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Does she have an iPhone? Is she willing to charge a watch every day? Will she wear it consistently every day? If the answers to any of those are no, it won’t be much benefit and a dedicated fall detector that will be consistently reliable to signaling she’s having a medical episode is a better investment.

Depending on her fall risk, AW could really work well for her. I think a couple people listed some really good tips about who it’s good for and not. I would recommend a cellular model as it can call 911 without a cellular plan or iPhone nearby.

My mother wears it, but the one time she didn’t is when she fell. Luckily a neighbor found her and she was able fine but needed help getting off the ground. Seriously, the one time! She loves it and never takes it off except for charging and showering. I’m a fall risk and feel comfortable with AW for help if I fall. I’ve got an elderly neighbor that’s in her mid nineties and she has a service for a necklace type emergency button and that’s probably appropriate for her now whereas maybe a couple years ago she was more stable and could’ve used AW instead.

I just got the SE2 with fall detection in mind.

My 92 year old Mom has the seven. It cost almost as much as the nine. The Velcro loop band will be easier for her to adjust. Avoid the SE, limited features

My 89 year old grandma actually fell last week and broke her leg. It happened around 7pm and she wasn’t found until my uncle came in the morning for work (his business is run from her house). She was unable to reach the cordless phone on the coffee table. She has been too stubborn to learn how to use the iPad docked for her next to the couch so she can FaceTime myself and my dad for free (we live overseas from her). I would highly recommend a smart assistant device like Alexa so your grandparent can very simply call out for help. I think all of the smart speakers on the market can have emergency contacts and I think Echo has subscription for emergency calling 911 in the US. My dad is heading over to see Grandma next week and I told him we need to make sure she has a way to call out for help with the least resistance.

My 89 year old grandma actually fell last week and broke her leg. It happened around 7pm and she wasn’t found until my uncle came in the morning for work (his business is run from her house). She was unable to reach the cordless phone on the coffee table. She has been too stubborn to learn how to use the iPad docked for her next to the couch so she can FaceTime myself and my dad for free (we live overseas from her). I would highly recommend a smart assistant device like Alexa so your grandparent can very simply call out for help. I think all of the smart speakers on the market can have emergency contacts and I think Echo has subscription for emergency calling 911 in the US. My dad is heading over to see Grandma next week and I told him we need to make sure she has a way to call out for help with the least resistance.

Honestly, she’s aging. Get her the best. Apple Watch Ultra 2.