i went through all of this 3 years ago when my father was entering his terminal years. Some of the tools that are available now would have made life a a lot easier. At the 'end' we had 2 Tapo cameras installed which managed to cover the lounge, doorways to hall, bedroom, and entrance to the bathroom. He still manged his final fall in the 2m section that we had not got covered!
In some ways it may have been better for all concerned if we had not responded to apparent lack of presence and movement, allowed him to drift into unconsciousness and die in his flat. His final 3 weeks of ambulance, urgent admission, treatment, and moved to a nursing home where he was not self aware of his state or location were not good for anyone involved. He had made the 100 being fully aware, still living alone and cooking/shopping until we initiated a carer package.
If you combine Tapo cameras with Alexa, you can now implement a 'no movement' trigger alarm which would have been the most useful feature. Steerable cameras to help solve the TV confusion issues, although there are now better remote infrared control options - I have one sitting on the shelf - never got round to installing because the terminal decline over 3 months whilst I was abroad was just too fast.
So plan and act ahead, you may otherwise be too late.
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Personal alarms for elderly 
Personal alarms for elderly 
