2. I'd always recommend calling and keeping in touch with elderly loved ones. Some individuals however, may want additional quick non-verbal check-ins that this platform enables. Also, aging can be tough on the mental health of elderly people. With the loss independence on day-to-day activities and generally feeling like a burden to their loved ones, some individuals may prefer the 1-click check-in.
This platform allows for privacy, respect to any social threshold limitations and keeps the power of the response to the elderly individual through the simple 1-click SMS message.
Ultimately, I'm hoping to assist with dignified aging for the elderly with thoughtful - yet simple - systems.
I personally have it reversed, i.e. it is the elderly (my mom in my case) that calls me in the morning.
One reason is that she needs to have her earing aids on to be able to use the telephone and it is much better when she is sitting comfortably than when (say) she is around the house or walking outside (or - as often happens - her line is busy as she is talking on the phone with someone else).
If I don't get her call by 10:30-11:00, I try calling her.
The "one touch reply SMS" idea is anyway a nice one.