Considerations When Choosing A Personal Alarm Care Watch
Often called medical alert smartwatches, SOS watches or Personal alarm watches — they offer peace of mind for aging adults who want to maintain an independent lifestyle without wearing an undignified or stigmatized medical device.
Reliable and familiar support: Imagine getting a named person who will help you from enquiry, order, watch and service setup through to ongoing support. This builds trust and eliminates the need to explain yourself every time.
Comfort and style: Avoid watches that take away the wearers dignity. A watch with quality materials that does not look like a medical device will ensure the watch will be worn.
Ease of use & readability: Look for clear screens with large numerals, high contrast, and simple menus that won't confuse the wearer.
Good battery life: Frequent charging can be a hurdle, so choose a device with a battery life that matches the wearers weekly routine.
Who's answering emergency calls & alerts: Decide whether you want family and friends to manage alerts directly or if you prefer a subscription-based 24/7 professional response team.
Personalised to the wearer and family: Consider a watch which allows for customisation, because everyone’s different. Check the watch settings and services can be customised to the wearers circumstances and also the Support Networks availability and requirements.
Is your watch going to work when you need it: Most wearable devices have mobile network connectivity, but is the watch working correctly and is network coverage good enough in your home?
Companion Essential Watches connect to the strongest mobile network provider in an emergency > , whilst Companion Assured watches use an advanced mobile network technology, called LTE-M, to ensure better connectivity >
Make sure your watch and service regularly checks its working properly >
Safety Features: Consider a solution that offers personalised features
Wearability. What's the point if its not being worn when its needed most >
Automatic Fall detection. Technology considerations >
Emergency SOS button. A physical, easily accessible, button that raises help quickly.
GPS tracking in an emergency
Value for Money: The wearable safety devices market has somewhat matured over the past few years, which has meant safety devices pricing directly corolate with product quality and service features.
Companion offer multiple watches models and services that meet every budget. Acheived a fine balance between cost and innovative features that meet the different needs of our customers and their support nnetwork.