Does Kaiser Cover Life Alert?
- Some Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage plans can help cover a personal emergency response system (PERS) similar to Life Alert. Kaiser partners with Lively to offer the Lively Mobile Plus to qualified plan members.
Digital health assistants provide caregivers and adult children with a way to check on the well-being of older adults. They can also give people living alone a lifeline to assistance in the event of an emergency. Some health insurance providers have included life alert systems in their suite of preventative care tools.
Kaiser Permanente partners with Lively to cover a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) similar to Life Alert as an added benefit with some Kaiser Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) plans.
Does Kaiser Cover Life Alert?
Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage plans can offer the Lively product – which is similar to Life Alert – at a discounted rate.
Kaiser has partnered with Best Buy to arrange the cost savings for Kaiser enrollees who are also receiving Medicare benefits. Lively Mobile Plus is the system that Kaiser offers, and it comes with a discounted startup fee and a choice of two affordable monthly plans.
How Life Alert Units Benefit Older Adults
Seniors who wish to age in place in their own homes sometimes need assistance due to chronic conditions.
Lively Mobile Plus is a portable unit that can be worn around the neck or clipped to a belt. It provides two-way communication between seniors and emergency services at any time of the day or night.
With the press of a button, older adults can get help, and Lively Mobile Plus works at home or anywhere in the community.
Lively Mobile Plus Personal Emergency Response System
The small two-way communication device is waterproof and easy to wear as a pendant or on a belt. A trained urgent care responder is available 24/7 to assess the situation and send emergency help if needed.
Wearers can ask that a family member be contacted in an urgent situation, and emergency responders have immediate access to the user’s medical records.
Better Than a Mobile Phone
Lively Mobile Plus offers seniors more security than a mobile phone can. No dialing is necessary, and with the push of a button, someone is always at the other end of the line to provide immediate help.
The Link smartphone app also connects the module with the wearer’s smartphone. With the app, users have access to current information from Kaiser Permanente and can easily find doctors and clinic locations.
Are Lively Mobile Plus Upgrades Available?
Yes, and fall detection is included with the Lively Mobile Plus upgraded plan. The water-resistant unit can be worn in the tub or shower, where most falls take place.
This upgrade also connects users to Kaiser Permanente Member Assistance, a team of agents available to help find Kaiser services or connect enrollees with a member services representative.
Plan members also get wellness and health care enrollment reminders and public service announcements with upgraded service.
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