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Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:38 pm
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I think what you’re looking for is the concept of a “dead man’s switch” - please pardon the morbid name. It’s something that’s used in industrial situations a lot and basically is a safety mechanism that is engages when a human becomes incapacitated, immobile, or otherwise unable to signal for help.
In this instance- have a button, but that’s only 1 of several layers. I’d also have Alexa configured so that she could call you or others by voice AND so that you can “drop in” on her to monitor how she’s doing. I would also have a logic engine that is essentially a watchdog timer that when reaches 0, alerts several people via email/text/however to check on her. Certain things in the house reset the count of the watchdog timer - lights being switched on, motion sensors, on/off of couch,chair,bed sensors. Refrigerator opening, and anything else in her daily routine that could be detected electronically and monitored. Monitor a bunch of different conditions and use that data to develop an activity timeline. Set the timer to time-out just afterwards any of those events should occur and you should end up with a system that notifies responsible parties within a small window of time after something happens - even if she is unable to call for help or push a button
I agree with lanbrown, in that I would seriously look at a commercial system, even if not “life alert”; several alarm companies have that feature now. I would also augment it with Alexa and the concepts I mention above just in case something happens and she couldn’t push a button or call out for help.
Terry
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