Smartwatch Backup

A fall watch is useful. A home safety net catches different failures.

Smartwatch fall detection can be genuinely valuable. Puffin Guard is not a replacement for it. It is a backup for the moments when the watch is not worn, cannot be reached, or the problem is not a sharp fall.

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No cameras No microphones No wearable Alerts trusted contacts

The Problem

The gap before care becomes necessary.

Watches need charging, can be left on the bedside table, and do not catch every kind of fall or collapse. The highest-risk gap may be overnight or during ordinary routines at home.

The Safety Net

A backup that does not change daily life.

Puffin Guard checks whether normal movement happened by the expected time. If not, it starts a welfare-check flow with SMS and phone calls.

Alert Flow

Quiet when life looks normal. Loud when someone should check.

Puffin Guard is not a live activity feed. It waits for the expected check-in window, gives your loved one a chance to respond, then escalates to the people they chose.

Everyday movement

The sensor notices normal movement in a hallway, living room, or kitchen. No cameras, microphones, or wearable devices.

Scheduled check-in

Most of the time it sleeps. On the chosen schedule, usually daily, it connects over WiFi and sends the latest check-in.

Person first

If expected movement is missing, Puffin Guard sends an SMS and makes a phone call. If they check in, everything resets silently.

Trusted contacts

If they cannot respond within the grace period, family, friends, neighbours, or carers are alerted by SMS, email, and phone call.

Is It Right?

Built for capable people who want a backup, not monitoring.

Puffin Guard sits in the gap between doing nothing and full care. It is for families who want someone to know if normal daily movement stops, without making home feel watched.

Good fit

  • Your parent or loved one is still capable and living independently.
  • They do not want cameras, microphones, wearables, or daily reporting.
  • You want a quiet safety net in case they do not wake up, have a fall, or cannot reach their phone.
  • They already have a fall watch or pendant, but sometimes forget to wear it or charge it.
  • You want family or trusted contacts notified, not automatic emergency services.

Not the right only solution

  • They need immediate fall detection or urgent emergency response.
  • They need 24/7 professional monitoring or clinical care.
  • The home has no reliable WiFi or trusted contacts who can respond.
  • You need live activity tracking, room-by-room reports, or a camera feed.
  • They are not aware of, or do not consent to, having the sensor in their home.

Useful for

  • People who own a smartwatch but do not always wear it
  • Night-time safety when a watch may be charging
  • Slow falls, illness, or not waking up where impact detection may not trigger
  • Families who want backup without more daily effort

Not designed for

  • Replacing Apple Watch emergency calling or GPS
  • Detecting a fall the instant it happens
  • People who need immediate emergency response as the primary need

A private safety net for someone who still wants independence.

One small sensor. No cameras or wearables. Family only hears when something may be wrong.

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