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Puffin Guard is not a pendant competitor. It covers a different gap.

Medical alert pendants are designed for immediate help. Puffin Guard is designed for the slower, quieter problem: nobody noticing that normal daily movement has stopped.

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No cameras No microphones No wearable Alerts trusted contacts

The Problem

The gap before care becomes necessary.

A pendant only helps if it is worn, charged, reachable, and activated or able to detect the event. Many people do not wear them inside the house or overnight.

The Safety Net

A backup that does not change daily life.

Puffin Guard works in the background. If expected movement is missing, it contacts the person first, then alerts trusted contacts so someone can check.

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

  • Using alongside a fall watch, pendant, or Apple Watch
  • Backup coverage when a wearable is charging or forgotten
  • Families worried about the long lie after an unnoticed fall
  • Independent people who do not want an emergency button around their neck

Not designed for

  • Calling emergency services immediately after a detected fall
  • Replacing a monitored medical alert service for high-risk users
  • GPS tracking outside the home

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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