I love my life, I am a crazy artist and always busy. I start to realize that I don't hv ppl coming over, since I don't like to be disturbed. When I feel that I need some social contact, I go out and visit my friends. They know who and what I am so they let me be me. I wonder if there is an app that can check in on me every lets say week. (erm, lets make that every 3 days) LoL. To make sure that I'm still alive. For me its no problem (Ill' be gone) but for the family and friends its less attractive. So yeah, does anyone have an idea?
Living alone, looking for an app to check in on a regular base.
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hollydolly
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I understand , that you don't want people calling you.. but can't you just text a family member every 3 days ?
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VisualBrian
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I'm not sure what you mean by an app that can check in on you.
An App that calls in (you can set it to the period that you want) if not answered, someone will be warned (I will point out who that will be). All my relatives live abroad so its not a matter of jumping in and drink a tea together. Its taking a plane to be able to visit.
Grins, lets work together?
erm DM me? lol
VisualBrian
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OK, I guess it's the "calls in" part that was confusing me. Are you looking for a service or app that calls you (on the phone) and then calls someone else if you don't answer the call?
There is an app called Snug Safety and it was discussed on this forum around a year ago so you might want to check that out. Here is a link to the forum discussion.
What’s everyone’s opinion of Snug Safety, positives or negatives, how you use it?
What’s everyone’s opinion of Snug Safety, positives or negatives, how you use it?
Yeah but totally manuable by me. and it has to dissolve when I'm gone. Ha! interesting not?
Great thx
Nah snug safety is not for me, I don't like to be controlled, I like to control my own life.
Its getting more clear how to set this thing up, the person checks in (my phone is mostly of the time off ) when ever they feel like within a certain period of time, if not they will be mailed or warned that they didn't check in yet. Something like that. I like some liberty behind the app.
Now to get it into the physical universe, and btw, it should be free of charges.
Not sure where you live. In Maryland there is a senior call check program that does a robocall every day and if the person doesn't answer it will try three times at some interval (15 minutes maybe), then it will notify the person's backup (for me I have my daughter as the contact), and if it can't get hold of a back up person it will call non-emergency services to go check up.
I paused mine because I was out of town, but so far I'm reluctant to resume. I'd rather have a service that I would initiate the contact at whatever interval I chose.
I paused mine because I was out of town, but so far I'm reluctant to resume. I'd rather have a service that I would initiate the contact at whatever interval I chose.
I live in Belgium, and you are right HoneyNut, it takes away the feeling of freedom.
That’s my point, freedom for the young and for the old.
I could handle every situation as long as our free choice is respected.
We babyboomers come from an era that freedom was important and fought for, why does that change with aging I wonder?
caramel
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That's not how I'm reading it. From how I'm reading it, you set up the time you want to check in, the app sends a message to check in at that time, then you respond. In the first sentence, when it says Snug checks in on you, I think it means the app asks for a response. If you don't check in, a dispatcher will call you. If you still don't respond, they'll alert your emergency contacts.
Snug Safety
I used to pay a service to check in on me every day. It was a responsibility. There's no way around it. If you want to be accountable to other people, then it becomes a responsibility. The app seems less intrusive than other methods I've seen.
Never, as long as you keep on breathing.
I could somehow get the grip of the way that app works, if you're ok with how snug works, I respect that.
To my idea its not smooth or flexible enough. My feeling says ermmm, too much control.
If it was such an easy thing to make, to everyone's taste or feeling, there would be a zillion of those apps for that purpose, funny, I can't find them.
Now, somewhere there must be a middle way. Since I touched the subject, who knows, someone will jump on it.
My purpose was to put it into the physical universe to think about it and to let it sink in.
It will come that right app, that lots of us will love. I believe in magic
fuzzybuddy
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.Yup, I've used Snug for 5-6 years now. I'm going on 80, live alone, and my family is 250 miles away. I have to check in everyday. If I don't, they will call my phone and send messages and emails. If still no response they will call my brother and local police.
