A community alarm service provides peace of mind for people who feel at risk in their own homes. It is a 24 hour 365 day monitoring service giving the freedom to live independently knowing that assistance is at hand when needed. Community alarms can be used to summon help. They are also called emergency alarms or social alarms. A typical emergency alarm can be activated in several ways:
A message will be sent to a monitoring centre that is staffed 24 hours a day. The monitoring centre will know the address of the call and will either try to speak to the resident or will alert a neighbour, family or the emergency services.
Monitoring centres are provided by local councils, charities and commercial companies.
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