Smart Caregiver Corporation ? Exit Alarm with Chair Pressure Sensing Pad - Lets you know when they get up! by

I prefer writing positive reviews, but I just can't on this one. First of all, the battery was not included even though the description said it would be. That was not a problem since I had a 9V battery. However, there was a definite problem trying to insert the battey into the compartment. It would not go in. My husband had to remove the entire back from the monitor in order to insert the battery. Then there was the horrible alarm noise, which I know would have frightened my mother. In order to decrease the volume, my husband had to remove the cover from the battery compartment with a screwdriver and move the volume control. It was still too loud. This chair alarm was not for us. We returned it and found one at Kerr Medical where the monitor can be placed away from my mother - like in another room. We just received it and haven't tried it, but it is supposed to chime rather than make a blaring noise.

This item really does the job! Since I installed it, my wife tried to get up once and the alarm went off. Now she doesn't try that anymore, now she uses her caregiver call button when she wants to get up. The only thing I can suggest to make the product better would a "disable" button so you can get the patient up without having to hit the "reset" button while trying to support the patient.

Highly recommend if you need to keep tabs on a loved one who is bed, then purchase this product and for added alert get a baby monitor too! This very portable from bed to chair so I hope it serves you well as it did for our family!

So far, so good. My 88 year old mother-in-law is unpredictable when in her chair. So, this alarm has been helpful in alerting us when she starts to get out of the chair.

The alarm was used in a wheelchair in an assisted living setting. The alarm is loud enough to hear but not too loud.