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Safer independent living

Helping your parent live safely at home. For longer.

Four 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.

No cameras · No microphones · Everything stays in their home
Illustration of an elderly person at home
The quiet worry

You're probably thinking about it more than you let on.

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.

3.9m

Older people live alone in the UK

Age UK, 2024
1 in 3

People over 65 will have a fall this year

NHS England
37%

Of over-75s say they feel lonely sometimes

Age UK survey
1 hr+

Average lie time after a fall when living alone

NICE Guidelines
25,000

Excess winter deaths in England and Wales annually, often linked to cold homes

ONS, 2023
100%

Local by default. Sensor data never leaves the hub. AI insights are an optional add-on.

Hearth architecture
Signs to look for

How do you know when it might be time?

One incident isn't a crisis. What matters is pattern - a gradual change over weeks or months.

Home feels different

Post unopened, bins not taken out, dishes piling up.

Getting cold

House feels chilly, heating not managed well.

Mobility changes

Moving more slowly, avoiding stairs, mentioning a fall.

Social withdrawal

Calling less, fewer activities, less engaged.

Forgetting routines

Missed medications, doors unlocked, meals skipped.

Night-time changes

More frequent bathroom visits, restless nights, confusion.

What you get

Everything Hearth tells you. At a glance.

Each day, Hearth turns raw sensor data into a clear picture of your parent's routine. Here's what that looks like.

Status monitoring
Knows when to worry. And when not to.
Hearth watches activity levels and escalates gradually - from fine, to concerned, to alert. You only hear about it when it matters.

Everything's fine

Normal routine today

2:34pm

Concerned

No activity for 2 hours

4:12pm

Alert

No activity for 3+ hours

5:15pm
Smart notifications
Context, not just alerts.
Hearth explains why something is unusual, not just that it happened. "She hasn't been in the kitchen since 9:30am. That's unusual for a Tuesday."
Hearth now
Mum's routine has changed
She hasn't been in the kitchen since 9:30am. That's unusual for a Tuesday. Last activity was in the bedroom.
Hearth Yesterday
Wake time drifting later
Mum has been getting up an average of 40 minutes later over the past week. This is a new pattern.
Daily summaries
Three updates a day. In plain English.
Morning, afternoon, and evening - a short summary of what happened, written like a carer's handover note.
Hearth 8:00am
Morning Summary
Mum got up at 6:48, slightly earlier than usual. Bathroom visit at 6:55, then into the kitchen. Normal start to the day.
Hearth 2:00pm
Afternoon Summary
Mum had a normal morning. Up at 6:48, a little earlier than usual. She went out mid-morning for about 47 min. Everything looks fine.
Hearth 9:00pm
Evening Summary
Quiet afternoon at home. She was in and out of the kitchen a few times. Bedtime looks like it'll be around the usual time.
28-day trends
Spot gradual change before it becomes a crisis.
Hearth tracks wake time, activity, outings, and night patterns over weeks - flagging drift that a daily check-in would miss.
Wake Time Drift detected
Room tracking
Four rooms. Full picture.
Kitchen
Active
Bathroom
2h ago
Bedroom
7h ago
Front Door
Closed
Night report
Know how last night went.
Bedtime, bathroom visits, sleep duration, and quality - every morning.
Bedtime10:22pm
Bathroom2 visits
Sleep8h 26m
QualityGood
Live timeline
Today, as it happens.
6:48am
Woke up
6:55am
In the bathroom for 8 min
7:12am
In the kitchen for 24 min
10:15am
Left the house
11:02am
Back home after 47 min
12:30pm
In the kitchen for 18 min
2:34pm
In the kitchen right now
AI insights
Opt-in intelligence.
Enable AI-powered analysis for richer summaries, pattern explanations, and GP-ready language. Anonymised by default. Off by default - you choose.
AI Summary
Wake time has drifted 72 minutes later over 8 days. Activity is down 35%. This pattern is consistent with a change in mobility or mood. Consider raising with the GP.
Privacy first
Everything stays in their home.
No cameras. No microphones. No cloud. All sensor data is processed locally on the hub. AI insights are optional and anonymised.
No cameras
No microphones
Local processing
Encrypted
Outing tracking
Knows when they leave. And return.
Front door sensor tracks outings with duration. Hearth confirms after 30 minutes - no false alarms from popping out to the bin.
Out since 10:15am
47 min so far
No broadband? No problem.
Works without WiFi.
If your parent doesn't have broadband, Hearth Cellular includes a built-in 4G modem and SIM. Monitoring works straight out of the box - no router needed.
Broadband
+
4G backup
15 min
Setup time. Plug in, stick sensors, scan QR. Done.
Zero effort
Nothing to wear. Nothing to charge.
No wearables, no pendants, no buttons to press. Sensors work passively - your parent doesn't need to do anything or change their routine.
Care circle
Invite the whole family.
Siblings, partners, carers - everyone gets their own notifications and sees the same dashboard. No limit on members.
Pre-configured
We send it ready.
Every Hearth arrives with four sensors already paired to the hub. Kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and front door. Nothing to choose, nothing to configure.
Weekly report
The bigger picture. Every Sunday.
A weekly summary comparing this week to last - wake times, activity levels, outings, night patterns. Gradual changes that daily check-ins miss.
7:12
Avg wake
Stable →
34
Activity
↓ 12%
0.8
Outings/day
Stable →
1.6
Night visits
Stable →
3 years
Battery life per sensor. Single coin-cell. No charging, no wiring.
4 cm
Built to disappear.
Small enough to blend into any room. Adhesive-backed, no drilling. Your parent won't notice them.
Your care dashboard

Everything you need to know.
At a glance.

Green banner means everything's normal. Hearth only reaches out when the routine breaks. Designed to be read in five seconds.

Light
Dark
2:34
Mum's Home

Everything's fine

Normal routine today

2:34pm
Afternoon Summary
Mum had a normal morning. She got up around 6:48, a little earlier than usual. She went out mid-morning for about 47 min. Everything looks fine.
Kitchen
Active
Bathroom
Quiet, 2h ago
Bedroom
Quiet, 7h ago
Front Door
Closed
Today's Activity
Live
6:48am
Woke up
6:55am
In the bathroom for 8 min
7:12am
In the kitchen for 24 min
10:15am
Left the house
11:02am
Back home after 47 min
12:30pm
In the kitchen for 18 min
2:34pm
In the kitchen right now
Today's Stats
vs usual
Woke up6:48am (usual 7:05)
Activity trendStable →
Outings1 (47 min)
Door events2
Last Night
10:22pm - 6:48am
Restful night. 2 bathroom visits (avg this week: 1.8). Sleep: 8h 26m. No unusual activity.

Drift detected

Wake time, activity, and outings trending down over 8 days

28-Day Trend

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.

7d
14d
28d
90d
Wake Time
Last 28 days - avg 7:08am
9am8am7am6am
4 Mar11 Mar18 Mar25 Mar
Activity Level
Daily sensor triggers - avg 34
50403020
4 Mar11 Mar18 Mar25 Mar
Outings
Per day - avg 0.8
210
4 Mar11 Mar18 Mar25 Mar
Night Bathroom Visits
Per night - avg 1.6
3210
4 Mar11 Mar18 Mar25 Mar
Today's Summary
Live counters
Kitchen visits5
Bathroom visits3
Bedroom sessions1
Door events2
Total sensor triggers34
Longest inactive gap48 min
7-Day Averages
Wake time7:05am
Bedtime10:18pm
Sleep duration8h 47m
Kitchen visits/day5.2
Bathroom visits/day4.1
Outings/day0.8
Avg outing duration42 min
Night bathroom visits1.6
Baseline Comparison
14-day vs 90-day
Activity levelStable →
Wake consistencyStable →
Outing frequencyStable →
Night bathroomRising ↑
Sensor Health
Kitchen PIROnline
Bathroom PIROnline
Bedroom mmWaveOnline
Front door contactOnline
Hub uptime14d 6h
Database size2.4 MB
Notifications
Morning summary10:00am
Afternoon summary3:00pm
Evening summary8:00pm
Weekly trend reportSun 8:30pm
Concern alertsOn
Night safety alertsCritical
Care Circle
TomAdmin
KatieMember
+ Invite family member
Account
Emailtom@example.com
ThemeDark
TimezoneEurope/London
Billing
PlanHearth Monthly
Amount£19.99/mo
Next payment1 May 2026
StatusActive
Monitoring
Concern threshold3 hours
Alert threshold5 hours
Outing confirm time30 min
Expected wake7:00am
Expected bedtime10:00pm
Home
Pattern
Data
Settings

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Privacy by architecture

Your parent's data stays in their home.

Most care tech uploads everything to the cloud. Hearth is different. All sensor data is processed and stored locally on the hub. If you choose to enable AI summaries and insights, aggregated daily metrics - not raw sensor data - are sent to generate plain-English reports. This is optional and off by default.

Your data stays home

All sensor data is processed and stored on the Hearth hub. Raw sensor data never leaves the house. If you enable AI insights, only aggregated daily summaries are shared to generate reports - no names, no addresses, no raw data.

Nothing opens the front door

The hub calls out to show you the dashboard - but nothing from the internet can reach in. No settings to change on the router. No way for anyone to connect to the hub uninvited.

We only see what we need

Our cloud service handles your account and software updates. If you enable AI insights, we also process aggregated activity summaries to generate plain-English reports. We never see raw sensor events.

Full audit trail

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.

HearthTypical care tech
Data locationIn the homeCloud servers
Cameras or microphonesNeverOften
GPS trackingNeverCommon
Wearables requiredNoneUsually
Data shared with third partiesNeverRead the small print
GDPR complianceBy architectureBy policy

No cameras. No microphones. No GPS. No wearables. Nothing to wear, charge, or remember.

One system, everything included

Tell us about the home.
We'll do the rest.

Every Hearth arrives pre-configured, paired, and tested. Plug it in, scan the QR code, done.

Hearth Standard

The home has a broadband router. Connect the hub to it using the included ethernet cable.

  • Hearth Hub + ethernet cable
  • Kitchen motion sensor
  • Bathroom motion sensor
  • Bedroom presence sensor
  • Front door contact sensor
  • Pre-paired, tested, and labelled
  • AI summaries, dashboard, app, and updates
  • Free UK delivery
Monthly subscription
£19.99
per month • 6-month minimum
Order now
Subscription starts when Hearth is set up at home

Hearth Cellular

No broadband or wifi at the home? Choose this. Includes a 4G SIM, no router needed.

  • Hearth Hub with built-in 4G modem
  • Kitchen motion sensor
  • Bathroom motion sensor
  • Bedroom presence sensor
  • Front door contact sensor
  • Pre-paired, tested, and labelled
  • AI summaries, dashboard, app, and updates
  • SIM card included • Free UK delivery
Monthly subscription
£24.99
per month • 6-month minimum
Order now
Subscription starts when Hearth is set up at home

No upfront cost • Hardware returned on cancellation • Cancel anytime after 6 months

Full circle, not landfill.

When you're done, we collect the hardware, refurbish it, and redeploy it to another family. Nothing goes to waste.

Common questions

Everything you might be wondering.

Absolutely not. Hearth uses only motion sensors, a presence sensor, and a door sensor. No cameras, no microphones, no video, and no audio of any kind.

Four rooms: kitchen (motion), bathroom (motion), bedroom (presence - can tell if someone is there even when sitting still), and the front door (open/close). From these four 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.

All sensor data is processed and stored locally on the Hearth hub in your parent's home. Nothing is uploaded to the cloud by default. If you choose to enable AI-powered summaries, aggregated daily metrics (room visit counts, wake times, outing durations) are sent securely to generate plain-English reports. No raw sensor data, names, or addresses are included. You can enable or disable this at any time in Settings. The dashboard is accessed through a secure outbound-only tunnel - no ports are opened on the home router.

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 four 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.

The hub always keeps monitoring and storing data locally, regardless of internet status. On Hearth Cellular, the hub switches to 4G automatically when broadband drops. You may not even notice. On Hearth Standard, the dashboard catches up when broadband returns. No data is ever lost either way.

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.