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So, is she able to check on him daily?
You'll probably need one that's like a wrist watch that detects when he's on the ground and not moving. Put he has to keep it on.
I had a pendant-style one for my Aunt and she just never wore it so I discontinued it. She has 2 daily caregivers and is 104. She moves so slow and always uses a walker -- it's hard to imagine her falling.
Is your Dad supposed to use a walker? Do you need a service that calls him over a speaker to ask if he needs help? If his memory doesn't allow him to adapt to anything new, then I'm not sure it'll be useful... Maybe consider cameras to check on him...?
If he is in IL you can put cameras/with a mic in his apartment but you or a family member would have to monitor it (office staff can't do that even with resident approval in ILs in NJ)
I could see Dad eyeing some of the other walkers the guys were using. It was like who had the best "car" type of thing.
And the fact that he laid on his floor for hours until your sister found him the next day, also tells me that he is now beyond living independently and needs to be placed in either an assisted living facility or memory care whichever he qualifies for.
Being in denial over a loved ones condition does no one any good especially your dad.
He needs whoever is POA to now step up and do right by him, which means making sure that he is being properly taken care of and is safe.
And it probably wouldn't hurt if everyone involved in his care(family wise)educate themselves about the horrible disease of dementia, as knowledge is power and it helps you better understand exactly what your dad is going through.
A broken brain needs supervision by staff in assisted living . I do hope this man does not have a working stove which most IL do. It would be one thing to place cameras if he lived in his own home and he subsequently burned it down , but there are other residents there . Do the responsible thing and move him to AL . Your father does not have the ability to recognize where he is safe to live either , so he is not given the choice of where he lives.
And as for his dignity which you mentioned , I don’t think laying on the floor in his own pee and needing his daughter to clean him up is going to make him feel dignified . Having a staff wait on him and not being embarrassed when his daughter visited is going to preserve some dignity . No camera or fall device in IL will do that .