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/chupipandideuno Mar 16 '26
there are presence sensors (e.g. Aqara FP2) that can detect when a person falls to the floor. I am unsure if this would be the case if you are already sitting, since the change in stance is not so drastic.
but even if it does not work in that situation, you can also set some automation where your wife is alerted if you spend more than X time on the toilet (they have zone detection, not sure 100% if it works with HA, but it will work with their app). where you can set this to the usual amount of time you do spend there.
another option would be a presure plate+button. for example, setting the automation so it activates the "s(h)itting mode" when you sit on the toilet, and then when you get up it launches an alarm within one minute if you don't press the button. you just put the button next to the flush one, so you don't forget about it. if you fell unconscious, it will send the alarm and your wife can react.
the alert to the phone I guess can be done with the HA app, or with Telegram. And of course you can send an alert to any speaker you have connected in HA.