Give them a place in the day.
A new drawing. A first attempt at a song. The family dog doing something ridiculous. Share the things they might otherwise miss.
LoveYou360 for grandparents
Keep Grandparents in the loop.
Let them tell their stories too!
Don’t you wish you had all those stories your grandparents told you recorded now? You can’t go back and capture yesterday’s conversation. But you can start today. LoveYou360 gives your parents and grandparents a way to record their stories for you and your children—in the voices you’ll always want to remember.
Start with a one-minute hello →
A familiar family concern
Keep them in your day.
Keep their stories in your family.
“Since moving into assisted living, I don’t see the family as often.” It’s a situation many families recognize. The affection is still there. The easy, everyday contact can be harder to maintain.
Send a capsule when you have a minute: a grandchild’s drawing, a story from the weekend, or a face they love saying hello. Grandma can play it when it suits her. Grandpa can record something in return.
Keep making time to visit and call. capsules give you another way to share family life in the days between.
Reaction capsules — Coming soon! Grandparents will be able to accept automatic recording of their reaction during playback and have the completed capsule sent back to the sender. Let the kids see the smile their news brought.
Connection goes both ways
They want your news.
The kids want their stories.
Let their voice travel back.
Grandma’s bedtime story. Grandpa’s encouragement before a big day. Children can receive something personal from the grandparents who love them.
Make your family history records complete.
How did they meet? What was their first job? Who is that person in the old photograph? Ask now, while you can ask the next question. Memories fade with age. Stories change. Record the people behind your family history before it’s too late.
Make room for each other
A one-minute habit.
Family in their day.
Send a short hello when the kettle’s on, after school, or before your next appointment. Friends and family can play it later. No need to get every schedule to line up.
- Invite them into your family circle. Choose sharing permissions that fit your family.
- Send something ordinary. A familiar face and a few personal words are enough to start.
- Ask for a story back. Make room for their news, their memories, and their reply.
If they need help using a device, arrange support from a trusted person and check what their residence can assist with. Caregiver support for seniors in LoveYou360 is Coming soon!. A caregiver can help your senior loved one play a family video or record a reply with their agreement.
Why family contact matters
Loneliness deserves attention.
So does staying connected.
Loneliness and reduced social contact are linked with depressive symptoms among residents in long-term care. Family contact can be part of a wider network of support, alongside friendships, meaningful activities, staff relationships, and appropriate care.
Family visits · 2023 review
Family contact is one important factor.
An integrative review found a relationship between lack of family visits and depression in residential aged care. It also identified other influences, including health, adjustment to the residence, culture, activities, and staff involvement.
Family visits and depression, International Journal of Nursing Studies →Loneliness · 2022 systematic review
Loneliness and depression often occur together.
A review of 31 studies in congregate long-term care found that most studies linked loneliness with depression. Most evidence was cross-sectional, so it does not establish a single cause or rank reduced family visits as the leading cause.
Health effects of loneliness and social isolation, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics →Family video contact · 2011 study
Seeing familiar faces can matter.
A Taiwanese study of 90 nursing-home residents evaluated family video conversations added to usual visits. The intervention group showed greater reductions in loneliness and depressive symptoms over follow-up than the comparison group.
This studied scheduled, live video contact—not LoveYou360 or saved capsules. Its results support researching ways to maintain family contact; they are not a product treatment claim.
Tsai & Tsai, Journal of Medical Internet Research →For your family
Keep the relationship personal.
Ask what they would enjoy receiving. Listen to their reply. A capsule can carry family life across a busy day, alongside visits, calls, and the people supporting them where they live.
Capture the stories you’ll want to hear again →Send a video hello
Give them something
to smile about today.
Send a capsule. Ask for one back. Bring Grandma and Grandpa into the moments that make your family yours.
Get the app. Send family love. →