Personal Emergency Response System - CentraCare - Medical Alert Service - Central Minnesota
Services can be provided as home-based help buttons, fall detection buttons, and mobile "on-the-go" units. When someone needs help, pressing the wearable button connects them with the 24-hour Emergency Response Center. The Response Center operator talks with the individual over the speaker to decide upon proper action and coordinates the appropriate responder - emergency services, caregiver, family member, neighbor, etc. Even if they cannot speak or can't be heard, the Emergency Response Center knows who they are and who to contact. The US-based Emergency Response Centers provide multi-lingual communication with over 140 languages available answering help calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Categories
Last assured
01/22/2025
Physical Address
1406 6th Avenue North, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Hours
24 hours/7 days a week
Voice
Application process
Call, email, or walk in to sign up, to begin service, an intake form is completed where details are gathered to set a system up specific to the user. An intake form is typically completed over the phone and takes approximately 20 minutes.
Fee
Service is provided on a month-to-month basis with no long term contract monthly service fees vary depending on which system is chosen and start at about $1 per day. Call for current pricing With all new service a one-time registration fee applies
Required documents
Intake form
Eligibility
Persons in need of a personal emergency response system who are residents of Benton, Carver, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, and Wright counties
Service area
Benton County, MN Carver County, MN Isanti County, MN Kanabec County, MN Kandiyohi County, MN Meeker County, MN Mille Lacs County, MN Morrison County, MN Pine County, MN Sherburne County, MN Stearns County, MN Todd County, MN Wright County, MN
Agency info
CentraCare - Medical Alert Service - Central Minnesota
Works to keep individuals independent, healthy, and safe through medical alert services at the touch of a button. The Emergency Response Center operator talks with them over the speaker to decide upon proper action and coordinates the appropriate responder - emergency services, caregiver, family member, neighbor, etc.
The response center is US-based and provides multi-lingual communication with over 140 languages available answering help calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.