How CODA Compares to Other Caregiving Devices
When it comes to supporting ageing parents at home, families in New Zealand have a growing number of options. From push-button alarms to wearables and cameras, many devices promise peace of mind. But each comes with limitations and often, those limitations only become clear in the middle of a crisis.
That’s where CODA is different. CODA is designed around prevention, privacy, and independence. Here’s how it compares:
Button Alarms
The challenge: These devices rely on the person pressing a button after something has already gone wrong. Many older people forget to wear them, dislike the stigma, or simply don’t press the button either because they can’t for some reason or because they don’t want to be a bother.
How CODA is different: CODA works passively in the background. Your parent doesn’t need to do or remember anything. Instead, CODA quietly monitors daily routines and flags early changes — long before an emergency button would ever be pressed.
Wearables
The challenge: Watches or trackers can help monitor steps or heart rate, but they need charging, regular use, and buy-in from the older person. If it’s uncomfortable, forgotten, or left on the dresser, it’s not much help.
How CODA is different: CODA requires no effort at all from the older person. Sensors in the home provide continuous insight without needing to be worn, charged, or managed.
Cameras and Microphones
The challenge: Cameras may provide visibility, but they’re intrusive and compromise privacy. Many older people feel uncomfortable knowing they’re being watched or recorded.
How CODA is different: CODA has no cameras or microphones. It provides clarity through sensors only, protecting dignity and independence while still giving families peace of mind.
CODA’s Unique Advantage
What truly sets CODA apart is its focus on prevention, not just emergency response. Each day, CODA creates a simple Daily Health Score that reflects your parent’s wellbeing. This is based on things like movement patterns throughout the home, sleep and wake time, night-time disturbances, kitchen usage, time spent in each room, night-time wandering, routine consistency. Families are notified about gradual changes, not just dramatic events — so they can step in calmly, not in crisis.
More years at home. More peace of mind together.
See how CODA could help your family — book your free 15-minute Peace of Mind Call today.