Saturday, November 2, 2013

How To Help The Elderly Have A Secure Home

By Mark Mahaffey


If you know someone who is elderly, you may worry about his or her safety. This is very common, because the elderly are at a high risk of either getting hurt or having their homes broken into. But because so many of the elderly live on fixed incomes, they may be tempted to compromise on home security.

This is not a good idea, because now they need a secure home more than ever. Not only are they at risk of having their home broken into, but they could be at risk for health related problems. They could have an immobilizing fall, have a stroke or heart attack or need help during a storm or other weather related emergency.

However, if you are looking out for the wellbeing of an elderly person, be encouraged. You have a lot of options when it comes to raising their level of safety and helping them to have a secure home. High on your list of priorities should be to have a home security system put into their home.

Even though in the past, the wealthy were the main people who could easily afford a home security system, the prices of the systems have gone down now. What this means is that even those on budgets can afford to have a secure home by having a security installation. There are systems in many price ranges.

Also, for those elderly people who may have medical issues, you can use medical monitoring. This is a system that can be connected to a monitoring company which will provide emergency help no matter the time of the day or the night. The elderly person simply needs to be given a button to push if they need help. Whether they fall down or start having a health emergency, they can push the button and get help quickly.

Did you know that many criminal surveyed say that they would not try to break into a home that had a home security system installed? This is a great way to have a secure home. Just get a yard sign from your security company, so that everyone knows you are protected.




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