On June 29, 2015, Nortek Security & Control LLC, a Nortek Inc. company, acquired mobile personal emergency response system (mPERS) and telehealth business assets from privately held Numera Inc.
Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers are turning 65 every day, and will continue to do so for the next 14 years. Couple that with longer lifespans and you’ve got a growing customer base for a PERS business.
AvantGuard Monitoring Centers, Ogden, Utah, announced its sister company, Freeus LLC, acquired substantially all of the personal emergency response systems (PERS) assets of Securus Inc.
The ADT Corporation, Boca Raton, Fla., announced the expansion of its health product portfolio with the introduction of the wearable On-The-Go Emergency Response System.
AvantGuard Monitoring Centers, Ogden, Utah, announced that its sister company, Freeus, LLC, has acquired substantially all of the PERS assets of Cary, N.C.-based Securus Inc. Securus will retain its GPS tracking business.
Central Stations monitor many things — all of them precious — from lives to pets to homes and businesses. As technologies evolve and end users expect more from their products, central station owners and managers are taking stock of what’s ahead for the monitoring sector of the industry.
With the added mobility, smaller form factors, wireless communications, and integration with apps, GPS, and geo-fencing, the solutions are more acceptable and effective than ever before. Here are just a few of the advancements in today’s “next-generation” PERS.