u/QuoteGold1928

My mom had a couple falls last year and we got her a medical alert watch from Bay Alarm Medical. The fall detection watch seemed solid at first, battery lasts decent and it has a good GPS but lately the app glitches and sometimes it doesn't connect right away when i test it. She's 78 and wears it all the time but i'm worried if it would actually work in a real fall.

Now looking at MobileHelp because their medical alert watch has better reviews on battery and the fall detection seems more reliable from what i read but i haven't seen real stories from people switching. Bay was cheaper upfront but the monthly is adding up and i'm second guessing.

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We went back and forth on this for weeks before buying my dad a medical alert device. He already had an Apple Watch so we thought, why not just use that?

Here's what we found after digging in:

• Apple Watch fall detection is designed for active younger users, not seniors.
• It calls 911 directly, which means no one contacts YOU first.
• You have to charge it every night, meaning it's off while they sleep.
• It doesn't have a dedicated 24/7 monitoring operator who knows your parent's medical history and home entry info.

A dedicated medical alert watch connects to a trained operator who calls you first, then dispatches help if needed. For an 80-year-old living alone, that difference matters a lot.

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