Lifeline

Help is seconds away.

Lifeline’s emergency personal response system assists individuals to maintain independence and remain safe in their own home. Worn as a neck or wrist style help button, Lifeline can assist you or your loved one 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you or your loved one are:

• Recovering from a recent hospitalization
• At risk for falling
• Home alone on a frequent basis
• Requiring assistance with daily activities of living
• Using a mobility device such as a cane, walker, wheelchair or scooter
• Dependent on a caregiver
• Managing multiple health conditions
• Managing multiple medications
• Working on or maintaining independence

Then consider how Lifeline can help you or your loved one.

Help button options

The Lifeline push button is a neck pendant or a wrist style. It requires the individual to push the button to connect with the 24/7 emergency response centre. Within seconds a trained personal response associate will communicate with the individual through the Lifeline communicator unit connected to the telephone. The trained personal response associate will stay on the line with the individual and call for help. Help may be calling a family member or calling 911 for emergency services (e.g. ambulance, police, fire department).

For added protection for you or your loved one(s) who may be at risk of falling or has a history of falling, consider the Automatic fall detection help button. The Automatic fall detection technology is designed to automatically detect true falls, with a low rate of false alarms and gets access to help quickly. If a fall is detected, it’s designed to get you 24/seven access to help, even if the wearer is disoriented or immobilized. Please note, the Automatic fall detection does not detect 100 per cent of falls. If able, you or loved one(s) should always press the button they wear.

On the Go medical alert system combines Automatic fall detection technology and GPS, Wifi and other locating technologies to provide 24/7 help in the home and outside should you experience a fall or need medical assistance. Speak directly with a Lifeline response associate through the On the Go mobile help button to have fast access to help on the go. On the Go mobile help button is water resistant. It can be worn in the shower or bath. However, it is not designed to be submerged under water for long periods of time.

Lifeline programs

The Fraser Health Lifeline program uses the Lifeline Canada equipment, with monitoring done by Lifeline Canada’s 24/7 call centre. There is a charge for this service — contact us at 604-953-4960 or email at lifeline@fraserhealth.ca for more information. A regular telephone line or cell phone is required along with a nearby electrical outlet.

You or your loved one will be required to provide basic medical information such as your health conditions, medications, allergies, and the name of your family physician or health care provider. You will also need to provide names and phone numbers of family, friends, or neighbours who live close by – preferably within 10 minutes drive. These people should be people you trust with a key to your home. Should the need arise; one of your responders will be contacted.

• The Fraser Health program covers Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Surrey, White Rock and Langley. Call 604-953-4960 for more information.
  
• For clients living in Delta, call the Delta Lifeline program at 604-946-1121 - ext. 783268.
  
• For clients living in Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack or Hope, call the Valley Alert Lifeline Program at 604-854-5991 or toll-free at 1-888-969-1818.
  
• Both the Delta Lifeline program and the Valley Alert Lifeline program offer the same service as Fraser Health.