People with disabilities and the elderly, especially those living alone, are at risk of suffering a fall or other injury with no one around to help them. Being able to quickly dispatch someone to help in these situations can prevent serious injury and potentially save a life.

This project provides a cellular and LoRa-based system that can detect when a person falls and incorporates a panic button for manual notification. An accelerometer and button are connected to a Sparrow Reference Node, which sends fall detection events and button presses to a Notecard-powered Gateway. The use of Sparrow allows many devices to be serviced by a single Notecard gateway, allowing for the possibility for using this solution in a care facility with many users.