One of the biggest concerns for people living alone is what would happen if they had an accident and were unable to call for help. In some cases, people can remain undiscovered for hours or even days if no one is aware something is wrong. This is why many people are now looking for simple...Read More

Some losses don’t fade with time. They stay in the body, looping in images you never asked to carry. Five years ago, my sister died. What haunts me most isn’t only that she passed away — it’s how she was found. She had been alone in her apartment for a week before anyone knew. She...Read More

Living alone can be liberating, but it also comes with quiet risks. Around 2.4 million Australians live solo, many managing chronic health conditions or ageing in place. For them — and the friends and family who care — the question is the same: What if something goes wrong and no one notices in time? Solo...Read More

Recently, a check-in app in China went viral with a confronting name: “Are You Dead?”. Blunt. Shocking. Impossible to ignore. And it worked — because it touched a nerve that exists well beyond China. More people than ever are living alone. Across the world, solo living is rising. People are choosing independence, autonomy, and space...Read More

For many people, the holiday season is joyful, busy and full of connection. But for those living alone, it can also bring a different set of emotions – from a welcome sense of peace and independence, to an increased awareness of vulnerability or concern about “what if something happens and nobody knows?”. The truth is,...Read More

𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? There was a recent article about a fall that Derryn Hinch had at home. The article doesn’t say who found him — and that silence says a...Read More

Yesterday was one of them. I spent the day visiting retirement villages, thinking Solo Alert might be a good fit. It wasn’t. Every place I visited already had medical alert buttons, staff on call, and wearables. They’re well covered — and that’s actually wonderful news for the people who live there. But it reminded me...Read More

Alex was a free man… well, almost. He’d moved out of home and was living large – or at least, trying to. There was just one tiny, problem: his European mother. Her maternal radar was so sharp it would put a military-grade sonar system to shame. If Alex didn’t respond in under 3 minutes, she...Read More

When 72-year-old Margaret downsized to a cosy apartment by the coast, her friends and family worried about her living alone. Margaret didn’t. “I’ve always been independent,” she says with a smile. “I love my space, my walks, my crosswords, and my music. But I also know things can happen — a fall, a faint, anything...Read More