Wandering Alerts
Know the moment the door opens
For families caring for a parent with memory loss. The alert that comes day or night, including the 3am door you'd otherwise sleep through. No wearable. No tracking bracelet. Just the camera, quietly noticing.
You're not the first family living this.
Caring for a parent with memory loss is one of the most exhausting forms of love. The lost sleep. The repeating questions. The afternoon nap that turned into evening. The 6am phone call from a neighbour.And the fear that you can't quite name — the one about the night nobody hears the door click open.
You're carrying something most people around you don't fully understand.
What ELLO notices
ELLO is built to notice the specific moments that matter most:
- The front door opening at an unusual time, especially at night
- Movement out of the home when nobody expects it
- An exit through a door that hasn't been used in months
- A parent leaving the bedroom at 3am, and not coming back
When something looks like wandering, ELLO sends a calm alert to everyone you've added, siblings, your partner, the helper. No siren. No alarm bell. Just a notification on your phone telling you what happened, with a short video clip if you want to see for yourself.
No wearable to remember. No bracelet for your parent to take off. Just the camera, quietly noticing.
Frequently asked questions about wandering alerts
Yes, and that's exactly the situation it's built for. The camera sits quietly in the main living area or near the front door. Any unusual movement, especially a door opening at an odd hour, gets sent to everyone you've added. Even if you're 20 minutes away, you'll know in seconds.
No. ELLO doesn't speak, doesn't make sounds, doesn't move, doesn't have a screen that lights up. It looks like a small lamp on a shelf. Most parents with memory loss stop noticing it within a few days, the same way they stop noticing a new photo frame or vase. We've designed it this way on purpose.
Only if you want one. By default, ELLO learns the normal door-opening rhythm, the helper at 9am, the food delivery at 12, you visiting on Sunday evenings. Those don't trigger alerts. What does trigger an alert: the front door opening at 3am, or at 6pm when nobody's expected, or after Mum was already in her bedroom for the night.
Yes. Add anyone who shares the care, siblings, your partner, Mum's helper, even a neighbour who has spare keys. When the front door opens at an unusual hour, everyone gets the same alert at the same time. No more group chats trying to figure out who's nearest. The closest person can respond. The others can keep doing what they're doing.
It can and for most families, it does. ELLO tells you the moment the door opens, which is what most GPS bracelets can't do. If Dad already has and wears a GPS bracelet, ELLO complements it well: ELLO catches the moment he leaves, the bracelet tracks where he goes. But if your parent refuses to wear a bracelet (most do, eventually), ELLO is enough on its own.