Acticheck: Life-Saving Wristband, Personal Alarm for Elderly/disabled | SOS Call | Fall Alarm | I’m OK Checks. This version only for use with broadband router | Starter system, inc 12 months service

My aunt has been using her Acticheck for around 18 months. She finds it easy to use, and finds the annual replacement battery quick and straightforward. My family like the online dashboard feature, which we use to see if she's awake without disturbing her. It has also been useful to show Doctors in her check ups. The extra I'm OK checks are great. The wristband vibrates at 9am each morning and if she doesn't confirm she is OK by pressing a button, we get a call to check on her. I haven't seen this feature offered on other devices. I think this is the best value for money device on the market, so I have just purchased a second system for another relative. Could not recommend more highly.

Having an elderly mother living alone has always been a worry for us, especially after a fall during the night recently left her unable to get up and contact anyone. Fortunately she was ok after this incident but it got me worrying about what could have happened.So I did some research to see what technology was available that help if something like this happened again. This is when I discovered the Acticheck wristband system.After discussing with my brother we decided that it was the best option. A simple, no complications wrist band that could be worn all day, that had 1 year battery life (so no messing around charging it) and that was completely waterproof and generally robust.We set the system up using the clear instructions and found a suitable location for the base unit and performed the clever range check the system incorporates, to help ensure the system works all around the house and garden.We then configured the various responder phone numbers and tested them.We configured the “I’m ok” request to buzz the wristband once a day in the morning, and all Mum has to do is simply press one of the side buttons to acknowledge.And that’s all she has to do. Just wear the band and leave the rest to technology. We receive an email every morning with a status update and a quick look on the Acticheck portal shows that Mum is up and about and going about her business, safe in the knowledge that should she need help she just has to press and hold the two buttons together, and the system will do the rest.It’s a very clever bit of kit that has given our family peace of mind.

This is quite a good bit of kit. Easy to set up and fairly comfortable for my 86 year old mother. She wears it all the time and it works. I get a message telling me she's up and about, we've had one warning which, upon investigation, was false alarm....but a welcome one as it proved the thing was working. Just had a call from the vendor doing an aftersales follow up, which was ace. For sub 300 quid this is a worthy expenditure to keep an eye on my mum.

Purchased one of these for my elderly mother today.Trying to set it up - absolute nightmare, the website to link the watch is like a website from 1998. And the app is useless.They need to sort their software out, not user friendly in any way and too complicated.I’ve no idea why this has any good reviews.Will be sent back to Amazon tomorrow.

I thought I’d followed all the instructions but mum fell the other day (I was with her) and nothing came through on my phone! A lot of money to pay for something that doesn’t do the job. I will keep persevering though.

If anyone is thinking about getting an alarm device for an elderly relative, I can't recommend this little gadget enough. It's a very easy to use wristband that the wearer can leave on (it's water resistant and doesn't need charging) and with a squeeze of the buttons either side of the face, it will alert the responder (me in this case) that there is an emergency. It has fall detection which will also alert me, and movement detection so that I can see on my phone or laptop that the wearer is moving about. There is a one off payment so no subscription or direct debits, and last but not least, this is a British designed and manufactured product invented by a man who was worried about his mum. Ticked all the boxes for me. Brilliant little gadget and my mum is very happy.