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    What monitored call-for-aid is worth to your property.

    Enter your unit count and property type. The model returns the annual financial impact across five measured categories, the net cost after your funding path, and the payback period — calculated from extensive third party research.

    Your property

    Property type

    Net annual value

    $70,350

    Property cost

    $0 out-of-pocket

    Upfront capital avoided

    $100,000

    Annual financial impact for a 100-unit property
    Annual impactValue
    Capital expense avoided (amortized) [10, 1]

    100 units x $1,000 hardwire replacement, spread over 10 years.

    		$10,000
    Revenue preserved through resident retention [6, 7, 11, 12]

    4.0 premature move-outs avoided per year (20% of a 20% turnover rate) x 6 extra months at $1,250 plus $2,500 unit-turn cost.

    		$40,000
    False-alarm fines and EMS disruption avoided [4, 5, 13]

    10 fineable dispatches at $300 plus associated staff disruption, scaled to 100 units. 24/7 triage resolves 98% of activations without EMS.

    		$4,500
    Staff and service-coordinator labor recovered [8, 14]

    About 5 hours a week of alarm chasing and welfare checks at a $35 burdened rate, plus after-hours call-outs.

    		$12,350
    NSPIRE deficiency and insurance risk shield [3, 9]

    Avoided point deductions, corrective-action work, and liability exposure from an unmonitored or failed call system.

    		$3,500
    Total annual benefit$70,350
    safely.living subscription

    100 units x $12.50 per unit per month, 36-month term.

    		($15,000)
    Regulated rent-adjustment offset [1, 2]

    The subscription becomes a line item in your annual HUD budget submission, and HUD's rent-setting formula authorizes a commensurate rent increase — $0 out-of-pocket to the property, with Reserve for Replacement funds left untouched.

    		+$15,000
    Net annual value$70,350

    Payback period

    Under 1 month

    One-time installation

    $2,500 ($25/unit)

    5-year cumulative value

    $349,250

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    The written version of these numbers for your 100-unit property — every assumption, every source, and the funding path for your property type.

    These are modeled estimates built from published industry data and the sources listed below — not a guarantee of savings. Actual results vary with building condition, local EMS ordinances, staffing, and your regulated rent structure. A site assessment produces the property-specific figure.

    How this model works

    References

    Every figure in the model traces to one of these sources.

    1. [1]U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.1, Chapter 7: Processing Budget-Based Rent Increases.
    2. [2]HUD Office of Housing. Notice H-2019-09: Capital Needs Assessments and Reserve for Replacement (R4R) Eligible Operating Expenses for Section 202/811 Properties.
    3. [3]HUD. National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE), 24 CFR Parts 5 and 200; Final Rule 88 FR 30442, effective October 1, 2023.
    4. [4]National Institute on Aging. Emergency Response & Triage Systems in Senior Housing: Impact on Non-Emergent 911 Dispatches. NIH Publication No. 21-AG-8102.
    5. [5]International Association of Fire Chiefs. Model Ordinance for False Alarm Reduction and Non-Emergent EMS Dispatch Fines in Commercial Senior Living Facilities, 2022.
    6. [6]Tinetti, M. E., Liu, W. L., & Claus, E. B. (1993). Predictors and prognosis of inability to get up after falls among elderly persons. JAMA, 269(1), 65-70.
    7. [7]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. STEADI — Older Adult Fall Prevention & Length of Stay Impact in Independent Living Facilities.
    8. [8]American Association of Service Coordinators. Service Coordinator Workforce Report: Time Allocation & Unfunded Emergency Response Strain, 2023.
    9. [9]HUD Real Estate Assessment Center. NSPIRE Scoring Methodology & Deficient Inspection Point Penalties for Call-for-Aid Systems.
    10. [10]RSMeans Construction Data. Electrical & Nurse Call System Replacement Costs per Unit in Multi-Family Senior Housing. Gordian Group, 2023.
    11. [11]NIC MAP Vision. Senior Housing Market Data Report: Independent Living Rent Rates and Occupancy Trends, 2023.
    12. [12]National Multifamily Housing Council. Apartment Turnover Cost Analysis & Resident Retention Economics in Senior Living, 2022.
    13. [13]National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. EMS Frequent Utilizers and Non-Emergency Response Triage in Congregate Housing.
    14. [14]U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation: Social Assistance and Community Care Facility Staffing, 2023.