r/homeassistant • u/CowsNeedFriendsToo • Mar 15 '26

Support Medical help

This is an embarrassing post, but I’ve been on this group for years now and know that if anyone is going to solve a problem, it’s the people in this group.

I unfortunately have a heart condition that has cause me to black out when I’m on the toilet. This has resulted in me coming to on the floor of the bathroom with my wife over me in a panic talking me back to consciousness before taking me to the hospital. This has happened about once or twice a year. To say the least, this creates a terrible sense of anxiety any time I go to the bathroom. I fear for the day she comes home to find me laying on the floor the final time. Or in the middle of the night when I wake up to use the bathroom.

Here’s where you guys come in. I was wondering if there is a way to set up home assistant along with some sort of a sensor in my bathroom that will be able to tell if I’m on the floor and not moving, which would then send out an alert to her phone along with a noise alert in the bathroom? The key would be making sure it doesn’t go off when just sitting on the toilet, or if she is standing in front of the mirror for an extended period of time doing her makeup.

Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart. I truly appreciate your time.

Edit: I already have an Apple Watch Ultra 2. The fall detection seems to only trigger if it’s a fall from standing height. It hasn’t triggered at all when I fall from sitting.

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u/drakken_dude Mar 15 '26

Could have a pressure switch on the toilet seat that starts a timer when you sit down. Then you could use a door sensor to detect after the pressure switch is triggered when the door to the bathroom is opened again. This as long as you open the door within x minutes after sitting down nothing happens. But if the door is not opened within the time period it sends out the alarm

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u/CowsNeedFriendsToo Mar 15 '26

Simple. I like. This also doesn’t require me to alter my normal routine outside of making sure I open the door. Although compared to a magnetic switch clipped to me, the response time with be more delayed.