Guide
When one sibling carries the whole load
Silvie Team·5 min read
In many families, the caregiving isn't split evenly. One sibling, often the one who lives closest, ends up doing most of it: the calls, the appointments, the late-night worry. The others mean well but are not as involved. Over time, that person gets worn out and resentful.
Why it lands on one person
Part of it is distance. Part of it is that only one person knows how Mom is doing. The sibling who checks in knows how she slept, whether she ate and how her week went. The others rely on that person, so more of the work lands on them.
When only one person knows how your parent is doing, that person does most of the work. If everyone sees the same updates, everyone can help.
Everyone seeing the same thing
When the whole family sees the same updates, like that Mom got up, the work is easier to share. A sibling three states away can notice a change and call Mom, instead of leaving it to the one who always does.
What the family sees in the Silvie app
The person who sets up Silvie can invite family members and friends to the app. Everyone invited sees the same view: activity in each room, a timeline of the day, trends, and your parent's breathing rate while they sleep. When a fall is detected, the alert arrives as a push notification on each invited person's phone.
What it does not do
Silvie does not send text message alerts today, does not place phone calls, does not call 911 and has no monitoring center. Someone in the family still has to decide who responds. Agree on that before the first alert comes.
Nothing to wear, no camera
Silvie is a radar sensor that plugs into a wall outlet. It has no camera and no microphone, so your parent does not have to accept either.
Caring for a parent from far away
Closing the distance when you can't be there.
More than a fall alarm
A daily view of whether your parent is up and moving.
Fall detection without a camera
How radar catches a fall with nothing to wear, and where pendants and watches fall short.
Aging in place technology: a family's guide
The four main options and their trade-offs, in one page.
See how Silvie works
Contactless radar that detects falls and monitors daily activity. No cameras, no wearables.
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