An old oak has spent decades sending roots into one patch of ground: the neighbours, the corner shop, the chair by the window, the walk to church. Dig it up and move it, and even with the best care it struggles.
People are much the same. So instead of moving the tree, Rooted brings the care to its roots. It turns the Ring camera already in the home into a quiet guardian that only speaks up when something’s wrong.
What the research says
People flourish where their roots are
77%
of US adults aged 50 and over want to stay in their own homes as they age, and 79% want to stay in their communities.
greater odds of survival for people with stronger social relationships, pooled across 148 studies and more than 300,000 people. The authors compare the effect to well-established risk factors.
lower risk of dying over five years for older adults who felt the most day-to-day happiness, compared with the least, after adjusting for age, health and habits (3,853 people aged 52–79).
Among 3,154 older adults in Chicago, living alone was tied to higher mortality only for people who felt little connection to their neighbours. Where neighbours were close, the extra risk disappeared.
A note on the evidence: these are observational studies. They show strong, consistent associations rather than proof of cause, and happier or better-connected people may differ in other ways too. But they all point the same way: people do better where they feel at home and connected.
The worry
About 1 in 4 adults over 65 falls each year. And panic pendants tend to be left on the nightstand.
That fear of a fall nobody sees is often what pushes families toward a move. Rooted is built to take that fear away. Source: CDC
How Rooted keeps watch
Four roots, three steps
A fall
A sudden drop to the floor and stillness afterwards, noticed on the Ring stream within seconds.
A stove left on
A burner burning in an empty kitchen gets a gentle reminder, then a louder one.
A call for help
“Help!”, “I fell!” or “¡Ayuda!” heard through the camera’s two-way audio.
A quiet camera
If Wi-Fi or power fails, a missing heartbeat switches alerts to cellular.
1
At home
A gentle chime in the home. One “I’m okay” and it’s over.
2
Family
No answer? An email to the family, and a text once SMS is set up.
3
Emergency services
Still nothing? Dispatch, with a brief for paramedics.