| The call button and call center for the patient wandering alarm. Call Us Toll Free (866) 8 CARE4U 9 am - 5 pm Pacific Time (which is Toll free (866) 822-7348) Patient Wandering Alarms Patient wandering alarms are a very useful invention to improve the well being of those whose memories are beginning to fade. Patient wandering alarms save caregiver time by notifying them when a patient or resident makes a movement that could be potentially harmful to themselves or others. In today’s litigious environment patient wandering alarms add security in the minds of family members as well. “How do patient wandering alarms work?”, you ask. The alarm is triggered by a patient wristband when the patient wearing the wristband approaches the alarmed door. The wristband transmits a signal wirelessly to the door monitor adjacent to the door. If the wandering patient signal is detected, the door is automatically magnetically locked. The door is alarmed in one of two ways. The first way is if the patient wandering enters a zone around the patient wandering alarm unit adjacent to the door. The alarm can be set to allow the wandering patient to approach to within 6 – 8 feet or set for a distance of up to twenty feet, if the geometry of the caregiver’s premises allows it. The second way a patient wandering alarm can be set is by a magnetic reed switch set on the door jam. (In this scenario the patient wandering alarm is audible.) This patient wandering alarm is for those who can not move quickly or for those with staff in close proximity to the door at all times. The patient wandering alarm goes off only when the door opens. That is the distance between the two halves of the switch exceeds some distance indicating the door is opening. An example of where this activation of a patient wandering alarm would be useful is an exterior door in a kitchen or cafeteria setting where caregivers are constantly present. The patient wears the aforementioned wristband, which acts to notify the caregiver of the source of the wandering patient alarm through a wireless transfer of information to a central monitor. The source is noted by a number displayed on the central wandering alarm monitor, associated with this specific wristband assigned to a specific wandering patient. Read more about patient wandering alarms: b, c, d Read more about patient floor lifts here: a, b, c, d | 
