Suggestion need for keeping track of aged person

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Hi my friends father suffers from Parkinson disease and is taking treatment for last 5 years but without any improvement. The problem has infact increased now sometimes he has lost his way to home.  Even though he carries a mobile but last time he lost his way and did not picked the call. The doctor has suggested that it would be better if some kind of tracking device can be put around so if need arises we can track him. Due to treatment and side effects of disease he is not able to communicate ( speak loudly) and many times its difficult or impossible for other person to understand. 

He is looking for reliable and cost effective device because his father has lost 3-4 android phones so now he carries a simple keypad mobile. 

He is thinking about jio tags or smart watch of any other solution kindly if you know or are able to find any reliable information. Thanks in advance 🙏🏻

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My friend and his sister goes to office so his father and mother are at home. Usually he drops his father to his relative in 4-5 days for change and normally uncle walks back to home or someone drops him. But its very difficult to keep a preson locked or have one attend all time. Now its that uncle has lost his way 2-3 times my friend is worried. He cannot skip office even treatment is costly. Uncle also thinks that he is fine also goes to gym everday for light cycling and exercise even when everyone advices against it.

My friend delima is that he doesn't want to discourage his father as he is around 62 yrs so on doctor's advice he is looking for a reliable solution within budget.

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@tgsdd -- Sorry to hear about your friends dad's condition. 

I would recommend imoo watch phone which doubles up as location tracker. It has all the features which will be helpful in this situation. I'm q happy imoo watch phone z1 customer.

https://imoostore.in/?source=google&medium=... 

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Thanks but its costly for him.

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If you have seen any other product or any other cheaper and durable smart watch please share.

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assuming he is not allowed to go out COMPLETELY unattended (without anyone noticing)

in addition to what others already mentioned,
i still feel like up-to-date location tracking can be achieved via google (so long as the government does not ban them).

thus, any cheap or second hand phone with less weight can be dropped into a special compartment IN HIS VEST or somewhere close to the body.
This can be in addition to the keypad phone.

If the GPS collar or wrist device is there, then water/moisture and dust/grime has to be managed.

Just like for pets,
GPS trackers are there for the aged or the mobility impaired people too.
But [A] the basic GPS trackers may not provide two way communication
and [B] they might end up having higher costs if subscription is required or may even have higher upfront costs for the device.

Our empathy is there with your friend and the family,
however if things are not improving and/or have detonated to such levels
then ways would have to be found to have someone by his side at ALL times when outside.
Instead of letting him be by himself and regretting later.. might as well do some sacrifices or somehow arrange for some help/helper if needed.

I do not know for sure about Samsung, Jio tags.. but Apple airtags are DEFINITELY not for critical use like these.
Too many ifs, buts and variables are involved.
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My friend and his sister goes to office so his father and mother are at home. Usually he drops his father to his relative in 4-5 days for change and normally uncle walks back to home or someone drops him. But its very difficult to keep a preson locked or have one attend all time. Now its that uncle has lost his way 2-3 times my friend is worried. He cannot skip office even treatment is costly. Uncle also thinks that he is fine also goes to gym everday for light cycling and exercise even when everyone advices against it.

My friend delima is that he doesn't want to discourage his father as he is around 62 yrs so on doctor's advice he is looking for a reliable solution within budget.

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I can understand someone suffering Alzheimers/Dementia getting lost. But Parkinsons also? 

They are all terrible diseases for the person and the relatives 😞

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https://easyfo...n/

Bro Just search according to your needs they are specialists in this .. you can search these phones on Flipkart and Amazon

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That's terrible. It's a nightmare to even think about.

The easiest solution would be tracking his phone/smart watch. But the risk of them getting confused and throwing away the phone/watch is a possibility.

There were GPS tags attached to necklace or Keychain available, I heard. Try if you find something like that.

Another way is sew it in a jacket/coat or even in his shirt collar. This would be best way to keep the tracker on him.

I hope your friend finds a way and strength to deal with ordeal.

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Please suggest live location tracker for elders; preferably watch.

Also, whether new Fire-Boltt android watches get tracked live using google location sharing services? Or any other watch i.e. Apple, Samsung Galaxy etc. provides such facility?

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Apple airtag or Jiotag for occasional location update of belongings.
  WhatsApp live location or google maps location share via phone share is a good option for getting location update of person.

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Thanks. But it seems that airtags are dependent on nearby devices and elderly people may find it difficult to carry. If any watch option is available then it'll be very convenient. Or else mobile is the only option.

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Thanks for the lead. Budget wise no issues.

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interesting helpful topic VU+ to spread more 


lets hope to find a best suggestion smile looking forward to see answers 

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😯😳🌝🌚

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i have find my device, gps, mobile data and wifi always ON , on my parents phones. that's how I keep track of their location all the time

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Sometimes they unknowingly switch off the data.
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install life 360 in their mobile

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