Apps for the Elderly on the Android Ecosystem

- Alert) can monitor a sudden fall by use of the accelerometer. When it is triggered, a text message can be sent to a personalized emergency contact number or dial a number and allow you to talk to the person. To avoid false alerts, a countdown timer is in place. The app goes for $0.99.

The Rescue Me! App offers similar functionality to Safety NET except that it also helps to monitor someone by sending a “rescue me” text message at specific times of the day. The elderly one will need to deactivate it within a set time frame otherwise something may be wrong. Other helpful apps include WebMD for Android, iTriage, Epocrates and CPR Choking among others.

Edited by Brooke Neuman
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