A guide for families
A daily check-in for an elderly parent who lives alone
Many older people want to keep living on their own, and many families worry about the quiet hours between calls. A daily check-in is a small agreement in between: your parent sends one signal a day, and the family only hears more if that signal is missing.
Nestria makes that agreement one tap. Your parent taps I'm OK on iPhone or Apple Watch once a day. If the check-in has not arrived by the time they chose, the family members they invited get an alert. Nothing else is shared.
Free: the daily check-in and alerts are free for everyone. Optional Nestria Pro adds a weekly rhythm card and a printable care card.
Ways families check in — and what each is good for
- A daily phone call: warm, but easy to miss on busy days, and a missed call is hard to read.
- A neighbour or friend nearby: invaluable as the person who can knock on the door — the best partner for any check-in plan.
- A daily check-in app: one quiet signal a day, an alert only when it is missing. Good for parents who value privacy and dislike being watched.
- A medical alert device or fall detection: for emergencies and falls. A daily check-in does not replace it.
How to set it up with your parent
- Agree together on a check-in time that fits their morning — after breakfast, after a walk.
- Install Nestria on your parent's iPhone (Apple Watch optional) and let them choose the time.
- Your parent invites you with an iCloud share; connections work both ways, so you can check in too.
- Decide what happens if an alert comes: who calls first, and who can visit.
What Nestria does not do
Nestria shares only whether today's check-in happened. It does not use location, messages, health data, the camera or the microphone. It does not detect falls and it is not an emergency service: in immediate danger, call your local emergency number. Data syncs through your family's own iCloud; Nestria has no accounts or servers of its own.
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