But really, what’s more important?\u00a0 Saving their door, or saving their lives?\u00a0 Don’t ask them, you may not get the answer you’d expect!\u00a0 Parents can be funny that way ; – )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Have you thought about how to access your loved one’s home in the case of an emergency? I’m sure you have a key, but is there a neighbor nearby with one as well?\u00a0 It’s a good idea to have something as simple as “who has a key to my parent’s house” sorted-out, in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,25,63,22],"acf":[],"modified_by":"ArticlesTips","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6572,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions\/6572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalalertadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}