Medical Guardian Announces Collaboration with BLACK+DECKER for Personal Emergency Response Systems
Medical Guardian recently announced its collaboration with BLACK+DECKER™ to support the new goViaTM collection of personal emergency response systems (PERS), designed to promote confident mobility for active older Americans.
The goVia product line will be one of the first for BLACK+DECKER Health, a new product category within BLACK+DECKER™ dedicated to providing innovative consumer health and wellness solutions. All goVia products will feature 24/7 monitoring through a paid, monthly subscription powered by Medical Guardian, which will connect goVia users to trained emergency operators whenever the need might arise.
“This collaboration with BLACK+DECKER marks a milestone moment in Medical Guardian’s history, and we are extremely honored to help bring goVia to seniors across the country,” said Medical Guardian Chief Executive Officer Geoff Gross. “We’ve long admired the company for its 100+ years of manufacturing innovations that have transformed the American household. The company’s reputation for delivering practical solutions to better people’s lives aligns perfectly with our mission to empower people to live a life without limits. We are excited to see what the future holds as we work in tandem to deliver solutions that help active older Americans maintain their lifestyle and age in place.”
The full goVia product line includes:
- MINI – a discreet, portable, and wearable on-the-go device that includes nationwide cellular coverage on Verizon 4G LTE.
- MOVE – a lightweight, wearable on-the-go device that includes nationwide cellular coverage on AT&T. The device has optional wearable help buttons that, when pressed from up to 300 feet of the base station device, will connect users to operators.
- HOME Classic – a personal emergency response device for both in and around the home. Users can wear the emergency button as a neck pendant, wristband, or simply utilize the base station.
- HOME Wireless – a personal emergency response device for both in and around the home with no landline required. Users can wear the emergency button as a neck pendant, wristband or simply utilize the base station. This model operates on an included nationwide AT&T cellular network, with no landline required.
- HOME Fall Detection – an auto-fall detection device that can automatically detect a change in motion brought about by a fall, monitor for the impact associated with a landing, and automatically connect to emergency operators without the need for a landline. Users can wear the emergency button as a neck pendant, wristband or simply utilize the base station. This model operates on an included nationwide AT&T cellular network, with no landline required.
“The health, safety, and wellbeing of seniors are central to the goVia product line and our commitment to empowering adults and their caregivers,” said Sean O’Brien, product director for BLACK+DECKER Health. “With this top of mind, we chose to collaborate with Medical Guardian because of their top-rated reputation and service in the PERS industry. Medical Guardian has award-winning customer service that helps seniors continue living independently while giving their families peace of mind – and that is the goal of the goVia line.”
Medical Guardian is a recognized leader in developing, marketing, and servicing medical alert devices for seniors across the United States. The company provides a full suite of solutions that provide safety and protection both at home, and on-the-go. Medical Guardian is currently the 3rd largest company in the PERS industry with a history of exceptional growth. It has built an industry-leading new subscriber partnership model highlighted by its diverse sales channels and expertise in direct-to-consumer (DTC) digital strategies. Medical Guardian has been named to Inc. Magazine’s “America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies – the Inc. 5000” eight years in a row.
