A basic Android touchscreen watch — around £79 — running the Vygard Elder app. Built for Mum or Dad, not for tech-savvy family members. One red SOS button always on screen, one green I'M OK button when the family-set check-in fires. Everything else — vitals, GPS+what3words, fall detection, voice wake-word — runs invisibly in the background.
The screen Margaret sees most days is this one: time, name, heart-rate, and one big red SOS button she can press in any emergency. No menus, no swipes, no apps to learn. Designed for an 80-year-old’s eyes and arthritic hands.
Six features running in the background. The wearer never has to configure or even think about them.
One big red button on the watch face. Press it once for help. The watch also has a physical SOS button on the side for arthritic hands or when the screen is wet.
Pick the times on the platform (typically morning, midday, evening). The watch buzzes, the screen turns green. One tap confirms wellbeing. Miss it and family gets a push notification — auto-escalating to SOS after 15 minutes.
Heart-rate every 30 seconds, SpO₂ every 5 minutes, step count, sleep quality. Streamed to the family dashboard so adult children can check on Mum without ringing the doorbell at 7am.
Accelerometer + gyroscope detects the fall pattern. Watch asks 'Are you OK?' and gives 30 seconds to tap I'M OK. Silent = full SOS chain fires to family + care agency + GP surgery automatically.
Pre-set safe-zones (home, garden, dog walk). Margaret leaves the zone, family gets a discreet ping. SOS alerts include the what3words address so paramedics walk straight to her — not the wrong end of the field.
She doesn't even need to press the button. Say 'help help help' three times — the on-device hotword fires SOS with a 5-second cancellable countdown. Audio never leaves the watch.
The Vygard family-share portal is a free PWA — no app install, just a link in WhatsApp. Up to 4 contacts (you, your siblings, the care agency, the GP surgery) all see the same dashboard.
£79 for the watch (one-off), £9 / month for the platform + family-share portal. Activated, configured and shipped to Mum's door within 5 working days. Cancel anytime.
Apple Watch SE, Galaxy Watch 7 and Garmin Instinct all work with Vygard Elder too — see the full 3-tier wearables catalog for prices and features.