[toomuchtodo]

Smart thermostat in their home, polling the API for "Away" status. As they have to walk past the thermostat to get from the bedroom to the living area and kitchen, the thermostat should never switch to Away mode based on the timeout set. As someone else mentioned, Philip's Lifeline for a smooth push button emergency UX (also supports fall detection). Calls to check in and say hello (I set Siri reminders, ymmv).

[jjeaff]

Be sure to do practices with the emergency button. My grandparents had one and when my grandmother really needed it, it did not work. Turns out you need to press it and hold it down for a decent amount of time before it would activate. I'm not sure which brand it was. She hit the button multiple times, but did not know or remember that you must press and hold for a few seconds.

[neolog]

What if they leave the house?

[toomuchtodo]

I’m there if they do. They are in their 90s and do not leave their home without me, as I provide transportation and support.

If your use case is different, it’s easy to action off of door sensors, geofencing of their phone, or similar.

Good question!