Athnova CareMonitoring your parent's blood pressure remotely
How to get reliable BP readings from parents in India, how often, what readings are urgent, and how to share trends with their doctor.
Updated 2026-09-19 · Athnova Care care team
This guide is general information to help families organise care. It is not medical advice — follow your parent's doctor.
Get a reliable machine
- An automatic upper-arm monitor is more reliable than wrist models for most older adults.
- Check the cuff size fits their arm.
Take readings the same way each time
- Sit quietly for 5 minutes, back supported, feet flat.
- Arm resting at heart level, no talking.
- Two readings a minute apart; send the second one.
- Morning before medicines and evening on reading days.
Readings to act on
- 180/120 or higher: contact their doctor urgently; with chest pain, breathlessness, weakness or confusion, call 112.
- Below 90/60 with dizziness or fainting: contact their doctor the same day.
- Consistently above 160/100: book a review.
Share trends, not single numbers
A week of readings with averages is what doctors want. Photos of the machine screen can be read automatically and trended for you.
Questions families ask
What BP reading is an emergency?
180/120 or higher needs urgent medical advice; with symptoms like chest pain or weakness, call 112.
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Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency in India call 112.