Medical alert watch band

LisaLisaLisa

My dad has Stage 5 ALZ and it is time to make sure he has a medical alert band - problem is he won’t wear a bracelet or necklace but he wears a watch - daily. Any ideas for a new watch band or add-on that acts as a medical alert? Thx.

SusanB-dil

Hi LisaLisaLisa - welcome to 'here', but sorry for the reason.

Most stage 5 of our LO's are not left alone. Would there be a reason you would need the band?

There are a few posts where the caregiver wears one, or has something on them, so that should anything happen, emergency personnel would know they are a caregiver. Someone would need to let the back-up person, or another contact, know about the emergency.

harshedbuzz

Road ID makes one that would work with a leather or rubber strap.
https://www.roadid.com/pages/style-select-wearables

MN Chickadee

Do you think he can learn new tech? i.e. will he know he has the button to push and use it if he needs it?

I have the apple watch on all my elderly relatives and would for a PWD if I was doing it over. It has a fall detection and will call the emergency contact set up and 911 if the person falls and doesn't hit the I'm ok button. Of course you can use it to make any call yourself but I'm guessing he won't be able to figure that out. It has GPS tracking so you could see where he is. You can get it to either act alone , where you add it to your cell phone plan, or tie it to an existing iPhone where it must be within range of the phone but there is no extra fee. I think it's $10 a month to add it to my plan.
I'm sure there are many products if you are looking for a true medical alert device. I know people like Angel Sense watches with dementia; you can set up a perimeter to be alerted if they leave it, GPS tracking, fall detection etc. There is a monthly fee.