I watched my great-aunt’s funeral on Zoom. She died after thousands of elderly COVID patients were shunted from overcrowded UK hospitals into care homes, passing on their COVID to all the other elderly residents. Our government at the time said to let the “bodies pile high”

So you can take that opinion and stuff it, frankly.

AFAIK it’s just Arch with Hyprland and some configs. Don’t get the hype at all…

Depending on the software, Winboat might be what you need.

I responded to their email asking for donations explaining why I won’t be donating this year. I usually donate a small amount each year but I won’t be until they change their mind.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. In broad strokes, here’s the thinking to reply to a few comments at once:

1. We didn’t want to use a phone-based solution because she doesn’t always carry her phone in the middle of the night. This goes for carrying a button.

2. A LifeAlert system could work, but they usually involve buttons.

After talking about it, we realised that simply putting out a baby monitor or equivalent might be the most effective - she can shout at it and it will go direct. An alternative would be setting up a HA alert to broadcast based on a phrase (or a few). We’ll weigh up the options but I’m leaning towards the former.

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the ideas - I think HA might not be the solution after all, but hopefully I can keep them from installing wiretaps Amazon Alexa in their house.