Family & Caregiving

About these articles

Most families do not decide about a sensor alone. Siblings live in different places, and a parent has views of her own. These articles cover the conversations, the distance, and how the load gets shared. Silvie is a radar sensor with no camera and no microphone, and alerts go to the people you invite through the Silvie app.

Articles

• Caring for a parent from far away. Long-distance caregiving means worrying without being able to see. How families stay close to a parent from far away, without moving in or adding a camera.
• Talking to a parent who refuses help. When a parent pushes back on monitoring, the resistance is almost never about the technology. What it's really about, and how to have the conversation.
• When one sibling carries the load. In many families, one adult child ends up carrying most of the caregiving. When every sibling sees the same app, the work is easier to share.
• When a parent is suddenly living alone. After a spouse passes, a parent who was never really alone suddenly is. The new safety questions, and how to answer them without uprooting them.
• Early dementia at home. Early dementia changes the safety picture at home: night confusion, wandering, and a parent who may not call for help. What actually helps.

Sharing the alerts

Invite family to the Silvie app so the same information reaches every sibling, not just one. Alerts are push notifications through the app. There are no text message alerts today.

Nothing to wear, no camera

Silvie is a radar sensor that plugs into a wall outlet. It produces no camera images and has no microphone.

Next step

See how Silvie works or get the Kit.

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