Incontinence

Jane Brodie

Has anyone had success using a wireless floor mat alarm? If so, where did you purchase it?

harshedbuzz

@Jane Brodie

Hi and welcome. I am sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you found this place.

I do know someone who used a floor mat alarm to alert them to movement of their mom in a large house. The mats worked with an app on the phone. In their case, the mats were intended to address dysregulated sleep patterns (getting up at 1am to start the day if not redirected to bed) and elopement. I'm not sure how they'd be used for incontinence.

HB

sunnydove

I used a very basic one (not tied to a smart phone) which I purchased on Amazon. I used it so I would know when my mom got up at night to use the toilet. It was great! It has one alert when her feet first hit the pad (I had it under the rug where she gets out of bed) and then a different alert when they leave the pad. Mom no longer responds to the need to go, but now I have it in front of the front door so I know when she's getting antsy to "go home." Especially for times like when I'm in the shower or doing laundry.

Here's the one I got on Amazon.

Amazon.com: Fall Guardian 1000 Monitor and 10"x30" 45 Day Bed Sensor pad - Automatically alerts Caregiver When Elderly, Dementia, Alzheimer's Patient gets up from Bed with Alarm : Industrial & Scientific

GardenGaze

Below is a link for an alarm from Amazon that has been very helpful. It puts a beam down a straight line and sounds an alarm if it detects motion. It can be placed at bed height on a side table at the head of the bed and detect the LO legs coming around off the bed. Or on the floor to detect feet. Or pointed down from the top of a door to detect your LO leaving a room, etc.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096WBQWBX?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1