By Simon Peter Lokomo, MPH — Public Health Last reviewed: August 2026 How this site is funded: I do not currently earn a commission on anything mentioned here. If that changes I will say so on every page it applies to, and it will not change an assessment. Several articles on this site advise readers…
By Simon Peter Lokomo, MPH — Public Health The short answer Lab testing of fall-detection wearables reports genuinely good numbers — several systematic reviews put average sensitivity above 93% and specificity above 86%. The problem is that almost none of that testing happens in the people these devices are actually sold to. It happens on…
By Simon Peter Lokomo, MPH — Public HealthLast reviewed: July 2026 No high-quality study shows that medical alert systems reduce death or hospital admission, and they do not prevent a single fall. What the evidence supports is narrower but real. If the device is worn, and if it is activated, it can shorten the time…
By Simon Peter Lokomo, MPH — Public HealthLast reviewed: July 2026 No, and any product promising otherwise is overselling. What they actually do is narrower and still valuable: a door alarm tells you the moment someone leaves, and a GPS tracker gives searchers a place to start instead of a blank map. Researchers who’ve reviewed…
By Simon Peter Lokomo, MPH — Public HealthLast reviewed: July 2026 I don’t earn a commission on the links below, each points to the provider’s official site so you can check current pricing yourself. Our assessments draw on independent third-party testing, and we always list the genuine downsides. For most people, Medical Guardian is the…