The carer comes twice a day. In between, nobody is there, and you are at work trying not to think about it. Bondnow gives you a way to look in on him whenever you need to, without him having to reach a phone or press anything.
The clinical side is organised. It is the twenty two hours a day nobody planned for that keeps you awake.
Getting to the phone before it stops ringing was manageable a month ago. It is not now, and neither of you wants to say so out loud.
Fifteen minutes in the morning, twenty at teatime. The rest of the day is his own, and that is exactly what worries you.
This was not planned. You are managing medication, appointments and your own job. A gadget that needs setting up is not help.
Bondnow runs on a tablet he already has, set where he spends his day, screen always on. When you call, your name is announced out loud on his tablet, and the call connects itself in about ten seconds. If he is in another room, it waits, and connects when he comes back.
Bondnow is a companion, not a safety system. It is not a monitored alarm service and not a medical device. It does not call 999, it does not detect falls, and it must not replace telecare, a pendant alarm, or the care package you have been given. If you are arranging support after a discharge, arrange those things too. Bondnow is the part that keeps him connected to you in between.
Today. There is nothing to order or wait for. Download Bondnow on your phone and create your account, then install it on a tablet he already has and sign in. It takes about a minute. If he does not have a tablet, any reasonably recent Android tablet will do, and we are happy to tell you what to look for.
No. The family runs it. If your care agency wants to be part of the circle and share the occasional photo after a visit, they can be added, but nothing about Bondnow depends on them doing so.
No. That is the situation it is designed for. He does not need to remember anything, recognise an icon, or find a button. Your face appears and your voice is there. Nothing is asked of him.
Then that is good news. The first month is free and we never take a card, so if he no longer needs it you simply stop. After that you can cancel at any time, with no minimum term.
Free for the first month, then £9.90 a month or £99 a year. No card, nothing to buy, cancel any time.