All Stand-Up Alarms can be a very helpful way of monitoring a patient's movement, without physical or chemical restraining. They are normally used with people who stand up from a chair or get out of bed and could fall over. However, sometimes the patients may be able to walk, but due to dementia, they may put themselves or others in danger.

This Stand-Up Floor Alarm is the most recommended item in our alarm range for people getting out of bed. This is because it generally gives the earliest warning of when someone is getting out of bed to try to walk. When someone goes to get out of bed, they can have their feet on the Floor Alarm, setting off the Alarm, but they could still be sitting on the Bed Alarm, before they stand up. The nurse may have an extra minute to get to the patient before they actually stand.

The Stand-Up Floor Alarm is placed on the floor next to the bed, normally on the side closest to the door or toilet, as this is the side people generally get out of bed during the night. Once the patient stands on the Slip-Resistant Waterproof Mat, the alarm will be activated.

There are two options with regard to the alarm alerting Carers: either a sounding alarm box which makes a sound or it can plug into the nurse call system and set off Carers' pagers. The Nurse Call version is generally preferred because it does not wake other residents or patients up. It does not need to run off mains power, and is a lot cheaper than the sounding alarm box version.