3 Apps That Prioritize Seniors’ Health and Safety

Our generation wants to take care of elders like they cared for us. But, with life getting busier by the day, it has become difficult for most of us. Well, not anymore because there are apps that can help you take care of the seniors as if you are right there with them! The best part? Even if you aren’t with them, these apps will let you know if they’ve missed out on their medication, need to get a refill, and more. 

Let’s check out these apps below:

• Medisafe – Best for Medication Management
• GoodRx – Best for Saving Money on Prescriptions
• Senior Safety App – Best for Keeping Tabs on Senior Safety
• Bonus Suggestions

Medisafe – Best for Medication Management

Seniors often forget to take their medicines on time. While it’s ideal to remind them about medication every time, it may not be practical for most of us, owing to our busy lives. Here, Medisafe can help with the following features:

• Scheduling and Tracking – You can make and keep a medication schedule and track it from a single dashboard.
• Medfriend – You will get notified if an elderly does not tick the medication check box on time.
• 90+ Health Trackers – You can track their vital health metrics such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and more.
• Drug Interaction Warning – Some medications have side effects when taken together. You can add seniors’ prescriptions (in the case of different health providers) to the Medisafe app to know if their medicines have any adverse interactions.
• Information Resource for Various Diseases – You can find numerous helpful articles tailored to the medications that are prescribed.
• Refill and Appointment Reminders – Medisafe will remind you and your loved ones in case of upcoming doctor’s appointments. Also, if any medicine is about to end, the app will notify you to get a refill.

Since Medisafe relies on cloud servers to sync information across multiple devices, a strong internet connection is recommended. If you don’t have a reliable connection, I’d suggest you contact Xfinity customer service to explore your options.

GoodRx – Best for Saving Money on Prescriptions

With the cost of medicines skyrocketing and some becoming hard to find, GoodRx is the perfect app to find medications at the cheapest rates possible. To find out how let’s look at some of its features:

• 70,000+ Listed Pharmacies – You can search for medicines and compare their prices at different pharmacies.
• Coupons and Discounts – If you frequently buy medicines, you can get free coupons and discounts of up to 80% at GoodRx.
• Price Alerts for Prescriptions – Whenever your prescription’s price drops, the app will notify you.
• Complete Healthcare Tool – You can book doctor’s appointments without any insurance or get telehealth support to understand your prescription.

Senior Safety App – Best for Keeping Tabs on Senior Safety

Senior Safety App is an ultimate tool that ensures seniors get instant help whenever they need it. It has the following features:

• SOS Alert – The SOS has two options. The first option is to get “quick help”. Seniors can instantly send a text message or an email to their emergency contacts whenever they need help. The second option is to raise an emergency alarm on their device to notify someone around them.
• Fall Alert – The Senior Safety App can detect a fall with high, medium, or low sensitivity. As soon as the device hits the ground, the app notifies the emergency contact with the device’s current location.
• Geofence Alert – You can keep a close eye on your elders’ location. If they’re driving a vehicle, you can see which route they’re moving on and at what speed.
• Low-Battery Alert – Seniors may forget to charge their smartphones sometime. Most of us who are far from our elders contact them via smartphones. To remind the elderly to charge their smartphones on time, you can set up a low-battery alert on their app. Whenever the battery drops to 25% or below, depending on what percentage you set, the app will send you an email. This way, you can remind them to charge their smartphone.

Bonus Suggestions

1. Hunched

Most seniors deal with gruesome back issues and it’s mostly because of their bad posture. While you’re away, you may not always guide them to maintain their posture, but Hunched can do it for you. Whenever seniors use their smartphones in an unsuitable position, Hunched will notify them to maintain a good posture.

2. Losta Helping Hands

Losta is designed for effective communication between elders, their families, and caregivers. This app helps you build a solid team where you can assign and share tasks with caregivers. Also, you can effectively manage seniors’ medications and doctor’s appointments via this app.