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A personal care monitoring system having at least one condition detecting sensor and a corresponding condition indicator. The condition detecting sensor may indicate detection of wetness, such as caused by enuresis. Alternatively, or additionally, the condition detecting sensor may indicate that the physical position of the wearer of the device has not been adjusted for over a predetermined amount of time after which the likelihood of the development of bedsores increases. The indicator may be any desired type of indicator, preferably alerting one of the senses that the monitored condition has been detected. For instance, the indicator may be a light, an audible alarm, or a vibrating device. A processing means preferably is provided to control operation of the various components of the monitoring system. Moreover, the processing means may be programmed to store information pertaining to the operation of the components of the monitoring system. For example, the time at which a condition has been detected as well as the time at which a care giver has attended to the condition may be recorded. Such information may be retrieved to determine the frequency of care given to the wearer of the monitoring system as well as the amount of time elapsed between occurrence of the monitored condition and attendance to such condition by the care giver.

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