A falls alarm and worries about surveillance

Setting: A community review appointment

An older adult has been offered an assessment for a personal alarm. A demonstration model has been proposed, but no device has been selected for supply. The equipment service can explain functions and information handling before the patient decides.

Task

Explore the concern behind the opening: "I do not want a machine listening to everything I say at home."
Clarify the specific barrier and acknowledge its effect on the patient.
Explain the supplied next steps and respond to this possible question: "Can you tell me now that this one definitely cannot listen to me?"
Check the patient can distinguish what is agreed from what needs confirmation.

A falls alarm and worries about surveillance supplied plan

An older adult has been offered an assessment for a personal alarm. A demonstration model has been proposed, but no device has been selected for supply. The equipment service can explain functions and information handling before the patient decides.
The equipment service can demonstrate the proposed device and explain its actual functions and information arrangements.
The patient can ask questions and decide whether to proceed after the assessment; today's conversation does not order equipment.
Do not claim that all alarms have the same features or guarantee that no information is recorded.
I can request a demonstration of the actual device being proposed, including what information it uses or records. That should give you something more concrete than your neighbour's description.
The assessment is a chance to ask questions before deciding. We are not ordering a device in this conversation, and I should not assume its features from the general word alarm.

Fictional exam scenario only. Supplied arrangements are not medical guidance for a real patient..