Thank you for doing these reviews. I am getting a Mini light for my 89 year old mother for fall protection, which reduces her anxiety which is priceless, and the value of being able to live alone still can not be given a price tag. Aging in Place is so much less expensive than Assisted Living Facilities!
Great review! One thing to mention is the short battery life on the Apple Watch, which is only 18 hours. After talking to some elderly users, one of the common themes is that people forget to charge them or find the charging process too tedious. The Apple Watch provides helpful health metrics, but when you're constantly charging (e.g., at night), you're missing out on useful health metrics monitoring during those times.
How does an iWatch user stay monitored while their iWatch is charging for 1 to 1.5 hours? Buy 2 so they always have one on them while the other is charging? Or just hope nothing happens during that short window of time while their device is charging and also hope they remember to put it back on once charged.
I charge mine while I watch the news and I'm in my recliner. No chance of falling. No matter which device you use, they're going to need to be charged. I have both (the VA provides me with a medical alert device, and I like the convenience of the Apple watch anyway) so I just charge them at different times.
Would like to point out 2 things. MG has a smartwatch that has more features than the mini lite. Of course not like Apple Watch. More importantly, with the MG mini or smartwatch you can monitor the person wearing it at all times.
I had a heart attack. If I were relying on either of these devices, I would have died. First, my heart attack was very sudden, from the moment I knew something was wrong until I was unconscious was a fraction of a second. I didn’t even get a chance to think about it and would’ve never been able to press a button to get help. Fall detection would not have helped me either because when I went unconscious, I fell a few inches back against the wall and slid down the wall slowly. So far, I have not been able to find a device that detects your heart and pressure and maybe other things to trigger an alert. That’s what I would have needed to survive.
Maybe it doesn’t help in EVERY situation, but it helps in most. These devices have saved many lives. I hope people don’t dismiss a life saving device because one person (who didn’t even have one on) assumes they would have died had they worn a device.
If you dont respond to the fall detection then i think emergency 911 will be notified plus i believe your designated love ones will be notified too... these devices with these capabilities are almost fail proof. so in your case emergency would have been sent to you and your designated emergency contacts would have been notified as well...
@@anwithjk320 Well think about it. They said they weren’t relying on these systems. A family member probably heard them fall or it happened literally in front of a friend, family member or someone else.
Well, what if loved one cannot lift patient up due to weight or their own injury. Then we have call fire department or someone to get her patient up from fall.
this is Elyn and I work at a company that specializes in senior supplies. We're keen on sending over some of our products for your unbiased review. Could you please guide me on how to reach out to your team? Tried to send over requests by email all failed. Thanks in advance.
I was told I had to buy the Apple phones in order for the Apple watch to work. I am an Android user and hated the Apple phone, so I sent the watch back along with the phone.
Thank you for doing these reviews. I am getting a Mini light for my 89 year old mother for fall protection, which reduces her anxiety which is priceless, and the value of being able to live alone still can not be given a price tag. Aging in Place is so much less expensive than Assisted Living Facilities!
Great review. Thank you so much
Great review! One thing to mention is the short battery life on the Apple Watch, which is only 18 hours. After talking to some elderly users, one of the common themes is that people forget to charge them or find the charging process too tedious.
The Apple Watch provides helpful health metrics, but when you're constantly charging (e.g., at night), you're missing out on useful health metrics monitoring during those times.
Thanks, easy understanding and how Apple test the falling condition, How did they test? Thakns
It would be great if there were a “senior mode” on the watch.
U can visit the watchout wearables... senior watches....
They r awesome❤
But can the system be used in other countries?
In most cases, no. However, there are other medical alert brands in different countries.
How does an iWatch user stay monitored while their iWatch is charging for 1 to 1.5 hours? Buy 2 so they always have one on them while the other is charging? Or just hope nothing happens during that short window of time while their device is charging and also hope they remember to put it back on once charged.
That’s a fair point. I’d recommend charging it on a nightstand while sleeping. Depending on your model, you’ll likely want to charge it every day.
I charge mine while I watch the news and I'm in my recliner. No chance of falling. No matter which device you use, they're going to need to be charged. I have both (the VA provides me with a medical alert device, and I like the convenience of the Apple watch anyway) so I just charge them at different times.
Would like to point out 2 things. MG has a smartwatch that has more features than the mini lite. Of course not like Apple Watch. More importantly, with the MG mini or smartwatch you can monitor the person wearing it at all times.
I had a heart attack. If I were relying on either of these devices, I would have died. First, my heart attack was very sudden, from the moment I knew something was wrong until I was unconscious was a fraction of a second. I didn’t even get a chance to think about it and would’ve never been able to press a button to get help. Fall detection would not have helped me either because when I went unconscious, I fell a few inches back against the wall and slid down the wall slowly. So far, I have not been able to find a device that detects your heart and pressure and maybe other things to trigger an alert. That’s what I would have needed to survive.
Then how did you survive??
Maybe it doesn’t help in EVERY situation, but it helps in most. These devices have saved many lives. I hope people don’t dismiss a life saving device because one person (who didn’t even have one on) assumes they would have died had they worn a device.
If you dont respond to the fall detection then i think emergency 911 will be notified plus i believe your designated love ones will be notified too... these devices with these capabilities are almost fail proof. so in your case emergency would have been sent to you and your designated emergency contacts would have been notified as well...
@@anwithjk320
Well think about it. They said they weren’t relying on these systems. A family member probably heard them fall or it happened literally in front of a friend, family member or someone else.
Well, what if loved one cannot lift patient up due to weight or their own injury. Then we have call fire department or someone to get her patient up from fall.
this is Elyn and I work at a company that specializes in senior supplies. We're keen on sending over some of our products for your unbiased review. Could you please guide me on how to reach out to your team? Tried to send over requests by email all failed. Thanks in advance.
Hi Elyn! You can reach us at ryan@theseniorlist.com
@@Theseniorlist thanks for the reply. We'll send the email later today!
Your video is like comparing a bicycle vs a car.
I was told I had to buy the Apple phones in order for the Apple watch to work. I am an Android user and hated the Apple phone, so I sent the watch back along with the phone.
Thanks. Talking a bit too fast though.
We’ll work on that!