Classic Personal Alarm
Get help at the press of a button with this life-saving personal alarm
Get help at the press of a button with this life-saving personal alarm
Peace of mind from £17.15 per month (£20.58 including VAT)
The Classic Personal Alarm will give you the security and confidence to continue living independently in the home you love.
Knowing you can get help at the press of a button, any time of the day or night, will provide you and your loved ones with peace of mind that should the worst happen, help is only a touch of a button away.
Join the 180,000 people Age Co Personal Alarms have helped live independently with a 30 day money back guarantee.
You can order an Age Co Personal Alarms brochure or request a callback from a Taking Care Advisor to find out more.
The life-saving alarm service is provided by Taking Care, the first Which? Trusted Trader approved personal alarm service in the UK.
You can quickly benefit from a Classic Personal Alarm with free next working day delivery.*** You'll receive an alarm base unit for your home and an alarm pendant which you can wear on your wrist or around your neck.
Your subscription to the 24 hour monitoring service includes unlimited alarm calls and a free lifetime warranty and repair service:†
If you don't have a telephone landline, you can still use the service with the Taking Care Anywhere.
The personal alarm is designed to fit around your life so you can
continue doing the things you enjoy.
There is one button to press on the alarm to speak with the Emergency Resolution team through the alarm base unit. You don't need to
remember any phone numbers.
The alarm pendant has a 5 year battery life and Taking Care will
replace it free of charge when needed.
You can wear your personal alarm comfortably around your neck or wrist.
Securely store a key to your home so help can always reach you in an emergency. Find out more about key safes.
Add the installation service and have Taking Care set up and test your alarm for you. Find out more about installation.
Taking Care's friendly, patient team are chosen for their
compassionate nature.
The setup fee includes registration with the monitoring service and delivery is free of charge. Included in your subscription is a lifetime equipment warranty and a free
repair service.
You won't be billed for the monthly alarm monitoring subscription until a month after you sign up.
Monthly subscription
| Setup cost | £69 (£82.80 including VAT) |
| First month's subscription | Free^ |
| After first month | £17.15 per month (£20.58 including VAT) |
| Next working day delivery*** | Free |
| Lifetime warranty and repair | Free |
Annual subscription: Get 10% off and save £24.70 including VAT
| Setup cost | £69 (£82.80 including VAT) |
| Annual subscription | £185.22 (£222.26 including VAT) |
| First month's subscription | Free^ |
| Next working day delivery*** | Free |
| Lifetime warranty and repair | Free |
The alarm base unit connects to a telephone socket. If you don't have a telephone landline, you can still use the service with the Taking Care Anywhere.
94% of customers do not pay VAT on their orders.^^ If you, or the person you are buying the alarm for, have a condition that requires regular medication or are registered disabled then you may be eligible for VAT exemption. You can check if you are VAT exempt and if so, you'll be asked to provide some details when you purchase.
The subscription for the monitoring service is paid by Direct Debit.
Your order includes the personal alarm pendant, a neck and pendant strap so you can choose how to wear it, the personal alarm base unit and power adapter and a telephone lead. Also included is an easy-to-follow user guide that shows you how to set up and test the personal alarm service.
The subscription can be set up by monthly or annual Direct Debit. The subscription includes 24-hour monitoring by the Emergency Resolution Centres and a free lifetime warranty and repair service.
The lifetime warranty covers your equipment if it develops a fault or stops working. Taking Care will either repair or replace the equipment for you for free. If the pendant alarm battery needs replacing, then they will change that for you too - at no extra charge!
The subscription is paid by Direct Debit and for convenience Taking Care recommend you set this up when you order online. If ordering by telephone then the Direct Debit Instruction will be setup over the phone with you by Taking Care's sales advisors. Your Direct Debit will be confirmed in writing by Taking Care no later than 10 working days before the first collection.
When you place your order online, you will have two payment options to choose from. You can choose to pay the setup cost as part of your first Direct Debit payment, in which case you will need to complete the Direct Debit Instruction shown when you have completed your order.
Or you may prefer to pay the one-off setup cost and first subscription payment by debit or credit card and setup the Direct Debit later. Some customers prefer this option if someone else is paying for the subscription. For example, customers may order the personal alarm service for family members who wish to pay the subscription themselves.
Your order confirmation email will include a link to the Direct Debit Instruction in case someone else needs to set it up or you wish to do it later. If you have any problems setting up the Direct Debit, please call the Taking Care Customer Services team on 0800 085 8032, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday or email enquiries@ppptakingcare.co.uk.
Yes, the personal alarm will work up to 75 metres / 246ft from the alarm base unit. As part of the set up, you will be asked to test the range from different locations so you are confident of getting help around the home.
Yes, the pendant alarm is water resistant up to 1 metre / 3.3ft for 30 minutes (IP67 standard). You can wear the pendant in the bathroom and shower, which is where slips are common.
Yes, the alarm can be set up for you. Add the installation service to your package for an extra £99 (£118.80 including VAT). You can do this when you order online or by telephone. Taking Care will call you within 1 working day of receiving your order to arrange a convenient date and time.
One of the friendly Taking Care team will visit your home and set everything up. They will test your personal alarm and show you how it works. They will bring everything with them so you won't receive a delivery in the post. If you have purchased a key safe, they will fit that too at no extra charge.
Unfortunately, an installation service cannot be provided to customers in Scotland, Isle of Man, the Scilly Islands or the Channel Islands.
Yes! There is free delivery that includes next working day delivery for orders received by 1pm, Monday – Friday to postcodes in England and Wales. For areas of the UK that Taking Care are unable to deliver to within 24 hours, a 48-hour delivery is offered instead.
In the event of a personal alarm fault or if your pendant battery needs replacing, Taking Care will fix the issue, free of charge. Depending on the nature of the issue, Taking Care may send you a replacement personal alarm or one of their advisors will visit your home to repair the equipment or replace the battery.
In the event of a personal alarm fault or if your pendant battery needs replacing, Taking Care will fix the issue, free of charge. Depending on the nature of the issue, Taking Care may send you a replacement personal alarm or one of their advisors will visit your home to repair the equipment or replace the battery.
The Classic Personal Alarm base unit plugs into a telephone landline and a power socket. It is recommended you have someone who has keys to your home and can assist in an emergency or a key safe.
The Taking Care Anywhere uses a multi-network SIM card instead of a telephone landline. It works at home and when you are out-and-about and also includes fall detection.
When you are ordering online, you can add another pendant for anyone living at the same address, or to use as a spare. There is a one-off cost of £35 (£42 including VAT), however there is no on-going additional charge for the extra monitoring.
Yes, it is. You will need to set up with ‘Type talk’ or ‘Next Generation Text’ to allow the Emergency Resolution Centre to contact you. Alternatively the Emergency Resolution Centre can call your nominated emergency contacts.
No, your personal alarm cannot be triggered by another alarm pendant.
You do not own the personal alarm equipment, it is rented to you for the duration of your subscription. When you no longer need the service Taking Care will provide you with a freepost Royal Mail return collection bag.
Age UK is the country's leading charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life.
Age UK provide information and support for older people when they need it most. The charity champions the rights of the older people and campaigns to tackle issues such as loneliness and mental health.
Age UK also provides information and advice lines and a local network of volunteers to offer vital community support.
By buying an Age Co personal alarm, you are supporting the charity work that Age UK do. In fact, donations to Age UK’s charitable work from Age Co sales are expected to reach £3 million each year.
Age Co is the name given to the products and services Age UK offer that can help older people remain independent and live securely. Age Co Personal Alarms were previously known as Age UK Personal Alarms.
* If you call the 0800 number, you will be dealing with Taking Care. Calls may be recorded for monitoring and quality purposes.
** Average alarm call response time from January - December 2020 Emergency Resolution Centre call statistics.
^ 1 month free applies to new full paying customers who sign up to the Age UK or Classic Personal Alarm or Classic Fall Alarm models or Taking Care Anywhere before 1st April 2023 and order online or by phone. The offer does not apply to other products.
*** Free next working day delivery available in England and Wales for self-install orders received before 1pm, Monday – Friday. For other areas, 48 hour delivery available.
† Free lifetime warranty and repair included with rental equipment for in home alarms only.
†† Alarm range will vary according to environment. Figures quoted are from original equipment manufacturer's specification.
^^ 94% of current Taking Care customers qualified for VAT exemption in January 2020.
Age Co Personal Alarms are provided by Taking Care (PPP Taking Care Limited). AgeCo Limited is a trading subsidiary of Age UK (registered charity no. 1128267). AgeCo Limited donates its net profit to Age UK. AgeCo Limited registered office: One America Square, 17 Crosswall, London, EC3N 2LB (registered in England and Wales, no. 03156159). Taking Care is the trading name and brand of PPP Taking Care Limited, a subsidiary of AXA Health. Registered Address: 20 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BG. Company Registration Number: 01488490 | Registered VAT Number: 243 6741 60
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