Old and alone – what if I fall?

[Senegoid]

@Turble and anyone else: Here it is: Okay, it’s more than a few weeks ago. This thread ran from April 2018 through Dec. 2021 and had 168 posts to it. I’m pretty sure this is the thread I’m thinking of:

Dying alone: what safety measures are feasible?

Living alone has a lot of benefits, but also a few dangers. The classic danger is falling ill when you’re home alone and not being able to reach a phone for help. It’s not that irrational a fear; brain strokesare more common then people think and can incapacitate the sufferer so that he she cannot walk or crawl to a phone. You may say: “If I don’t show up at work, they’ll contact me”. But what if they call you on the phone, don’t reach you and… then what? They might notice your absence, but…