Seeing the people she loves, and being seen by them, is one of the things that can carry on. BondNow is built so it keeps working as everything else gets harder, because it never asks her to learn, remember or press anything.
The phone was fine two years ago. Now the screen, the passcode and the little green button are three separate obstacles, and every failed attempt chips away at her confidence.
Visits are shorter and less frequent because nobody quite knows what to say. Children are better at this than adults expect, if you give them an easy way in.
So much is being managed for her now. The last thing you want is another device that makes her feel watched, or worse, incapable.
The screen stays on and shows photographs and videos of her family through the day. When someone calls, the caller's name is spoken out loud on her device and the call connects on its own. There is no correct action for her to take, so there is no way for her to get it wrong.
Every device that requires an action creates a small examination, several times a day, that she may not pass. That is where the embarrassment comes from, and it is why the tablet ended up in a drawer. We removed the examination rather than making it easier.
It is hers. Not a monitor, not a system the family uses to check on her. She is the person it is for, and that distinction matters more as she is able to do less for herself.
She does not need to. Most families tell us their relative treats it as a photo frame that sometimes has people in it, which is a perfectly good understanding of it. Nothing depends on her knowing how it works.
The interaction never changes, because there is no interaction. A call connects the same way whether she is having a clear day or a difficult one, and the screen shows the same familiar faces either way.
No. There is no always-on camera and no observation feature. A call happens when a family member starts one, and it is a call, with both of you present. We are building a gentle sense of how her days are going, and it is designed to be exactly that rather than surveillance.
Gentle spoken reminders are set by you from your phone. We will not overstate them: they are a kind prompt at the right moment, not a medication management system, and they are not a substitute for a dossette box or a care plan.
No. BondNow is not a monitored alarm service and not a medical device. It does not call 999 and it does not detect falls. Please keep any telecare or alarm arrangements in place alongside it.
£250 once, £14.50 a month with the first two months free, and 60 days to change your mind.