The LifeStation Sidekick Home comes with a base station, a wearable lanyard button, and a getting started guide. The base station is the same one used by many other medical alert systems, including the GetSafe Medical Alert Starter Kit, the Medical Guardian Classic, and the LifeFone At Home system. It has a dark gray finish, measures 2.8 by 6.0 by 6.0 inches (HWD), and can be hung up on a wall or placed on a desktop surface. A 2-inch round gray Emergency Call button with Braille lettering is positioned in the center of the device, above which is a Reset button that also contains Braille lettering. There’s a speaker in the upper left corner, while a microphone and status indicators for power, cellular connectivity, and alarm activity are along the bottom edge of the device. A power switch is located on the back panel.
This system doesn’t rely on telephone landlines; instead it uses AT&T’s 4G LTE network to connect you to a 24/7 emergency response center. The base station has a built-in backup battery that will continue to supply power to the device for up to 24 hours in the event of a power outage.
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The round wearable help button is waterproof and can be worn in the shower or out in the rain. The device is 1.5 inches wide and has a small 0.7-inch button in the center that will initiate a call to the emergency response center. It has a 600-foot range and can be worn around your neck as a pendant or on your wrist as a bracelet.
The LifeStation Sidekick Home system doesn’t require a contract, but at $38.95 per month, it’s more expensive than the MobileHelp Classic ($29.95 per month) and the GetSafe Medical Alert Starter Kit ($24.95 per month). On the plus side, it doesn’t require a contract. Add another $10 per month if you want fall detection and another $2.95 per month for a wall button or a lockbox.
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As is the case with the LifeStation At Home, this system doesn’t offer the daily check-in calls or medicine reminders that you get with the MobileHelp Classic and LifeFone At Home. It also doesn’t offer a mobile app that lets family and caregivers input medical information and monitor help button activities.
