RFP-UC25-076 - PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM (PERS)

The purpose of this RFP is to seek the services of a qualified vendor to provide Ulster County residents who are 60 years or older  with Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) through the Ulster County Office for the Aging.   PERS consists of a portable pendant or bracelet worn by the recipient and an electronic call device which is installed in the recipient’s residence and linked, via the recipient’s telephone line, to a central emergency response center (monitoring agency).  There shall also be cellular and mobile GPS options.  In the case of sudden illness, accident, fall or other emergency, the recipient can notify the emergency response center immediately by pushing a button on a pendant to secure assistance.