Caregiver Pager with Bed Alarm & Bed Sensor Pad - No Alarm in Resident's Room!

"No Alarm in Patient's Room" Except for the 2 loud beeps that sound when the pad is activated. And the click which I think means the pad is disconnected (this sounds like a large rodent barking a warning signal). In short, absolutely not for a still alert and active patient who is up and down all day and all you want to do is know that they are up. After an hour and 15 minutes of frantically trying to install the batteries everywhere (no instructions on this for the caregiver unit), and trying to turn the volume down (had to take it back off the bed and apart again because the instructions for this are the last thing to do, plus I have no clue where the volume control is--that teeny tiny portion of the teeny tiny plate that has all the other teeny tiny dials on it is absolutely blank), I had to move the bed away from wall--again--and wrestle the patient box off the bedframe--again--and get the pad out from under the mattress pad--again (about the 3rd time, since I had to keep backtracking to do something else to something that wasn't mentioned previously, I still wasn't done because the caregiver unit (the remote) has to be PROGRAMMED to the patient unit--so THIS is what I was cranking up and down when I thought I was turning the volume down, only it wasn't working. And EVERYTHING is teeny tiny--all screws, all internal controls. I will hold onto this product, one, because I've had it too long to return it (was waiting for a chance to do it when the patient wouldn't know about it; two, because it was the best one I could find--longest life pad, silent setting on caregiver unit (but NOT patient unit, remember--this thing beeps like a fire alarm getting ready to blast--not the best thing for a nervous paranoid patient), three, because if I don't end up using it, somebody else may buy it from me. Well made? Maybe--just have your magnifying glass ready, all you baby boomer caregivers out there. And read the directions like 5 times, including reading them starting at the LAST step, just so you'll have a clear picture of what needs to be done BEFORE something else is done. And--I guess-be sure to arrange the furniture in the room AROUND this device, because a patient bed against the wall will wear you out disconnecting and reconnecting the pad (in cases like mine where your patient is very active and extremely suspicious about things they find). As for the alarms--loud enough (obnoxious in my case, even the short beeps to activate the pad). The voice portion of the caregiver unit could NOT be silenced on my unit--it could be turned down very low, but still chanted "bed 1" at intervals. It's okay--I just hate it for what I wanted it for. Three stars because the directions as well as the sales pitch could have been much, much clearer.

My mother was able to come home with out-patient therapists rotating in and out. My family took turns spending the night each night as she was so confused. They were mainly sleepless nights (one eye open). When this device arrived it changed that for the most part. You could actually sleep knowing that you would be alerted if she rose from the bed. Later as improvement came I was able to sleep in my own house 55' away. The wireless signal reached all the way into my basement which I found impressive.The only issue was that when she first sits down it sounds off to let you know it is armed and working. Problem is it would startle her and then she would jump up actually triggering the alarm. With a confused, forgetful stroke victim it happened EVERY time. Still it was worth the effort and peace of mind. The "ding #1" audio got a little old but I understand that if you cared for several people at once this would be beneficial. Also make sure it is under the back area and not the lower half of the body as raises legs and position changes will set it off. We researched several of these, including in town and I believe we chose the right one here on-line from Amazon. It ships directly from the manufacturer and that costs another $10.00

The bed alarm allows me to do things around the house without worrying about my mother getting up without my assistance from her bed. The pager is a small compact size and can be clipped on to your clothing. But the included black case for the pager is pretty much worthless; I'm not even sure why they included it, the pager is fine without it. I like the alarm sound, it is not so loud that you are startled. We put the pad under the mattress pad and sheet so that it is more comfortable for my mother, but it is still sensitive enough to detect when she tries to get up.

This is a great product. My mother in law has dementia and if she gets up at night we have a gentle wake up that she is up. I would give it 5 stars, but there is no way to disable it during the daytime when she moves around her room. We have found a solution that works by just unplugging the pad cord from the transmitter. I think the manufacturer should have put a shut off switch on the receiver.

It probably would have been nice, but she wouldn’t lay on it with the plastic sound even under the mattress pad. I had to return it. Amazon’s return service was wonderful.

I like this product and it does exactly what it says it does. Cons are it does not have an off switch so you have to disconnect it and the volume is not very high so my hard of hearing grandfather (spouse of elderly patient) has a hard time hearing it. Otherwise I would highly recommend this product.

I take care of a 97 year old with dementia. She has had a few falls, but, like meny others, still thinks she can do everything on her own. She gets up several times @ night to go to the restroom. We have a video monitor, but even with that, I have sleepless nights.,it doesn't alert to movement and the night vision is not great. I tried this bed pad alarm, and was so disappointed. It gives off 2 beeps everytime there is movement. So, even when she would just roll over, it would give off the 2 beeps in her room. And the call button lights up on the unit attached to the pad, and makes a clicking noise. All of this alerted my patient and made her try to get up several times to figure out what was going on. You cannot turn the alarm off remotely either. So the pager keeps alarming until you go into the room and hit the reset button. And that REALLY sucks. My patient sits up in bed sometimes to sip on water. So, when she sits up, the pagers goes off and I have to try to get into her room to hit the reset button before she lays back down, and that confuses her even more. Its a good idea, but really poor design. If they made the product so it didnt alert the patient, and you could reset the alarm remotely, it would be a great product. But, as it is, its not worth it.