Keeping Our Senior Citizens Safe - A Product Review

Wireless Interior & Exterior Camera’s

It’s imperative to take the time to find the right tools, items and products to put in place to keep us and our family members safe as our older ages sneak in. My mom and dad are getting older now, they live about fifteen minutes away and for my own peace of mind as well at there’s, I’ve put a safety plan in place and purchased the products to keep them safe. I started with camera’s because I felt that it’s really the best foundational approach to keep an eye on things. I installed an exterior camera with a motion light, a doorbell video monitor as well and a couple interior cameras. I have them shown below with some of the perks I found with what I used.

If you have any of your own suggestions or questions that I can help with, please leave them in the comments below, the more information we get out the safer we will be.

I’m not just worried about slips and falls or other accidents that may harm my mom and dad, I worry about crime too. Our communities are seeing an uptick in thefts from vehicle parked in our driveways, actual stolen cars and sometimes home invasions and burglaries.

Keeping an eye on our homes, our families and especially our aging citizens is vital. I installed both interior and exterior Ring wireless as well as wired cameras at my mom and dads house.

First Stop - An Exterior Camera

I started with the The Ring Spotlight Exterior Camera, pictured below. This particular camera requires an exterior outlet, which was convenient for where I need it to be. They do sell others that can be hardwired into existing exterior lights or installed with the help of an electrician.

Perks

Set up was a piece of cake
So easy for them to use and monitor
My sister and I both can access the cameras at anytime
High quality cameras that record both video and audio
Motion activated cameras and exterior lights

Some Of What It Does:

It has a built in exterior motion activated spotlight

Records in High Definition video
Has a two-way talk capability & Siren
And, it works with Alexa!

The Ring Spotlight Exterior Camera

I purchased this particular camera on Amazon for around $200.00. It came in a day with my amazon prime delivery and I had it up and running in an hour.

This link will take you directly to the camera on Amazon:

www.amazon.com/ringspotlight

Step Two - A Ring Video Doorbell

I went to the video doorbell next, being able to protect and watch over the driveway with the first camera, I need to safeguard the front door. This camera, like all Ring cameras came highly recommended, over 60,000 reviews on Amazon. It was affordable. $99.00, I was able to secure free shipping and it came quick!

Perks

1080 p High Definition Camera - It was released in 2020
Fantastic Motion Detection & Super Easy To Install
It Works With Alexa!
You Can Easily Set-Up Automatic Phone Notifications.

Some Of What It Does:

Real Time Notifications
Two Way Talk
Ring Offers A Variety Of Protection Plans
So Easy To Install To Existing Wired Doorbells

This link will take you directly to the camera on Amazon:

www.amazon.com/ringspotlight

Step Three - Two Interior Cameras

How many times have we seen videos of thugs inside peoples homes? A complete victimization and personal affront to the ideal of our home and it’s safety. I strategically installed two cameras inside my mom and dads house. This gave everyone a lot of good coverage within the interior of their house. Each camera was about $55.00 on Amazon.

Perks

This camera is supper small and fits just about anywhere
Works directly with Alexa
Two-way talk capabilities
Live remote access to the camera to check on your home at anytime.

Some Of What It Does:

Easily check on your family, your kids even your pets
Works directly with an easily installed app on your smartphone
Video recorded on motion and is saved indefinitely to review at anytime
Video can also easily be emailed in case you need to share that with someone

This link will take you directly to the camera on Amazon:

www.amazon.com/ringspotlight

Regardless of what you look to achieve and to what level you want to invest some time and money, it’s important to do something. Coming from someone that understands that it’s easier to do things tomorrow, it does not pay to wait sometimes. Our safety and the safety of our loved ones is important for all of us to understand most definitely take responsibly for. Take some action and please stay safe.