Five small sensors learn their daily routine and let you know when something changes. Daily summaries. Pattern detection. Alerts when it matters. Stay connected, wherever you are.
Normal routine today
If you have a parent living alone, you probably check in more than they realise. Did she get up? Has he eaten? Is the heating on?
You ring every few days. She says she's fine. But a phone call only covers so much, and there are 23 other hours in the day. Millions of UK families have the same thought in the back of their mind.
Older people live alone in the UK
People over 65 will have a fall this year
Of over-75s say they feel lonely sometimes
Average lie time after a fall when living alone
Excess winter deaths in England and Wales annually, often linked to cold homes
Cameras or microphones. Hearth senses movement and presence — never images or audio.
One incident isn't a crisis. What matters is pattern - a gradual change over weeks or months.
Post unopened, bins not taken out, dishes piling up.
House feels chilly, heating not managed well.
Moving more slowly, avoiding stairs, mentioning a fall.
Calling less, fewer activities, less engaged.
Missed medications, doors unlocked, meals skipped.
More frequent bathroom visits, restless nights, confusion.
Five small sensors, a little hub, and a quiet intelligence that learns what a normal day looks like — then tells you, plainly, when it doesn't.
Discreet motion, presence and door sensors quietly map the rhythm of an ordinary day — when the kettle goes on, the usual trip out, a settled night. Nothing to wear, nothing to charge.
Signals travel — encrypted — to Hearth's secure UK cloud, where the day is compared against weeks of normal. A late start, a quiet kitchen, a restless night: Hearth spots the drift that a phone call would miss.
Not a number to decode — a clear sentence. “Mum hasn't been in the kitchen since 9:30. That's unusual for a Tuesday.” On your phone, the moment it matters, day or night.
Each day, Hearth turns raw sensor data into a clear picture of your parent's routine. Here's what that looks like.
Each is matchbox-small, battery-powered, and sticks on with no drilling. They speak over Zigbee — a low-power signal, separate from the home WiFi.
Motion — meals, the kettle, a normal morning.
Motion — routine, and night-time visits.
Presence — senses someone resting, not just moving.
Presence — knows they're settled, reading or watching TV.
Contact — confirmed outings, and a safe return.
They arrive paired, tested and labelled. A small hub plugs in and quietly carries the signals onward — that's the whole installation.
Green banner means everything's normal. Hearth only reaches out when the routine breaks. Designed to be read in five seconds.
Normal routine today
Wake time, activity, and outings trending down over 8 days
Wake time drifting later (avg 8:20am, was 7:08am). Activity down 35% over 8 days. Outings dropped to 0.4/day. Night bathroom visits up from 1.2 to 2.4. Pattern consistent with possible UTI or functional change. Worth raising with the GP.
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Hearth watches for movement and presence — never images or sound. Signals are encrypted on the way to our secure UK/EU cloud and encrypted at rest, and only the family you invite can ever see them. No cameras. No microphones. Nothing to wear.
Every signal is encrypted on its way from the home to our secure UK/EU cloud, and encrypted while it's stored. No cameras, no microphones, no images, no audio — only simple movement, presence and door events.
The hub only ever calls out — it carries its own unique security certificate and never accepts incoming connections. Nothing on the internet can reach into the home, and there are no router settings to change.
The dashboard, alerts and plain-English summaries all work without AI. If you switch AI insights on, your parent's name is stripped out before anything is sent — and you can turn it off again at any time.
Every remote diagnostic access is logged and visible to you. You can see exactly who accessed the hub and when. Transparency isn't optional - it's how we built it.
No cameras. No microphones. No GPS. No wearables. Nothing to wear, charge, or remember.
Every Hearth arrives pre-configured, paired, and tested. Plug it in, scan the QR code, done.
The home has a broadband router. Connect the hub to it using the included ethernet cable.
No broadband or wifi at the home? Choose this. Includes a 4G SIM, no router needed.
No upfront cost • Hardware returned on cancellation • Cancel anytime after 6 months
Not sure which is right for the home? Talk to a person — we're happy to help you choose.
When you're done, we collect the hardware, refurbish it, and redeploy it to another family. Nothing goes to waste.
Absolutely not. Hearth uses only motion sensors, presence sensors, and a door sensor. No cameras, no microphones, no video, and no audio of any kind.
Five sensors across the home: kitchen (motion), bathroom (motion), bedroom (presence), lounge (presence - detects someone sitting still, watching TV, or reading), and the front door (open/close). From these five signals, Hearth builds a complete picture of the daily routine - wake time, room visits, outings, bathroom patterns, and sleep.
Nothing at all. The sensors work passively. No buttons, nothing to wear, nothing to charge. They simply live their life as normal.
The small hub in the home forwards sensor signals — encrypted — to Hearth's secure cloud in the UK/EU, where the day's pattern is worked out and sent to your phone and dashboard. It's movement, presence and door events only: never any images or audio. The hub only ever calls out (it carries its own security certificate and accepts no incoming connections), and your data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. AI insights are optional and off by default; when switched on, your parent's name is removed before anything is processed. Only the family members you invite can see the data.
Three times a day, Hearth generates a plain-English summary of the day so far. For example: "Mum had a quiet morning - she got up around 8:30, a bit later than usual, and spent time in the kitchen. She went out mid-morning. Everything looks normal." You also get a weekly trend report that spots gradual changes over time. AI summaries are an optional feature - when enabled, aggregated activity data is sent securely to our AI provider. When disabled, you still receive activity data and rule-based alerts.
There are two plans. Hearth Standard is £19.99/month and uses your home broadband via ethernet. Hearth Cellular is £24.99/month and adds a 4G modem and SIM. The hub connects over ethernet as normal and automatically switches to 4G if broadband drops. Both plans include the hub, all five sensors, the app, AI summaries, and ongoing updates. No upfront hardware cost. Subscription starts when you scan the QR code and set up your Hearth at home, not when you order. The minimum commitment is 6 months, then cancel anytime. On cancellation, we send a pre-paid label to collect and refurbish the hardware.
Yes. The primary account holder can invite other family members by email. Each person gets their own app login and can set their own notification preferences. The whole care circle sees the same dashboard.
Hearth Standard requires a broadband connection. The hub plugs into the router via ethernet (cable included). Hearth Cellular includes a 4G modem and SIM: it uses ethernet as the primary connection and automatically switches to 4G if broadband drops, so monitoring never stops. Either way, the sensors themselves use Zigbee, a dedicated low-power wireless frequency completely separate from WiFi.
About 15 minutes. Plug the hub into the router (or power it on for 4G setups), stick each labelled sensor in its room (adhesive, no drilling), and scan the QR code on the hub with your phone. Everything is already paired before it arrives.
Hearth needs a connection to send you alerts, so we build in resilience. Hearth Cellular includes a built-in 4G modem and switches to mobile signal automatically the moment broadband drops, so monitoring carries on — you may not even notice. And if Hearth ever stops hearing from a home for too long, we let your care circle know, so a silent hub is never mistaken for a quiet day.
Hearth was founded by a doctor with experience in elderly care and geriatric medicine. The detection logic is grounded in clinical research on how changes in daily routines - sleep patterns, kitchen activity, bathroom visits, mobility - signal changes in health before they become emergencies. Built in the UK.