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Equipment for all needs: Boasting five medical alert systems — including in-home, mobile, and even a smartwatch — Medical Guardian can suit all types of people.
Wide detection range:: Medical Guardian’s Classic Guardian system has one of the largest detection ranges on the market. The activation button can be 1,300 feet away from the base station and still communicate an emergency. The system can cover not only the inside of a home, but also gardens and other nearby outdoor spaces.
Excellent monitoring and support: Medical Guardian has 100 percent U.S.-based, 24/7 professional monitoring, which is responsive and reliable when you need it most. It also has no cancellation fees and prorated refunds for customers who haven’t used the service for an extended time.
Two button options: Medical Instead of offering only a medical alert bracelet or pendant, Medical Guardian allows you to choose one or the other, with the option to add additional sensors. All Medical Guardian help buttons are waterproof, which means you can wear them in the shower.
Power outage backup:Medical Guardian base units feature a 32-hour backup battery, which is a great fail-safe in an emergency during a storm or other power issue.
Pricey add-ons:Medical Guardian offers an array of add-ons for its systems, including lockboxes, wall buttons, and additional pendants, but they all require additional monthly charges.
Pro Tip: New to the ins and outs of medical alert systems? Read my guide to medical alert devices to learn more.
An affordable landline system: Starting at $29.95 per month, the Classic Guardian is a well-built, reliable system that communicates with professional monitoring via an existing landline connection.
An all-in-one mobile system: Unlike most mobile medical alert systems, which require additional buttons for fall detection, the Active Guardian has everything in one compact device so you won’t have to lug around extra help buttons. It’s one of my favorite cellular medical alerts.
Reliable monitoring: Medical Guardian’s monitoring centers are UL-listed and have received a five-diamond score from TMA (The Monitoring Association). Its systems come with an impressive pedigree, and it was apparent in each of my test calls that I was dealing with a team of professionals.
Additional buttons:While Medical Guardian offers discounts for annual subscriptions, they only require monthly commitments. Considering other providers like Life Alert require three-year service agreements, this is definitely a benefit. To learn more about Life Alert, read my Life Alert review and guide to Life Alert costs.
Additional buttons:From additional help buttons to voice-activated medical alerts, Medical Guardian offers a full range of accessories so you can tailor your system to your specific needs.
Detailed caregiver tracking:Medical Guardian offers its app only on mobile systems. If you want an in-home system that can track your activity and notify your caregiver network of emergency calls, I’d recommend reading my Aloe Care Health review.
No monthly fees:Medical Guardian costs a minimum of $29.95 per month. While this is about average for in-home medical alerts, some medical alerts require no monthly charge. To learn more, read our guide to medical alerts with no monthly fee.
Medical Guardian is one of our top-rated Medical Alert providers. They offer durable equipment, quick response times, and simple devices. Returning your system is easy as calling to cancel your service and shipping your equipment.
Medical Guardian in-home systems start at $29.95 per month. These prices will be even lower if you pay on an annual basis as opposed to monthly.
To cancel service with Medical Guardian, you can call their customer service line and inform them of your decision. After this, you send return your equipment, and you’ll stop being billed.
Yes. The Classic Guardian, Home Guardian, and Mobile 2.0 systems all offer an additional pendant and coverage for just $2.99 per month. This option is not available for the Active Guardian, Mini Guardian, and MGMove systems.
Yes. All Medical Guardian devices are completely waterproof and safe to take in the shower, but its base systems are not.
Yes, the Mobile 2.0, Mini Guardian, MGMove, and both in-home systems have support for the MyGuardian portal.
No. All systems can operate without Wi-Fi. Instead, Medical Guardian’s emergency personnel are able to detect Wi-Fi hotspots around you to confirm your location in case of an emergency.