by I Advance Senior Care SAFETY & SECURITY SYSTEMS/EQUIPMENT
Bed Safety
Alimed, Inc.
Dedham, MA Contact: Alan Bingham Ph. (800) 225-2610 Fax (888) 352-8391 E-mail: abingham@alimed.com Web: https://www.alimed.com
Emergency-Response Systems
BEST Healthcare Communication
N. Kansas City, MO Contact: Joe Green Ph. (816) 421-1311 Fax (816) 421-1314 E-mail: besthcvus@aol.com Web: https://www.bestgroup.com
Cheshire, CT Contact: Robert Wilowski Ph. (800) 922-7990 E-mail: sales@cord-mate.com Web: https://www.cord-mate.com
An immobilizing fall or illness can put an emergency-call cord or button out of reach. Our waterproof necklace and wrist Help Buttons enable residents to activate your existing pull-cord, call-button, intercom, off-hook, or other emergency-call system by remote control from any room. Install one or more, as needed. Ten-minute installation. Limited lifetime warranty. Call today for a free 30-day trial. Residents may purchase. Serving the senior industry since 1988.
Cornell
Milwaukee, WI Contact: Janette Marien Ph. (800) 558-8957 Fax (414) 351-4657 E-mail: janette@cornell.com Web: https://www.cornell.com
AURA offers Alert Monitoring, Broadcast Notification, and Automatic Documentation, which allows you to customize who and how caregivers are notified of the alert. The key is AURA’s ability to send the message via any type of device—cell phones, pagers, e-mail, message boards, and two-way radios—to the people who need to know. Alert monitoring can be via wired and/or wireless devices, such as pull cords, mobile pendants, motion sensors, and door and window alarms.
Digital Designs, Inc.
Croydon, PA Contact: Jim Kelley Ph. (888) 342-5334 Fax (215) 781-8020 E-mail: jkelley@digitaldesigns1.com Web: https://www.digitaldesigns1.com
Guardian Systems, Inc.
Chandler, AZ Contact: John Jones Ph. (480) 940-8900 Fax (480) 940-0748 E-mail: ecall@guardianusa.com Web: https://www.guardianusa.com
Heritage MedCall
Tampa, FL Contact: Garrison Collins Ph. (800) 396-6157 Fax (813) 223-1405 E-mail: email@heritagemedcall.com Web: https://www.heritagemedcall.com
HomeFree, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI Contact: Guy Lerner Ph. (414) 358-8200 Fax (414) 358-8100 E-mail: contactusa@homefreesys.com Web: https://www.homefreesys.com
Philips Lifeline—Senior Living
Framingham, MA Contact: Senior Living Sales Ph. (800) 816-4885 Fax (508) 988-1363 E-mail: salesseniorliving@philips.com Web: https://www.lifelineseniorliving.com
PROTECT-ALERT Emergency Response Systems, Inc.
Altamonte Springs, FL Contact: Steve Haas Ph. (800) 862-1288 Fax (407) 862-7796 E-mail: info@protect-alert.com
RF Technologies
Brookfield, WI Contact: Lorna Schaefer Ph. (800) 669-9946 Fax (262) 790-1784 E-mail: lschaefer@rft.com Web: https://www.rft.com
Securitec One, Inc.
Medina, OH Contact: Terry Mack Ph. (800) 860-7413 Fax (330) 239-2344 E-mail: info@securitec1.com Web: https://www.securitec1.com
Systems Technologies
Hayden, ID Contact: Linda Paris Ph. (888) 826-3394 Fax (208) 762-4877 E-mail: sales@wirelessnursecall.com Web: https://www.wirelessnursecall.com
Systems Technologies manufactures wireless nurse call systems UL 1069 approved for skilled care and long-term care, as well as assisted living and retirement communities. Add call reports, bed turn scheduler, pendant transmitters, wireless bed and wheelchair exit notification, pocket paging, text messaging, or just save money. More than just a system, it is a total solution that is easy to use, install, and maintain.
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
Equipment Tracking
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
Fall/Movement Alarms
Alimed, Inc.
Dedham, MA Contact: Alan Bingham Ph. (800) 225-2610 Fax (888) 352-8391 E-mail: abingham@alimed.com Web: https://www.alimed.com
Bed-Check Corp.
Tulsa, OK Contact: Dave Starnes Ph. (800) 523-7956 Fax (918) 582-9828 E-mail: info@bedcheck.com Web: https://www.bedcheck.com
BEST Healthcare Communication
N. Kansas City, MO Contact: Joe Green Ph. (816) 421-1311 Fax (816) 421-1314 E-mail: besthcvus@aol.com Web: https://www.bestgroup.com
Curbell Electronics, Inc.
Orchard Park, NY Contact: Scott Palka Ph. (800) 235-7500 Fax (716) 667-7775 E-mail: spalka@curbellelectronics.com Web: https://www.curbellelectronics.com
Personal Safety Corp.
Cedar Rapids, IA Contact: Kathleen Weber Ph. (800) 373-3307 Fax (319) 378-1311 E-mail: kathleenweber@padalarm.com Web: https://www.padalarm.com
Best quality…best price…guaranteed! PSC sells direct, providing 5,000+ nursing homes and hospitals savings of 50% or more on fall management products. Lower your costs on bed, chair, and floor pad alarm systems, PIR and voice alarms, bedside safety mats, hip protectors with removable tailbone pad, toilet pad and under-the-seat alarm systems, and walking belts. One-year warranty on most products.
See our ads on pages 41, 166
RF Technologies
Brookfield, WI Contact: Lorna Schaefer Ph. (800) 669-9946 Fax (262) 790-1784 E-mail: lschaefer@rft.com Web: https://www.rft.com
Fall Prevention/Protection
Crest Healthcare Supply
Dassel, MN Contact: Customer Service Ph. (800) 328-8908 Fax (800) 369-9207 E-mail: customerservice@cresthealthcare.com Web: https://www.cresthealthcare.com
See our ad on page 71
Personal Safety Corp.
Cedar Rapids, IA Contact: Kathleen Weber Ph. (800) 373-3307 Fax (319) 378-1311 E-mail: kathleenweber@padalarm.com Web: https://www.padalarm.com
Best quality…best price…guaranteed! PSC sells direct, providing 5,000+ nursing homes and hospitals savings of 50% or more on fall management products. Lower your costs on bed, chair, and floor pad alarm systems, PIR and voice alarms, bedside safety mats, hip protectors with removable tailbone pad, toilet pad and under-the-seat alarm systems, and walking belts. One-year warranty on most products.
See our ads on pages 41, 166
Skil-Care Corporation
Yonkers, NY Contact: Customer Service Ph. (800) 431-2972 Fax (914) 963-2567 E-mail: customerservice@skil-care.com Web: https://www.skil-care.com
Smart Caregiver Corp.
Petaluma, CA Contact: Customer Service Ph. (707) 781-7450 Fax (707) 781-7440 E-mail: sales@smartcaregivercorp.com Web: https://www.smartcaregivercorp.com
See our ad on page 168
Fall Risk Identification/Assessment
Vestibular Technologies
Marion, IL Contact: Bob Henderson Ph. (800) 752-6178 Fax (312) 896-5856 E-mail: bob@vestibtech.com Web: https://www.vestibtech.com
CAPS™—the cheapest insurance you can buy! Our inexpensive CAPS lets staff identify fall risk residents and objectively quantify their risk in 60 seconds, using age-based norms, then do a complete mCTSIB assessment, plus visual acuity. Easily establish baselines, track therapy progress, and document treatment outcomes. Comply with The Joint Commission, provide better patient care, help keep your patients “on their feet.” New rental program now available or buy it or lease it.
Grab Bars
Invacare Continuing Care Group
Elyria, OH Contact: Customer Service Ph. (800) 668-2337 Fax (519) 659-4001 E-mail: info_iccg@invacare.com Web: https://www.invacare-ccg.com
See our ad on Cover 2
Handrails
Bellagard Wall Finishings
Fairlawn, OH Contact: Customer Service Ph. (800) 628-0449 Fax (330) 668-7703 E-mail: bellagard@rjfnet.com Web: https://www.bellagard.com
Bellagard Wall Finishings incorporates materials such as decorative lucent rails, solid surface composites, and textured stainless steel with various woods, handrails, lean rails, chair rails, and corner guards to blend beauty with functionality.
Designed for use in high-visibility areas, including lobbies, conference rooms, and hallways, Bellagard is very flexible—allowing designers, architects, and facility managers to combine different colors, patterns, textures, and wood options to satisfy their clients’ specific taste.
Koroseal Wall Protection Systems
Fairlawn, OH Contact: Customer Service Ph. (800) 628-0449 Fax (330) 668-7703 E-mail: korogard@rjfnet.com Web: https://www.korogard.com
Kwalu
Ridgeland, SC Contact: Clarice Pinder Ph. (800) 405-3441 Fax (843) 726-9230 E-mail: cpinder@kwalu.com Web: https://www.kwalu.com
Kwalu’s Virtually Indestructible™ Wall Protection, Seating, Tables, and Casegoods are manufactured with Kwalu high-impact polymer and are scuff and scratch resistant. Kwalu products combine excellence in design with unsurpassed longevity, resulting in an industry-only 10-year warranty on construction and finish. Kwalu Wall Protection, Seating, Tables, and Casegoods are ideally suited to the most challenging environments where striking elegance and effortless functionality is the standard.
See our ad on page 87
Identification Systems
EZ Products International, Inc.
Wauchula, FL Contact: Customer Service Ph. (877) 906-1818 Fax (863) 735-0328 E-mail: orders@ezproductsinc.com Web: https://www.ezproductsinc.com
Locks
MMI Med Carts
Los Angeles, CA Contact: Andrew Sherrill Ph. (800) 437-6633 Fax (310) 516-0452 E-mail: asherrill@mmimedcarts.com Web: https://www.mmimedcarts.com
Nurse Call Systems
BEST Healthcare Communication
N. Kansas City, MO Contact: Joe Green Ph. (816) 421-1311 Fax (816) 421-1314 E-mail: besthcvus@aol.com Web: https://www.bestgroup.com
Cord-Mate, Inc.
Cheshire, CT Contact: Robert Wilowski Ph. (800) 922-7990 E-mail: sales@cord-mate.com Web: https://www.cord-mate.com
An immobilizing fall or illness can put an emergency-call cord or button out of reach. Our waterproof necklace and wrist Help Buttons enable residents to activate your existing pull-cord, call-button, intercom, off-hook, or other emergency-call system by remote control from any room. Install one or more, as needed. Ten-minute installation. Limited lifetime warranty. Call today for a free 30-day trial. Residents may purchase. Serving the senior industry since 1988.
Cornell
Milwaukee, WI Contact: Janette Marien Ph. (800) 558-8957 Fax (414) 351-4657 E-mail: janette@cornell.com Web: https://www.cornell.com
AURA offers Alert Monitoring, Broadcast Notification, and Automatic Documentation, which allows you to customize who and how caregivers are notified of the alert. The key is AURA’s ability to send the message via any type of device—cell phones, pagers, e-mail, message boards, and two-way radios—to the people who need to know. Alert monitoring can be via wired and/or wireless devices, such as pull cords, mobile pendants, motion sensors, and door and window alarms.
Digital Designs, Inc.
Croydon, PA Contact: Jim Kelley Ph. (888) 342-5334 Fax (215) 781-8020 E-mail: jkelley@digitaldesigns1.com Web: https://www.digitaldesigns1.com
Heritage MedCall
Tampa, FL Contact: Garrison Collins Ph. (800) 396-6157 Fax (813) 223-1405 E-mail: email@heritagemedcall.com Web: https://www.heritagemedcall.com
Jeron Electronic Systems, Inc.
Chicago, IL Contact: Ericka Chesnul Ph. (800) 621-1903 Fax (773) 275-0283 E-mail: sales@jeron.com Web: https://www.jeron.com
Omniwatch Technologies
Sunbury, PA Contact: William Dieck Ph. (800) 539-6664 Fax (570) 286-8304 E-mail: bdieck@ptdprolog.net Web: https://www.omniwatchtech.com
Philips Lifeline—Senior Living
Framingham, MA Contact: Senior Living Sales Ph. (800) 816-4885 Fax (508) 988-1363 E-mail: salesseniorliving@philips.com Web: https://www.lifelineseniorliving.com
Rauland-Borg Corp.
Skokie, IL Contact: Christine Sei Ph. (800) 752-7725 Fax (847) 679-4106 E-mail: responder.sales@rauland.com Web: https://www.rauland.com
Securitec One, Inc.
Medina, OH Contact: Terry Mack Ph. (800) 860-7413 Fax (330) 239-2344 E-mail: info@securitec1.com Web: https://www.securitec1.com
Systems Technologies
Hayden, ID Contact: Linda Paris Ph. (888) 826-3394 Fax (208) 762-4877 E-mail: sales@wirelessnursecall.com Web: https://www.wirelessnursecall.com
Systems Technologies manufactures wireless nurse call systems UL 1069 approved for skilled care and long-term care, as well as assisted living and retirement communities. Add call reports, bed turn scheduler, pendant transmitters, wireless bed and wheelchair exit notification, pocket paging, text messaging, or just save money. More than just a system, it is a total solution that is easy to use, install, and maintain.
TekTone Sound & Signal
Franklin, NC Contact: Darrin Carpenter Ph. (800) 327-8466 Fax (828) 524-9968 E-mail: tektone@tektone.net Web: https://www.tektone.net
Resident-Monitoring Systems
Digital Designs, Inc.
Croydon, PA Contact: Jim Kelley Ph. (888) 342-5334 Fax (215) 781-8020 E-mail: jkelley@digitaldesigns1.com Web: https://www.digitaldesigns1.com
Philips Lifeline—Senior Living
Framingham, MA Contact: Senior Living Sales Ph. (800) 816-4885 Fax (508) 988-1363 E-mail: salesseniorliving@philips.com Web: https://www.lifelineseniorliving.com
Smart Caregiver Corp.
Petaluma, CA Contact: Customer Service Ph. (707) 781-7450 Fax (707) 781-7440 E-mail: sales@smartcaregivercorp.com Web: https://www.smartcaregivercorp.com
See our ad on page 167
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
Versus Technology, Inc.
Traverse City, MI Contact: Stephanie Bertschy Ph. (877) 983-7787 Fax (231) 946-6775 E-mail: info@versustech.com Web: https://www.versustech.com
See our ad on page 165
Restraint Alternatives
Skil-Care Corporation
Yonkers, NY Contact: Customer Service Ph. (800) 431-2972 Fax (914) 963-2567 E-mail: customerservice@skil-care.com Web: https://www.skil-care.com
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
Security-Monitoring Systems
Securitec One, Inc.
Medina, OH Contact: Terry Mack Ph. (800) 860-7413 Fax (330) 239-2344 E-mail: info@securitec1.com Web: https://www.securitec1.com
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
Wandering Proximity Alarms
Securitec One, Inc.
Medina, OH Contact: Terry Mack Ph. (800) 860-7413 Fax (330) 239-2344 E-mail: info@securitec1.com Web: https://www.securitec1.com
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
Wandering Transponder Systems
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
Wireless Wandering-Alert Systems
BEST Healthcare Communication
N. Kansas City, MO Contact: Joe Green Ph. (816) 421-1311 Fax (816) 421-1314 E-mail: besthcvus@aol.com Web: https://www.bestgroup.com
Direct Supply
Milwaukee, WI Ph. (800) 634-7328 Fax (800) 770-1707 E-mail: deardirect@directs.com Web: https://www.directsupply.net
See our ad on Cover 4
Philips Lifeline—Senior Living
Framingham, MA Contact: Senior Living Sales Ph. (800) 816-4885 Fax (508) 988-1363 E-mail: salesseniorliving@philips.com Web: https://www.lifelineseniorliving.com
RF Technologies
Brookfield, WI Contact: Lorna Schaefer Ph. (800) 669-9946 Fax (262) 790-1784 E-mail: lschaefer@rft.com Web: https://www.rft.com
Securitec One, Inc.
Medina, OH Contact: Terry Mack Ph. (800) 860-7413 Fax (330) 239-2344 E-mail: info@securitec1.com Web: https://www.securitec1.com
VeriChip Corporation
Ottawa, ON Contact: Gene Borys Ph. (866) 559-6275 Fax (613) 592-4296 E-mail: gborys@verichipcorp.com Web: https://www.verichiphealthcare.com
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