Parents have got me digging. What with old age and dementia, and the lady next door being violently attacked and Robber last year, I am looking for a solution for vulnerable people.
I started with trying to think of a way to monitor a lack of movement, so i would know if they were not doing their usual routine. My next door neighbour, is terrified of being tied up again, and being left. She would have been there 3 days if she had not got free. It took her 1 1/2 hours to get free of the tape.
So a panic button (PERS) does not do it. If you are unconscious, then you cannot hit a panic button. Dead... likewise. Think of the pets.
There is some amazing bits of kit about. Just Checking co.uk they cost £1000 p.a. Thats a cheap one. if you want remote locking doors its more.
So what am I thinking? a few door activated switches, current or water flow activated switches. perhaps motion sensors. All on battery power, for easy fitting, and bluetoothed or wirelessly talking to a phone, or dumb phone than then sends data to a web server.
I should be able to do it for £50 parts.
Door detectors are on ebay for £2.50. i could probably even get a burglar alarm, that is internet linked, and use that, just removing the alarm, and then getting someone to change the website to show it differently. Even an app to ping if patterns are broken.
Any one any experience of this?