@A myALZteam Member: Your first response to this question ("Good question to consider") is very honest and thought-provoking, and the excellent questions you asked have been rattling around in my brain ever since I first read them:
"Just remember, if you don't survive, who will provide for them?
"In fact, who will make the tough decisions and who will make sure they are safe?
"Who will even visit with them?
"I know this isn't exactly the question being asked but they are all related;
"How do they function without you?"

Those are all reasons why my son resides in a facility; and time will tell whether I will be able to continue caring for my husband at home, or not. But you're absolutely right: the Caregiver's survival is critical.

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A scary statistic but underscores the need to have plans which can address this possibility.

Good question to consider. I speak from past experience... my wife could have provided this help until her last three years. Her final two years were spent in LTC, in part, because of this very issue. It became clear during those waning years that not only could she not help herself, she would likely not perform any emergency function of any kind for herself or anyone else. Caregivers must include in their considerations for that loved one, no matter how many times you said you would never put them in long term care - we all said it and some never did - those of us who did, made that change as much for the safety and continued care of that person as anything else. Just remember, if you don't survive, who will provide for them? In fact, who will make the tough decisions and who will make sure they are safe? Who will even visit with them? I know this isn't exactly the question being asked but they are all related; How do they function without you?

I believe all of these people, except one, in effect said, no. Those saying they could activate another device means that they believe they could save themselves - not, the loved one saving them.