Apple Watch Emergency SOS Feature
The Apple Watch Emergency SOS feature can be a literal life-saver for your loved ones, helping them call for emergency services and alert their emergency contacts with the touch of a button. To use Emergency SOS:
How to Set up Emergency Contacts
Here’s how to designate your emergency contacts so that the Emergency SOS feature will alert the right people.
Apple Watch Fall Detection
Using the Apple Watch Series 4 or later’s built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, the device can detect when a user has taken a bad fall. The watch will tap the user on the wrist, display an alert message, and sound an alarm. If the user is OK, they can tap I’m OK or close the alert on their Apple Watch. If the watch receives no input and detects that the wearer has been immobile for a minute, it will call emergency services automatically after a 30-second countdown and a series of louder alerts. When the call connects, the Apple Watch will play a message explaining that the user has fallen and provide the user’s current location. When that call ends, the Apple Watch will then send a message to the user’s emergency contacts list.
ElderCheck Now
ElderCheck Now is a free third-party app that acts as an excellent companion to the Apple Watch health-monitoring features. The app is available to download for Apple Watch and iPhone and serves as a tool for loved ones and caregivers to check in on seniors or vulnerable people. After a caregiver and senior have both installed ElderCare Now, a caregiver can issue a check-in request. The elder can respond by tapping I’m OK on their Apple Watch or iPhone and deliver their location and heart rate information. Schedule and automate check-ins, adjust the app to your preferences, and integrate HealthKit data.
Medication Reminder Apps
If your loved one needs help tracking their medication intake, free medication-reminder apps for the Apple Watch can help them stay on track. Mango Health includes medication reminders, reminders about habits, such as drinking water, drug-interaction warnings, refill reminders, and much more.
