They actually Lie to you! I was told I would get deposit back on Life alert unit Not true! They kept deposit !! The worst company ever! read more

WARNING. DO NOT BUY THIS CRAPPY SERVICE. I give it a ZERO rating. Called to try and cancel and got the run around. Was on the phone for an hour transferred to multiple people.... no supervisor available. Claimed they need to de-activate the equipment before you can cancel; however, the equipment hasn't worked for several months. read more

This service is way too expensive. If the equipment falls apart after normal use, they will charge you an over priced replacement fee. They also tie you into a 3 year plan without advising you of that fact. As soon as they get your name, they will harass you several times a day until you sign up. I have a few more months until my 3 years is up but I have it on my calendar to cancel just as soon as possible. Avoid their strong tactics and find a less aggressive service. read more

My grandmother had life alert. The day she stopped breathing we pressed the button for emergency assistance and it didn't alert anyone just completely stopped working. Thankfully family was around so we were able to call 911. She passed away later that week. I would never recommend this system to anyone bc it's unreliable. read more

I would also give them a "0" zero, they have lousy customer service and rude customer service representatives. They delivered an open box of product to my front porch, left it and told me to just plug it in. When I called to question it on the same day it was left 10/30/2025 I was told it was open because the technician/service provider tested it outside of my home. I don't care where they tested it! I was charged almost $300.00 including billing for monitoring for the month of November at $69.00 per month. When I called requesting new unopened monitoring equipment, first I was denied. Secondly, I was told there was a problem with scheduling compatible with my availability. I asked how did I cancel. They are all the most rude customer service people x 3 who constantly talk over you. I literally HATE doing business with RUDE people. If they don't refund my money I am taking them to small claims (Of course Alexis said its not there policy to refund if I have their equipment. I said how do i return your equipment and was told again...not ther protocol...good grief! I am going to FEDX this stuff them and then go to Small Claims if they don't credit my account. Josie W. read more

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The product presented to me was more than I needed! I use my watch for the exact same purpose My main reason is cost and hard sales! Calling the system is about same response time as calling 911 in a city setting! The tv commercials are sympathy grabbers read more

Tired to call to cancel. The representative is so rude. They informed us that we signed a three year contact stating only way to cancel is to have documentation of licensed home care, nursing facility or death certificate. Stated they called twice to confirm we knew this ( did not call twice). The equipment breaks easily and you have to pay for replacement( they did do a one time free replacement). I see how they are considered a predatory company. It should never be this hard to cancel a service. Now we have to either decide to take a hit on our credit, or keep and let them collect over $3000. I wish I had did more research on this! Also, has anyone else broke out in a rash from the necklace/ device ? Beware of this company. I do agree it is good for what its intended for, however our elders should never be obligated to a contact as such! read more

The Life Alert system gave my elderly family member a sense of security but, ironically, it was only used by accident a few times. In real times of need it was not. Go figure. Every interaction with Life Alert has shown professionalism and caring support. Sure, there were some odd things along the way but nothing that interfered with a quick response to activation of the system. One odd thing, and I must admit to not really knowing about any contract that was in place, was that seemingly all of a sudden there were fairly expensive monthly charges. I was told that the service was changed to month-to-month but never saw anything in writing. Cancellation of the service, when necessary, was quickly accomplished with no fuss at all. read more

They get you lock you into a 3 year contract when you're at your most vulnerable. If your needs change and you no longer require their service, it doesn't matter, you have to pay $80/month for 3 years. A year would be an acceptable term, not 3. read more

Trying to cancel is a nightmare. On hold for over 1 hour. After going through multiple operators I finally got to someone who could cancel the account since my father passed away. The send a text with instructions on how to send an obituary. The link didn't take an attachement correctly. Call back, waited for 20min. Finally got it sent. A few days later they say they recieved it and I needed to call them back. Agian on hold for 20min only to find out there was no need to call them back. The last thing you need is this run around after you loose someone and are busy taking care of so many things. It sould be easy to do online. I have to assume this is a tactic to get a few more billing cycles into their system. Shame on you Life Alert. You are taken advange of those who have a loss. read more

Only issue is trying to return the device have gotten the run around. No one seems to give the same information.I wanted to return the device unused and drop it off at the Encino location since I am close to there. However, no idea what to do read more

I would give a zero if I could the customer service guy like hung up on me on purpose when he told me his name and phone number and ext he asked me to repeat it ..I told him my pen wasn't working ask I asked his info again he hung up on me read more

I signed up Life Alert to have them take care of my elderly sister. I paid for it for almost a year. Unfortunately, my husband and I lost our jobs and can no longer afford to have this service. I've tried to cancel it by calling the company and sending a termination letter and hoped they would understand my situation. They said NO they will not let me out of the contract and if I don't pay, they will send me to collections. Although in the contract it says that if you don't pay, they won't offer the service any longer. Obviously, I don't want to have my record taken to collections. I'm sure this is going to be an ongoing disturbing problem. Beware of this company and their contracts! read more

equipment broke literally fell apart into four pieces this scam of a company wants to charge me 250$ to replace their outdated equipment I refuse to pay and they will not canc my contract! very scammy and I do not recommend this business. they do not care about their seniors only their m9ney read more

My mother never had to actually use the service, so I can't comment on that. The reason why I would warn everyone to never sign up for Life Alert is it is practically impossible to cancel. My mother had a stroke and is now in a nursing home. I have spent 5 weeks trying to comply with what they want to cancel, but it always turns out that it's not quite what they want. DON'T EVEN CONSIDER THIS SERVICE!!! BUYER BEWARE read more

Life Alert customer service is the WORST. The system was helpful for my mother but she has entered hospice and no longer needs it. I have been trying for days to get the service cancelled and it is impossible to get through to someone. They're all over you when you sign up. But now, at a terrible moment in life, when I'm trying to discontinue service I'm on hold forever. I have been trying to get through to them for days. There must be other providers of this kind of equipment who care about their customers. Avoid Life Alert like a plague. read more

Would never ever consider using Life Alert based on the way their customer service staff treated me when I called simply to get info. I was contacted back multiple times by 3 different reps with scare tactics and told if I couldn't afford the monthly fee I should just spend my savings or that my family should be concerned enough about me to pay the fees. I would give a negative star rating if it would let me. read more

I heard about Life Alert a long time ago so when my parents decided to remain in their home instead of moving to an adult community, we decided Life Alert was a good thing for them to have. They have not had to use it and hopefully never will, but they have it just in case. read more

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The device malfunctioned, setting off my grandparents alarm at 2am which triggered a response from your team. They were absolutely terrified to be woken up to what they thought were intruders in the middle of the night. Unacceptable. We've spoken to 6 different support people for over two hours today to try to cancel the service and return the device so it doesn't happen again and we've received zero help and were told we have to wait out our contract. We don't mind paying we just want don't want another incident! We can't throw it away because it will trigger another response we were told. To anyone looking into this product, i'd look elsewhere to receive better customer support. read more

After my mother passed away, they continue to charge for services, even after being notified of her passing. Verification of death was received, and they refuse to reimburse me for the two months they continue to bill me and my mother was dead. If this is happening to just one person that is reported. I'm sure it's happened too many. This is a and unscrupulous action by this company to charge a family for Life Alert knowing that the recipient is dead. No compassion at all think twice about using this company. read more

My sister set my parents up on life alert many years ago when they were still in their own home. Later our widowed mother kept the plan when she moved. Over the years there were many emergency calls. Each time we would be notified. Life Alert would not share specifics or even if Mom had been transported, even after Mom filed numerous HIPAA authorizations. We often had to track down the hospital she had been taken to or if she had sustained injuries. An illness last year made it clear she needed to be moved to a different type of living facility. We were cleaning her apartment, and I collected as many Life Alert components as I recognized in case she still needed them. We phoned Life Alert, and they put the account on hold. When she passed, I called to cancel. Life Alert representatives were extremely rude and arrogant and demanded return of equipment. I told them I would send everything I had, but that wasn't good enough. They insisted on knowing where the missing items were and why I didn't have them. They wanted to charge me 6 months worth of service for the two missing pieces. Finally, after several weeks a more professional person spoke to me, and the situation was resolved. read more

Do not sign up with this company!! Rude customer service.3 year contract they say. when i signed up it was you can quit if the sittuation changes. Now it is only if that person passes away. Look at the reviews..run away fast. read more

I've had Life Alert since 2023 and used it for the first time last month. My husband (86) fell and had to be taken to the hospital. They had an ambulance here in 10 minutes and alerted my contact and even gave her a follow-up call to report his status. We were very pleased with the service. Unfortunately he passed away last week. I called them today to cancel the service and was told I signed a 3 year contract that expires in 2026 and they refused to cancel it. When my husband died I lost his pension and must now live on my Social Security and can no longer afford to pay $118 a month. You would think that a company who deals with older customers would be used to customers dying. Apparently not! If you're not wealthy don't take this service because there's no getting away from them..... unless you die! read more

If you are elderly, and live alone. Yes this product will work However, you can get a cheaper one with a different company that will do the same. Read the contract because when you sign it... it's 3 years!! It's hard to get out of that contract. Even after the 3 years are up. They will try to sell you other things you don't need. The travel size phone they offer will NOT track you. Sometimes it takes more than 5 minutes before someone talks to you over the machine. Their customer service is terrible. If you are not the payer, or sent them proof you have power of attorney over your parent, you won't be able to change anything. If you have special instructions on how to handle your parent in emergencies, you're going to have to send letters before it can be implemented. My experience is that the devices hardly work. When it was installed, the people they send are rude. If you absolutely need this, try a different company first, but if not, get life alert at your own risk. read more

This company is basically stalking me. I called for some basic information and used *67. They got my number somehow anyway. I informed them I did *67 and did not want my number in their system. They have been calling me relentlessly over the holidays, including on a saturday night after also calling me Friday! Take the hint! I should NOT have to go out of my way to get myself off your list. DO NOT CALL ME AGAIN. When I posted a review elsewhere, the company response was aggressive. Stay away. Plus, they don't have fall detection--what's the point?? read more

Life Alert Do not purchase this product!!!!! My 92 year old mother who has very sever hearing issues decided to order this product on her own over the phone on 9/9/24 it arrived on the 12th and I was asked to come and get it set up for her. I knew nothing about this purchase. All she wanted was a pendent to where everywhere she goes. Joe Gianelli sold her the base unit, pendent to wear within 1000 feet of base station, a shower button and a pendent to wear when is outside of her unit. This came with a $248 non-refundable cost which was unknown to me. I spent over an hour setting up and testing the units which I was told need to be tested monthly after original set up. I left town for the weekend and 9/16 my mother was so mad she said pack this crap up and send it back. After a conversation with Joe on the 16th and no return call that week I made more calls on 9/23 - 9/24 and 9/30 I was told they would send a UPS return label That took a week and they received the return 10/7. They refuse to credit her the $248 and are also charging us for monitoring of devices $65.81. I strongly believe that this company took advantage of her and sold her products that did not do what she wanted. She wanted 1 pendent that worked everywhere. Life Alert does not sell that kind of service and should have never sold her this product. We have switched to Medical guardian at about a third of the upfront cost and less than half the monthly fees, Please make sure you don't make this mistake read more

My brothers and I decided to get Life Alert for my grandma, because she does not want to go into a nursing home and she lives alone. This is one of the best investments we have made, because my grandma falls frequently and all she has to do is press her pendant to get assisted. They are open 24/7 and are very patient. Last time she fell Brenda -Bc1418 remained on the line with her until help got there. Thank you!!! read more

Life Alert bombarded us with a ton of paperwork to sign that they scheduled to be picked up the next day. Somewhere in that stack of paperwork we unknowingly agreed to deduct over $3000 from our checking account for setup fees, this fee, that fee and 3 years of monthly payments in advanced. Then to cancel is another major issue with this company. it's almost impossible to get someone on the phone to talk to you and when you do it's almost impossible to get out of the contract. Life Alert is a huge scam that prey on the elderly. Don't do business with them. There's way cheaper services around that does the same thing. read more

The absolute WORST company and customer service, EVER! My mom tried calling to return her equipment because she's VERY unhappy with this service (they're unresponsive to call her when her pendant goes off, her pendant goes off all the time even though it was never pressed, etc). When she called Life Alert she became VERY upset on the phone. I heard her raising her voice and not being able to finish her sentences from the other room. Even though I didn't know what was going on or who she was talking to, I actually got up and grabbed the phone out of her hand to take over, because I didn't want her to have another stroke. That's how upset she was! I was met with Edwin, a manager in the Customer Service department at Life Alert. He is HORRID! Talking over you, belittling, confrontational. Turns out my mom was locked under a 3-year contract and didn't realize it. That's because Life Alert never bothered explaining this to her! I told Edwin that Life Alert is an unreliable service and that that's why we're canceling. He seemed to find great joy in telling both my mom and I that the contract was non-negotiable, and that the only clause that allows for cancellation of this 3-year contract is if she were moved into a nursing home. At that point, I mentioned that it once took Life Alert more than 6 minutes to call my mom and check to see if she was OK when the pendant was pressed! (My mom could have been dead by then!) Edwin told me that that "wasn't his problem" and that if I took issue with it then I should contact their call center and ask to speak to a manager there. So he's deflecting the issues, making me do the leg work instead of offering to look into the issue himself, and overall just being a horrible person: interrupting, placing blame, being confrontational, and seeming to find joy in BADGERING my elderly mom and making her extremely upset! Now my mom just leaves her box plugged in and doesn't even bother wearing her pendant. She tried unplugging her box but the non-stop "low battery" verbal warning drove her crazy, so she just leaves it plugged in. My poor, elderly mom is SO UPSET and shaken up by this company that she's forced to pay for a service she doesn't even use. Even when she did use it it was unreliable and upsetting. She'd get embarrassed every time her pendant went off when it was either faulty or accidentally pressed because it's hypersensitive. Do yourself a favor and STAY AWAY from this horrendous company! They have shady business practices and ZERO ethics! read more

Terrible company that preys on the elderly . Everyone stay away from this company . It's a 3 year contract and they do not tell you that. It's super expensive too!! read more

We ordered Life Alert for my father. He never used it properly and they kept calling and send messages that it wasn't being used correctly. When my father moved in with my brother I tried to cancel the contract. They told me that a doctor's note was needed stating that he no longer needed the service. My father obtained the note and all items were returned. If you don't return all of the items you are billed for the missing items, which is very costly so I made sure the everything was sent back. I asked for a letter stating that the contract was canceled. I called them several times asking for the letter. They finally told me that it was mailed on March 28 To this day, April 19, I have not received the letter. I called them several times asking for them to send another letter but was told to wait for the letter that was mailed. I feel that this is very poor customer service. Also, the shortest contract you can get is 3 years. In my opinion it should be yearly. read more

Horrible Company. Thankfully my grandma did not sign any contracts. Customer service has no service at all, they just transfer you to sales. Sales wont call you back once they discover that your not signing the contract and requesting to return the equipment. They wont refund her the money till they get the equipment back. Stated they had to pick the equipment up from the house, yet never sent anyone to come pick it up. Had made multiple attempts to speak with someone about the return process. I finally had to dispute the charges with the bank. read more

This company is a bunch of greedy $ hungry people. Had a rude, nasty employee named Angelo on 11/16/23 @ 11:25 am EST. Whatever you do don't sign one of their 3 year contracts! Angelo thought it was "funny" that my 94 year old dad, totally deaf, could NOT get out of the last 10 payments. I have moved to help my dad from Colorado and the stupid box, which sits in the closet, is useless! I understand contracts but it was either assisted living-in which case he could return the box- or me uprooting my life to help my dad. Well, I'm here because he didn't want to leave his home. Dad lives on a fixed income and pays $90 a month for the worthless box to sit in the closet! Worst part? Jackasses like Angelo! He just kept repeating, (laughing) "They won't care he signed a contract." They also have nothing but a bunch of worthless salespeople and no supervisors or corporate help. Headquarters is nothing but more worthless sales people! Do yourself a favor and steer clear of LIFE ALERT ‼ read more

Life Alert - Don't Get Life Alert! - Home Health Care Near Me - Encino, California

My parent swear by Life Alert, they live in an area where there are a lot of elderly people. Everyone is active and almost everyone has Life Alert on their block. My parents say, it's just a smart decision to have this service and everyone agrees. read more

STAY AWAY from this company. I signed up for their service for my 87 year old father in-law. Once you sign with them they will not let you out. My father in-law had a minor stroke in September 2024 where he spent 2 weeks in the hospital. He now lives in a skilled nursing facility. We have no idea how long he will be living at this facility while getting stronger. He will then be moved to a long term facility (date to be determined). His family has been told that he will not be returning home. I tried to cancel his service to which I need a letter from the facility on their letter head stating that he has been living there more than 6 months before I can cancel. Are they crazy they want you to pay for at least six months when you will no longer be using their services. I told them I will just go ahead and stop their automatic payments where they became very vocal and threated to take my 87 year old father in-law with dementia to court. Also my father in-law is very hard of hearing and has dementia and has not been able to hear the system nor remember how to use it. This set up was useless for him. read more

In my experience, the service provided was very satisfactory. One aspect that stood out to me was the exceptional battery life. As someone with balance issues, it was crucial for me to have a reliable device that I can count on in times of genuine need. I've only needed to use it once when I fall working in the yard and I am pleased to report that it worked as advertised. In my opinion, it is the best option on the market. read more

Dorothy R September 30, 2024 This company is very annoying and being mean to me wanting me to pay for their equipment when I did everything they said to do when the sales Manager Bob Griffka (800) 398-6775 came out to my apartment last year in 2023. May of this year per my Drs orders I now live in a health care center therefore I did what the sales manager told me to do by leaving all the equipment there in the apartment. I called to cancel my subscription and the service and was told that the health care center had to fax over on their letter head stating that, the head of administration did that and it was received, and they still want to charge me for their mistakes They continue to hound me for payment and to pick up their equipment that's not there anymore and still want me to pay for something I do not have, I have told them that many times, they even had the nerve to send me letters at the health care center wanting me to pay for the mistakes they made. read more

I can't find words to describe life alert. They have been in my family for over six years and have been there for my parents. Last month I was out of town and left my parents unattended , well my mom ended up falling as my father took a nap . Luckily she was wearing her life alert necklace and was able to click for help , paramedics arrived within a matter of minutes and got my mom to the hospital. if it wasn't for life alert my mom would've probably still been on the floor. If you're looking for peace of mind with elderly parents, life alert is amazing! read more

My Nana has Life Alert and they saved her life; they stayed on the phone with her until help got there. Thanks to Life Alert my nana does not have to go in to a nursing home; they are always available 24/7. Thank you Life Alert! read more

Horrible. I was in a frantic emotional state due to accident my husband had so I called life alert thinking he might need it When I said no a representative called saying horrible things such as I didn't care about the safety of my husband and due to my emotional state at that that they shamed me into getting it. We have absolutely no need for it but are stuck for 3 years. It's a complete rip off and uses much needed fixed income money. read more