A short, personal phone call to your aging parent each morning. A clear summary email to you within half an hour. No sensors, no apps, no jargon.
You think about it on the drive to work. You wonder if Mum got out of bed. Whether Dad ate something. Whether last night's call was the last one before something happens.
You can't move them in. They don't want a stranger in the house. The pendant alarm sits on the kitchen counter, often forgotten. You don't want to hover. You don't want to find out too late.
A small daily reassurance, by phone, by a real person. Not a sensor. Not an app. A human voice, every morning.
Calm, predictable, and easy to stop. You stay in control the whole time.
Just you and me, so I understand your parent's situation, their daily rhythm and what worries you most.
A brief, friendly call so they know who I am and why I'll be ringing each morning. If they say no, you get a full refund. No exceptions.
I ring for about five minutes. I ask three short questions: how they slept, whether they have eaten or had a drink, and whether they want to send you a message.
Plain language, in your inbox. If anything seems off, I telephone you directly the same morning.
Here is the kind of email you would receive at around 9:30 on a Tuesday morning. No metrics. No charts. Just a clear human note.
Sleep: Slept well, said she got up around seven.
Breakfast: Tea and a slice of toast with marmalade.
Message for you: She would like to hear from her grandson this week if he has a moment.
Anything I noticed: Voice cheerful, no concerns. She mentioned the garden looks lovely in this weather.
Tomorrow at 9:00.
Henrik
Three lines is the rule. Four if there is something worth flagging.
I'm Henrik Grünfeld. I have spent the last several years building technology for elderly care, including patented home-monitoring sensors developed in Munich. I'm now testing a different idea: that what most adult children actually want isn't more data. It is the small, daily reassurance that their parent picked up the phone today.
So I'm running this pilot myself, by hand, for fourteen days. Five families. That is the entire programme. Whatever I learn, I will share with you honestly at the end.
Prepaid. No subscription. No auto-renewal.
Continuation after day 14 is optional, £199 per month, cancel any time.
I won't begin morning calls until you and I have spoken and your parent has agreed. The introduction call is brief and informal. If they decline, I refund you in full and we leave it there.
I try once more after thirty minutes. If there is still no answer, I email you straight away with the time and what I would suggest doing. If you have asked me to ring you in that case, I do.
No. I am not a doctor and this is not an emergency response. Please keep your parent's GP and existing alarm in place. This is a small, human, daily reassurance, nothing more.
English. My English is fluent and the call is calm and friendly.
I take three short notes per call. I do not record audio. I delete all notes thirty days after the pilot ends. Privacy considerations are discussed in the initial call, and formalised as an agreement.
Because I make every call myself, and I want to do it well. Once the five spots are taken, I will keep a short waiting list for the next cohort.
We have a 30-minute closing call to talk about what we learned. If you would like to continue, the ongoing rate is £199 per month, cancel any time. There is no obligation and no auto-renewal.