Key facts
- Silver Shield fall claim, Bedford's words: "A two-layered radar algorithm analyzes movement patterns to recognize hard falls and keep false alarms low." (Silver Shield, checked 2026-09-06).
- Worn fall claim, Bedford's words: "The Go Anywhere fall detection watch automatically senses hard falls and alerts caregivers and emergency responders, without the wearer having to press a button." (Go Anywhere fall detection watch, checked 2026-09-06). Note that the Go Anywhere Pendant page states "Wristband • Not available. The Fall Detection just work as a necklace to better detect a fall." (Go Anywhere systems, checked 2026-09-06), so fall detection is not offered on every form factor.
- Silver Shield privacy: "No cameras, microphones, or wearables" and "privacy-safe millimetre-wave radar AI" (Silver Shield, checked 2026-09-06).
- Silver Shield data handling: "Your data remains secure with encrypted local processing." (Silver Shield, checked 2026-09-06). The hosting country itself is not stated.
- Monitoring: "Every call answered in Canada"; the company describes itself as "100% Canadian owned & operated", at 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 700, Toronto (bedfordmedicalalert.ca, checked 2026-09-06).
- Pricing: "Your subscription includes the Medical Alert equipment and 24/7 Canadian monitoring, with no long-term contract and no cancellation fees. Pricing depends on the device you choose." (pricing page, checked 2026-09-06). No figure is published.
Attributes as published by the vendor
| Vendor | Bedford Medical Alert |
|---|---|
| Product | Go Anywhere range and Silver Shield |
| Sensor type | Worn pendants, wristbands and watches; Silver Shield is "privacy-safe millimetre-wave radar AI", non-wearable |
| Camera | No |
| Microphone | Yes on the worn and in-home products (two-way voice); "No cameras, microphones, or wearables" on Silver Shield |
| Wearable | Yes for the Go Anywhere and Home Freedom ranges; No for Silver Shield |
| Fall-detection claim (vendor's words) | Silver Shield: "A two-layered radar algorithm analyzes movement patterns to recognize hard falls and keep false alarms low." Worn devices: "The Go Anywhere fall detection watch automatically senses hard falls and alerts caregivers and emergency responders, without the wearer having to press a button." — bedfordmedicalalert.ca/go-anywhere-fall-detection-watch-medical-alert-system-with-gps/, checked 2026-09-06 |
| Hosting country | Not publicly stated — monitoring is answered in Canada; Silver Shield described as "encrypted local processing" |
| Available in Canada | Yes — Toronto company, "100% Canadian owned & operated", all provinces |
| Pricing model | Not publicly stated — "Pricing depends on the device you choose"; subscription includes equipment, no long-term contract, no cancellation fees |
| Vendor page | https://bedfordmedicalalert.ca/ |
| Version checked | Not publicly stated |
| Attributes checked | 2026-09-06 |
| Source | https://bedfordmedicalalert.ca/silver-shield/ |
Any row above reading “Not publicly stated” means we looked on the vendor’s own pages and did not find it stated. It is not a “no”, and nothing here is inferred.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor type | Worn buttons/watches; Silver Shield millimetre-wave radar | bedfordmedicalalert.ca/silver-shield/ | 2026-09-06 |
| Camera | No | bedfordmedicalalert.ca/silver-shield/ | 2026-09-06 |
| Microphone | Yes on worn/in-home products; No on Silver Shield | bedfordmedicalalert.ca | 2026-09-06 |
| Wearable | Yes, except Silver Shield | bedfordmedicalalert.ca | 2026-09-06 |
| Fall-detection claim | "recognize hard falls and keep false alarms low" | bedfordmedicalalert.ca/silver-shield/ | 2026-09-06 |
| Hosting country | Not publicly stated; calls answered in Canada | bedfordmedicalalert.ca | 2026-09-06 |
| Canada availability | Yes, all provinces | bedfordmedicalalert.ca | 2026-09-06 |
| Pricing model | Not publicly stated | bedfordmedicalalert.ca/pricing/ | 2026-09-06 |
The product range
The worn line is Go Anywhere — a pendant, a pendant with tracking, a wristband and a smartwatch — with GPS, two-way voice and, on several models, automatic fall detection. Home Freedom is the in-home pendant with a base station, also available with fall detection. Silver Shield is the outlier: a fixed sensor, nothing worn, described as "contact-free fall detection" using "privacy-safe millimetre-wave radar AI".
How to read the Silver Shield claim
Silver Shield is the closest thing in this directory to a direct comparison with a camera-free room sensor, and it makes a claim that camera-free radar can be built to make: that it recognises hard falls. Bedford's wording is careful — "hard falls", not all falls — and it names a "two-layered radar algorithm" rather than a single threshold.
What is not published is anything you could evaluate: no frequency band, no coverage range, no sensitivity or false-alarm figures, no independent testing, and no statement of regulatory status. "Keep false alarms low" is a direction, not a number. If you are weighing Silver Shield against a wearable, ask Bedford for a missed-fall rate and the conditions it was measured under, and ask what happens to a soft fall or a slow slide to the floor, which is the case radar of this kind generally finds hardest.
Frequently asked questions
Does Silver Shield require anything to be worn?
No. Bedford describes it as "non-wearable" and "contact-free fall detection", with "No cameras, microphones, or wearables".
Does Bedford publish fall-detection accuracy?
No. The claim is that a "two-layered radar algorithm" recognises "hard falls" and keeps "false alarms low". No rate is published on the pages we checked.
Are calls answered in Canada?
Bedford states "Every call answered in Canada" and describes itself as 100% Canadian owned and operated. Where data is hosted is not publicly stated.
What does it cost?
Not publicly stated. Bedford says pricing depends on the device and quotes by phone; the subscription includes the equipment, with no long-term contract or cancellation fees.
Where WalledCare fits
WalledCare, made by the publisher of this directory, is also a camera-free millimetre-wave radar room sensor, and we deliberately do not make the claim Bedford makes. WalledCare reports presence, movement, prolonged stillness and prolonged inactivity, room by room. It does not detect falls, does not measure breathing, and is not a medical device. If an explicit fall claim is what you are shopping for, Silver Shield makes one and WalledCare does not.
Sources
- Bedford Medical Alert home page, bedfordmedicalalert.ca — product range, Toronto address, "Every call answered in Canada", Canadian ownership. Checked 2026-09-06.
- Bedford Medical Alert, Silver Shield, bedfordmedicalalert.ca/silver-shield/ — radar wording, fall claim, no-camera/microphone/wearable statement, local processing. Checked 2026-09-06.
- Bedford Medical Alert, pricing page, bedfordmedicalalert.ca/pricing/ — subscription terms and the absence of published prices. Checked 2026-09-06.
- Bedford Medical Alert, Go Anywhere fall detection watch, bedfordmedicalalert.ca/go-anywhere-fall-detection-watch-medical-alert-system-with-gps/ — worn fall-detection wording. Checked 2026-09-06.
- Bedford Medical Alert, Go Anywhere systems, bedfordmedicalalert.ca/go-anywhere-systems/ — the four worn models and the pendant page's wristband note. Checked 2026-09-06.