Last year my elderly mother, who lives alone, had a fall in her kitchen. Fortunately, she had recently purchased a personal alarm device and was wearing a pendant around her wrist.

A friendly lady from the personal alarm monitoring team phoned me and informed me that my mother had suffered a fall and needed my assistance. As she was in some pain, the monitoring team had also contacted the emergency services.

The paramedics and I arrived on the scene and my mother was taken to hospital. She had broken her arm and was bruised, but she had received the help she needed and was on the road to recovery.

Without her personal alarm, I would have had no idea that she had fallen. She could have been left on the floor for hours – unable to get back up and call for help.

My mother’s personal alarm was a godsend – what a brilliant, life-saving service! I took an interest in the telecare market, but after doing some research, I found that the marketplace was very messy. It was difficult to find exactly what I was looking for and to know which Careline alarm provider to join.

This got me thinking about how I could help to change this... And Careline Compare was born!

If you’re finding it difficult to choose which Careline provider to go with, then Careline Compare is here to help. My website collects the prices and packages from all of the UK's leading providers of telecare equipment and compares them in one easy-to-use website.

All the providers advertised through Careline Compare are fit for purpose, with the majority being accredited by the Telecare Services Association.