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Emergency Alert System
for Pinellas County, Florida
Helpline Directory for age < 60: Dial 211
(or call 727-562-1542
from a cell phone in Pinellas)

Lifeline - St. Anthony's
(727) 825-1766
A personal emergency response system which enables a client to get help 24 hours per day by simply pressing a button that they wear around their neck, on on their wrist. The system is designed primarily for the elderly or disabled. Fee: monthly/yearly or free depending upon financial situation. Eligibility: Elderly or disabled persons with electricity and a telephone in their home. Service Area: Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties

Medfit: Morton Plant Mease Health Care
(727) 298-6701
A personal emergency response system which enables a client to signal the hospital's 24-hour response center by pressing a button on a device worn around the neck or on the wrist. The system is designed primarily for elderly and disabled persons who live alone. Fees: monthly/yearly or free depending upon income. Eligibility: primarily for elderly and/or disabled individuals who live alone. Service Area: Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.

ADT/Companion Services
32100 US Highway 19 North, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Phone: 1-800-568-1216
Provides a system installed in client's residence for use in signaling the need for assistance by transmitting of a coded signal over existing telephone lines to a control station on a 7-day per week, 24-hour basis.

Internet References
  • Senior Helpline for age 60 and over Online information and assistance program for the elderly ages 60 and greater (also see tabs above)
  • 2-1-1 Tampabay Cares Online comprehensive database of community resources for ages < 60 (also see tabs above) On the homepage, locate and click on the link entitled "Online Database". You can search the database by keyword, program, or agency.
--Written by N Thompson, ARNP in collaboration with C Thompson and M Thompson, MD, Internal Medicine, August 2005

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