GPS Watches for Elderly
Tranquil Watch
Silver & Black
- A Week of Battery Life
- Fully Waterproof
- Tracking App
- Safe Zone Alerts
- Home Exit Alerts
- 2-Way SOS Calling
- Auto Call-Answering
+ MUCH MORE
Tranquil Watch
Rose Gold & Sand
- A Week of Battery Life
- Fully Waterproof
- Tracking App
- Safe Zone Alerts
- Home Exit Alerts
- 2-Way SOS Calling
- Auto Call-Answering
+ MUCH MORE
Tranquil Watch
Black
- A Week of Battery Life
- Fully Waterproof
- Tracking App
- Safe Zone Alerts
- Home Exit Alerts
- 2-Way SOS Calling
- Auto Call-Answering
+ MUCH MORE
Tranquil Watch
Silver & Sand
- A Week of Battery Life
- Fully Waterproof
- Tracking App
- Safe Zone Alerts
- Home Exit Alerts
- 2-Way SOS Calling
- Auto Call-Answering
+ MUCH MORE
What is a GPS Watch for Elderly?
A GPS watch for elderly people is a wearable device that tracks the user’s location and allows them to be located if they become lost or confused. Loved ones can set up geo-fences or ‘safe zones’ and get notified when the wearer steps outside of them, while caregivers can easily access their loved one’s location directly from their phones.
GPS watches can also include other useful features such as 2-way calling and SOS buttons, making them an invaluable safety tool for potentially vulnerable seniors.
Why should you buy a GPS watch for elderly?
GPS watches offer peace of mind for those looking after the elderly. They allow caregivers to track the whereabouts and safety of their older family members in real time. This enables you to worry less about where your mom or dad is and know that if something bad were to happen, you’re much more likely to find out quickly and be able to help.
Another key reason to purchase a GPS watch for elderly people is cost savings. The average cost of a nursing home in the United States is over $8000 a month! As GPS watches often enable older people (especially those with dementia) to live independently in their own homes for longer, they’re a much cheaper solution than your loved one going into a care facility.
Which features does a GPS watch for elderly have?
Location Tracking
A GPS watch allows elderly wearers to be located from anywhere with an internet connection using a smartphone, tablet or computer.
Safe Zones (Geo-Fences)
Safe zones are circular map areas which you or other caregivers can set from the GPS tracking app, allowing you to be alerted when the wearer of the GPS watch leaves or enters. These are particularly useful for dementia patients at risk of going missing.
SOS Button
An SOS button allows the elderly watch wearer to alert loved ones or an emergency response if they need help. Examples where this could be useful is a home invasion, a fall where they’re unable to get up or getting lost when walking in the neighborhood.
2-Way Calling
Phone calling allows the older person wearing the GPS watch to call out from the device with a tap of a button, being able to speak and hear through the watch like a cell phone. This not only means the older person can call out from their watch, but their loved ones or a medical alert center can call in to the watch and talk to them, any time.
Locking Strap (Optional)
Some GPS watches, including the Tranquil Watch, have an optional tamper-proof locking strap. This is especially useful for dementia patients, as it prevents them removing the tracking watch and damaging, discarding or losing it.
Auto-Answer Calls
As many people wearing a GPS tracking watch for elderly may not remember how to answer an incoming call (especially if they have Alzheimer’s disease), some devices have the ability for incoming calls to be automatically answered, without the wearer needing to press anything. This is particularly useful if the elderly wearer has gone missing and their loved ones need to talk to them before they’re able to pick them up.
Who does a GPS watch for elderly support?
A GPS watch for elderly people benefits not only the older person wearing it, but their loved ones, caregivers and the wider community.
The Older Person
A GPS watch designed for elderly individuals can bring the older person a sense of safety and security. They enable elderly people to remain active in their communities while still staying connected with their loved ones or emergency services if they need help.
Caregivers (Adult Child of the Older Person)
GPS watches for seniors also give people with elderly parents peace of mind, enabling them to go about their lives with less worry that their mom or dad won’t get help if they get in to danger. They can be more relaxed about their parent’s welfare, as the older person’s location can be checked any time from their smartphone, and they can speak to them via the 2-way phone.
Community and Government
The local community and state government also benefits from elderly people wearing GPS tracking watches, as local services like the fire department are deploying their resources in a faster and more efficient way due to the accuracy of location and speed of alerts a GPS watch provides. This frees them up to respond to more callouts for other members of the community, whilst simultaneously keeping our elderly population safe.
What is the Best GPS Watch for Elderly?
Although there are many GPS watches for elderly people available across the world, the new Tranquil Watch has set a new standard for function, design and reliability. Using a new low power network technology not available on any other product in the USA, the battery will last an average of a week, even with the location updating every 2 mins. This is much longer than many other tracking watches for seniors, that on average last only 12-24 hours.
The Tranquil watch is also fully waterproof to an IP67 rating, meaning it can be worn in the bath, shower and even swimming pool without being damaged. Other GPS watches on the market are splash-proof, but not fully waterproof, meaning they would be damaged if worn in the shower of bath. This is especially useful as many older people would be used to wearing their watch in the shower, so remembering to take it off could be difficult and result in expensive damage from water entering the watch.
Do GPS Watches for elderly require a mobile / cell phone?
Many modern smartwatches (including the Apple Watch) require the wearer to also be carrying a smartphone, which connects to the watch via Bluetooth. Although this may not be an issue for many younger users, a large proportion of senior citizens do not carry mobile phones – and an even smaller percentage carry smartphones. This proportion is even smaller for those over 80 and those who have dementia (most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease).
The Tranquil watch has a sim card and network connectivity built in, so the wearer doesn’t need to carry a cell phone or smartphone, you can track their location and speak to them no matter where they are, as long as their watch has a cell signal.
