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Choosing an NZ Medical Alert System: What Older Adults and Families Should Know
When my mother first mentioned the idea of a medical alert system, I will admit I was hesitant. It felt like a concession to frailty, a step toward giving up independence. She was in her late seventies, still gardening and driving herself to the library, and the thought of strapping on a pendant or wearing a wristband seemed to signal something she was not ready to accept. But after a neighbour slipped on wet concrete in her own driveway and lay there for almost two hours be