When the parents start with medical problems it sucks. You dread every phone call received expecting bad news.
My father had a failed back operation than made him a paraplegic and ended up in a nursing home.
Infections meant hospital stays as the hospital kept removing parts of his leg over 2 years.
The last infection he got was not responding to the antibiotics given and he was delerious.
I got a call from him one afternoon and he said he just got back from a 2 day trip from Brissie to Newcastle.
A bit strange as he was in Greenslopes Hospital.
I went for a visit, and he was sounding great, just thought it was 1970.
The doctor said they needed to get the medication settled and all would be fine.
Next morning we get a call to say he fell out of bed and cracked his head on the floor.
Seems he was still feeling 40 years younger when he still had 2 legs, and jumped out of bed.
All they could do was moniter him for 7 days until he died.
Having beds on the floor sounds like a good deal for cases like his.
Bird, I hope you get through this with better success.
As for the monitors this thread started with, the press button ones would be great but not if the wearer is unconcious.
If they had one available that sent the alarm after the monitor capsule was on an angle say of less than 45 degrees it could cover a lot of additional circumstances.
It would need a bit more technology, but if a designer could build in a timer so the alarm would give a warning for a short time so the alarm could be turned off if they were going to bed or laying back in a recliner and send the phone alert after that, I think a few more lives could be saved.
Good luck.
