“When I grow up, I want to have a Mobile Personal Emergency Response System just like yours, grandpa!” That is what your kids will be shouting when they see this gadget designed for the elderly in your life. Fortunately, taking good care of senior citizens is now easier.

Wellcore has designed the M-PERS wireless “digital caregiver” so that seniors can live independently while you are assured of their safety. The wireless belt clips it comes with can tell falls apart from other movements and when these unfortunate events occur, it will inform you, or the caregiver, instantly.

"The revolution that is happening in the caregiving marketplace today has the momentum of the Internet in the 1990s and Wellcore has brought together the expertise to drive the change and innovation needed," said Mary Furlong, a Wellcore advisory board member and founder of SeniorNet (1986), ThirdAge Media (1996) and Mary Furlong and Associates (2002). "Fall detection is one of the most important aspects of enabling seniors to live independently and age in place, and there is no better company at fall detection technology than the team at Wellcore."

The device is waterproof and has a system that asks to be worn when forgotten. You can leave messages on it for those who use it. The machine will transform the text into speech. Wellcore also offers 24/7 protection, but that is only compatible with a Wellcore phone. Via the phone's GPS, this piece of software will alert emergency services with the exact location where help is needed. Older persons will be able to enjoy a more active and independent lifestyle and you can enjoy peace and quiet knowing that they are in no danger of hurting themselves.

They say that M-PERS will be very affordable. Pre-orders can be made right now and the product should be on the market starting with this March.


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