Personal Emergency Response System

Standard Unit"Age in Place" with confidence and remain independent in your own comfortable familiar surroundings! Receive the help you may need through Doyle Medical Monitoring Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS). Office for the Aging Outreach Workers will install the device and answer any questions you have. Call the Office for the Aging at 607-274-5482 for more information.

How does PERS work?

Push your pendant or wrist button and be automatically connected to Doyle Medical Monitoring's Response Center. The highly trained operators can talk to you through the unit speaker to help determine what kind of assistance you need.

Benefits to Tompkins County Office for the Aging's partnership with Doyle include:

  • Peace of mind
  • Quick response at the push of a button
  • No installation fee
  • No fee for service calls
  • No minimum contract
  • Cutting edge, UL rated technology

Depending on the console, the use of a telephone line may be required. All units and/or their charging cradle are powered through an electrical outlet and has an internal back-up battery in case of a power failure.

Cost

  • Standard unit is $25/month
  • Cellular unit is $35/month
  • GPS Units are available for $45/month with a one time $40 activation fee
  • Fall Detection available for an additional $5/month

Our Outreach staff are available to answer your questions about the Personal Emergency Response Systems and can guide you in choosing the most suitable device to meet your needs.