About Us

Life Alert Corporation is a Personal Emergency Response and Home Medical Alert System that saves lives by using a unique technology that provides superior home audio monitoring protection. Founded in 1987, Life Alert provides its service to members nationwide, and employs over 600 people, all in the United States

The company's services reduce safety concerns for individuals living alone. Life Alert's protection helps people live independently within the comfort of their own home. Our members have peace of mind to live the way they want to with a feeling of safety.

Life Alert handles over two million calls a year, and on average saves at least one person from a catastrophic outcome every 11 minutes (over 44,900 in 2018). The size of Life Alert's Security Center emergency staff per subscriber is 200% greater than the size of a traditional security company.

In a 2004 ACNielsen study showed 87% of Life Alert members stated that Life Alert's protection is the main or most important factor in their decisions to keep on living alone at home. For safety, security and emergency protection, Life Alert is the choice for all ages.