It's always nice to have security and options, and 14 seniors in the community will be able to get that thanks to a local partnership.

The Rotary Club of Lacombe Daybreak saved up some funds through multiple fundraisers that allowed the Lacombe FCSS to purchase 14 new Philips Lifeline Units to be given to individuals in the community.

Norm Noordhof, President of the Rotary Daybreak Club says the machines give the seniors some options when it comes to where they decide to live.

“We don’t live in an age anymore where we take an ageing parent into our own homes and care for them ourselves; many of them live in a senior’s home or a lodge.”

But he explains, “there are seniors around that want desperately to stay at home alone for as long as they can.”

Clients have the option of 3 different personal help buttons that can be pressed in the event of an emergency available that will help them find a match for their lifestyle.

“They will be able to call for some help and the lifeline people will be able to send an ambulance or another kind of assistance depending on what is needed.”

An incredible factor as well explains Noordhof is that it can detect the person from all across the house so they are always secure.