Medical Guardian Reviews

My mother-in-law has Medical Guardian. If it gets activated and she doesn't respond, then they call us. We have a list of people, and then we would decide if she needs an emergency. Their customer service has been really good. Fortunately, we haven't needed it for an emergency. She activated it once. It was in the couch. It got sat on and she didn't know. She didn't hear anything. So, they called us, and then we got ahold of her on the phone. It's a great product, especially for seniors that live alone.

My mom is elderly and then my brother is a bit handicapped health-wise. I got them a Guardian system several years ago and they loved it. They've renewed this subscription on their own. Recently, my wife and I pulled the trigger on her mom's Medical Guardian program. She lives 30 minutes away. I went down and activated it, set up the pendant and the base station. We activated it with the help of the company and tested the home phone and then the base station. Both were very quick.

I've only had Medical Guardian now for about a month and I have confidence in the unit when I'm out of my home because this unit is about 1,400 steps away from the base. When I first got it, I accidentally set it off and I just went to the main unit and responded to the call. The response was very quick. I let the person know that it was an accident and that it wasn't an emergency. They reset the unit and then I moved on with whatever I was doing in the home. It's been very pleasant and my confidence level is very high with this unit. I feel safe.

When I bought the device, the reps were very knowledgeable, and they helped me out. They were selling a product, but it seemed like they were interested in getting me something that I was gonna be comfortable with. It's really a good device. I'm happy enough with it. It has this light that when you're wearing it, it’s almost like a heartbeat. It lights up. They say not to wear them under your clothes, but it’s a little bit bigger than a domino, and so I find that it's noticeable.

When they sent the device to me, it had the options of either wearing it around my neck or wearing it as a belt clip. It has a clip-on on thing. I just wear the thing around my neck. It's not that big a deal. I accidentally bumped it and somebody answered and they asked me if I was okay or if I needed an ambulance. I said, "No, it was an accident." So it works and it's doing what I want it to do. I liked the fact that it can charge for up to five days because there are times when I can't put it on the charger for several days at a time.

Got service for my mom and everything was fine until wrist strap broke and had to get new one. New one was of poor quality. Went to cancel service and the service is horrible where wait times are up to 30 minutes for answering calls, and they do not stop charging me until equipment is returned as well as having to pay for shipping. Can understand this to a degree, but seems like I need to cancel debit card in order to get control of what they can charge.

I was in need of a device that was portable to use in case I fell. I called Medical Guardian and a very nice man answered who PROMISED me the watch would work in my area either via AT&T or Verizon. I was told I could send it back for a FULL refund. I received the watch charged it and it would NOT work! I tried calling multiple times and could not get through (over a twenty minute wait or longer). I sent it back and but did not receive a full refund. They charged me $60.45. I fought this for 2 months and ultimately lost.

I returned my equipment after realizing it wasn't exactly what I wanted. It was all unused, not activated and returned in its original packaging. They couldn't find it even after I told them it had been delivered. I had to then send in a proof of delivery and n then they required my signature on some obscure form that they took 2 days to email to me. That was 7 days ago and I called a 4th time and asked to speak to a manager. Due to their rigid return policies I ended up being charged $67.29 for equipment I never even used! Ridiculous amount of effort to get my refund. Now she said it will take up to 5 more days for the refunded to our credit card. The refunded total was over $330 and I just don't trust doing business with a company that treats their prospective customers this way.

Haven't had to really test it in an emergency so I can't comment on that. But I am disappointed that I have to charge it every 3 or 4 days for at least 4 hours! That is time I should be wearing it! If I fall, or something else happens during the charge time this unit isn't available. I am looking into other alternatives and may decide to return this unit and go to another provider with less or no downtime.

The Alert unit is for my active 91 year old mother who lives with us. I compared two products recommended. While both would have worked, Medical Guardian had clients in our zip code and guaranteed service in our rural area. The product was easy to order, shipped timely and setup was easy. Now my mother doesn’t need to worry that her tremors may inhibit her ability to dial her phone for help. Help is just a push of a button away.