Technology's Role in Helping Unpaid Carers
Caring for a loved one often means balancing everyday life with additional worries and responsibilities, especially when the person you care for lives alone.
Many “unpaid carers” know the feeling of wondering what’s happening when they’re not there. Is everything okay? Are they warm enough? Are they moving around the house, are they eating?
This is where the right technology is designed to help.
Support Without Intrusion
Technology like Lilli’s remote monitoring works quietly in the background, detecting patterns and offering reassurance without cameras or microphones. If there are changes in behaviour, activity levels and home temperature, you can see them.
That means people in their care circle don’t need to constantly check in or worry about what is happening. They can know that if something isn’t right, they can spot it quickly and intervene before it becomes an issue.
Tech, Respecting and Enhancing Independence
For carers, the main goal is peace of mind. Discreet, sensor-based monitoring helps protect independence while still keeping people safe.
Loved ones can continue living their lives as normal, while carers are reassured that they can step in with support at the right time, not too early and not too late.
Always Staying Informed
When there is clear, reliable insight on how a loved one is doing in their day-to-day, conversations with professionals become easier. Decisions feel less reactive and support is based on real changes, not guesswork, alleviating so much worry from families.
Shared understanding can reduce overall stress and help everyone focus on what matters most: wellbeing, independence and improved quality of life.
Caring Shouldn’t Mean Doing It Alone
There are over 5.8 million unpaid carers in the UK, carring an enormous, and often unseen, responsibility. Technology won’t replace human care, but it can lighten the load and help many physically and mentally in the process.
Lilli offers quiet support, dignity and reassurance, helping families and carers feel connected and confident, even when they can’t be there in person, and sometimes, knowing someone is safe is everything.
You can now request early access to Lilli’s remote monitoring technology, if you have a loved one you want reassurance is doing well: https://www.intelligentlilli.com/early-access
