Simple gadgets that the elderly can use to reduce the risk of living alone. 

There are many safety risks when older people are alone at home or living alone. For example, forgetting to lock the door when going out, or accidentally falling over. Each year, 3 million older people are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries across the US alone according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. So what can you do to help prepare for such events?

SwitchBot smart home devices are a great option because our devices are more accessible, financially economical, and installation is easy. We’ve been providing convenient and secure solutions for smart homes since 2015 and are now in over one million households globally.

How can our products help the elderly?

Protect your home valuables.

Products needed: Motion Sensor + Indoor Cam/ Pan/Tilt Cam + Hub Mini

When someone enters your home, your mobile phone can receive reminders and scare away thieves through two-way talk.

Stay notified should someone suddenly fall down.

Use Indoor Cam/ Pan/Tilt Cam to check the real-time situation of them at home through the Camera using motion detection.

Helps you lock your door should you be more forgetful.

Lock+Hub Mini

Due to the older among us (and well, some of us anyway) we sometimes find that our memory is poorer than it used to be. Which usually leads to forgetting to lock/close the door when we go out. However, if you have SwitchBot Lock & Hub Mini, as long as your door is not closed/locked, you’ll be able to receive a notification via our app that will be able to tell you to close the door.

Make sure daily routines are OK.

This is great for checking up on seniors that get up at a fixed time every morning, but suddenly may not get up on a certain day.

Use Contact Sensor with Hub Mini to get mobile phone notifications when a door inside home is opened via our app, and if you haven’t received a notification on any said day, you can make a quick phone call to check up on said family member, or call the emergency services should need be.

Prevent forgetting the way home.

Actually, a fantastic way to help family members that might suffer from dementia, and who might find themselves wandering around outside the home in a state of confusion, or just simply forgetting where they are.

Use Outdoor Spotlight Cam, the video stored on microSD card can be played back.

Help family members stay cool and calm in the summer.

Simply use Hub Mini and Meter Plus to help keep an eye on the temperature of their living environment.