When you order the Age Co Personal Alarm (Landline-Free), Taking Care will send you a personal alarm pendant, a neck and pendant strap, base unit and multi-network SIM card, power adapter and welcome guide.
The SIM card is pre-fitted so you don't need to worry about fitting a small SIM card in your personal alarm.
Free warranty and repair and unlimited alarm calls are also included with your order.
The subscription includes 24-hour monitoring by the Emergency Resolution Centres and the ongoing SIM card costs.
The subscription can be set up by monthly or annual Direct Debit. The subscription also includes 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 Taking Care 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 Age Co Personal Alarm (Landline-Free) works up to 75 metres / 246ft from the alarm base unit. As part of the set up, Taking Care will ask you to test the range from different locations so you are confident of getting help around the home.
The way people make phone calls has changed over the last 10 years. Landline calls are still common, although many people now use a mobile phone as their main telephone.
Most landline telephone services have relied on an analogue network called the ‘Public Switched Telephone Network’ (PSTN). This network is becoming increasingly costly and difficult to maintain by telephone providers such as Openreach and Virgin Media.
Telephone providers plan to upgrade the analogue network with new digital technology called ‘Voice Over Internet Protocol’ (VoIP). This carries calls over a broadband connection and offers potential benefits to consumers and telephone providers. Consumers should benefit from clearer calls. Telephone providers will be able to ensure their landline services are fit for the future.
Openreach plan to transfer customers to digital networks by 2027 and Virgin Media have similar timescales.
For most people who use a telephone landline to make calls, the switch will be straightforward. They will continue to receive the same telephone landline service and use the same phone number. Their telephone provider will advise of any changes during the switchover.
Taking Care have successfully tested their personal alarm equipment in a digital environment with help from all the main telephone providers, including BT and Virgin. Taking Care's landline-free personal alarm will be unaffected by these changes because it does not need a telephone landline. Instead it uses a roaming SIM card to make calls to the Emergency Resolution Centre. As an added benefit, all call costs are included in the monthly subscription.
You can find information on how changes to the telephone network may affect you on the Ofcom website. The switch from the traditional analogue phone lines will be undertaken by different telephone providers at different times depending on their plans and locations. Openreach plan to transfer customers to digital networks by 2027. Virgin Media anticipate completing switching customers to digital networks within a similar timescale. Your telephone provider can provide further details on their specific plans.
If you have any concerns or questions about how these changes may affect your personal alarm service, Taking Care's Customer Service team are happy to answer your questions. Please call 0800 085 8032*, Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.
The subscription includes unlimited personal alarm calls, 24-hour monitoring and the SIM card use. You do not need to remember to top-up the SIM card or pay any additional charges for calls as this is all included.
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.
The Age Co Personal Alarm (Landline-Free) is ready to use out of the box. It just needs to be plugged into the mains socket and turned on. If you would like someone to set up your personal alarm then Taking Care are of course happy to do this. 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 installation team will visit your home and set everything up. 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. The Taking Care Installer will test your personal alarm and show you how it works
Yes! Delivery is free of charge and 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, there is a 48-hour delivery 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 Age Co Personal Alarm (Landline-Free) base unit needs to be plugged into 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.
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 Taking Care to contact you. Alternatively Taking Care 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.
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