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Dose Health

Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)

6104 Olson Memorial Hwy, Golden Valley, MN, 55422

(844) 300-6212

Website

https://www.dosehealth.com/medical-alerts

Service Details

Description

Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) are electronic devices for older adults and people with disabilities to easily call for help in an emergency.


The person may also wear a portable "help" button to allow for mobility. The system is connected to the user's phone and programmed to alert a response center once the "help" button is activated. The response center is staffed by trained professionals.


Additional Information

Dose PERS and PERS + are small, easy to use mobile medical alert pendants. Users can get help at home or away from home with the press of a button.


Dose PERS offers:
* Up to a 30-day battery life
* 2-way voice through pendant
* Cellular/Wi-Fi Location services.


Dose PERS+ offers:
* Up to 7 days per charge
* Fall detection
* 2-way voice through pendant
* GPS. cellular and Wi-Fi location services


About This Location

If you are on a waiver, Alternative Care or Essential Community Supports (ECS) program, covered costs include: purchase of equipment, installation and monthly service charge.

If you have waiver funding, the service plan (based on an assessment of your needs) determines which services are funded through your waiver.

Personal Emergency Response equipment can be paid for through the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care Program with the service called Specialized Supplies and Equipment. Personal Emergency Response equipment and related services for people on the ECS program are covered as a standalone service.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers, the Alternative Care Program, and Essential Community Supports in the Community-Based Services Manual.

If you have waiver funding, the support plan (based on an assessment of your needs) determines which services are funded through your waiver.

Features

  • Area Served by County
    • Hennepin County 
  • Payment
    • Alternative Care Waiver (AC) 
    • Brain Injury Waiver (BI) 
    • Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI) 
    • Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver 
    • Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD) 
    • Elderly Waiver (EW) 
    • Essential Community Supports (ECS) 
    • Private pay 
  • Service Availability
    • Serves community 
  • Waiver Service Specialties
    • Emergency Response System - Installation 
    • Emergency Response System - Monthly Service Fee 
    • Emergency Response System - Purchase 

Application Instructions

Referrals can be submitted by support staff, caregivers or clients online.


Fees

Monthly fee


Business Hours

Area Served

Statewide


Websites

https://www.dosehealth.com/medical-alerts

https://www.dosehealth.com

Phone Numbers

Type Number Hours
Main (844) 300-6212

Last Update

8/21/2024

Other Locations

This provider does not offer this service at other locations.

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