24 Hour Emergency Assistance

A person is eligible to receive 24-hour emergency assistance if he or she meets one of the following sets of criteria:

1. The person:

• Lives in his/her own home

• Does not receive 24-hour supervision

• Would otherwise require extensive, routine supervision.

2. The person lives with a primary caregiver who would otherwise require extensive support in the absence of this service to secure help in the event of an emergency.

24-hour emergency assistance: On-call counseling and problem solving and/or immediate response for assistance at a person's home due to a health/personal emergency.

COVERED SERVICES

Non-equipment:

This service covers the following non-equipment services:

• Immediate response for assistance at a person’s home

• On-call counseling and problem solving.

Equipment

This service covers the following equipment services:

• Personal emergency response system (PERS) installation and testing.

• PERS device and monitoring.

What is a Personal emergency response systems (PERS)?

It is electronic device typically worn as a pendant or bracelet that includes an alert or panic button the person can press in the event of a fall or other emergency.