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Your first week: for an older adult

A gentle, day-by-day guide for your first seven days with SeniorThrive, so you know what to do without feeling rushed.

Written by Brian Fluhr

Your first week with SeniorThrive is not a race. Nothing will disappear if you do not do it on day one. But if you like a little structure, here is a gentle week, one thing at a time.

Each step is small. Pick a quiet moment. You do not have to do them in this order, but this is the order most people find easiest.

One thing to expect: from your second day, Today on My Day fills in as you use SeniorThrive. Every tool is in its hub from day one.

Day 1. Look around and do your first check-in

Open SeniorThrive and look around for a minute. On My Day, tap Check in and answer how you are feeling today. That is it, and it is already recorded.

Day 2. Add your first medicine

Gather your medicine bottles, then go to My Health, then My Medicines. Add one medicine, and tap Snap the label instead if you would rather use your camera than type. Do the rest tomorrow if you run out of steam.

My Medicines is part of Essential, and pauses on the Free plan.

Day 3. Do your first Room Check

Pick one room, take up to four photos, and let SeniorThrive look it over. You will get a short, friendly list of ideas, and that room becomes the first one in your Home Safety Score. Pick one small thing from the list to do this week.

Your trial includes one Room Check. Running more is part of Essential.

Day 4. Set up your emergency card

Go to My Health, then Emergency Preparedness. If it is your first day, the card on My Day called Let's prepare your free emergency card opens the same place. Add your emergency contacts (a family member and a backup), your allergies, your conditions, and your doctor. Download the wallet card and tuck it in your wallet. The emergency card is free.

Day 5. Invite someone to your Circle

Go to Family & Friends, then My Circle. Invite one person, a family member or a friend. You decide what they see, in Settings, under Privacy & Sharing, and you can change your mind later. This is the step that turns SeniorThrive into something more than a solo app.

Inviting someone to your Circle is part of Essential.

Day 6. Try one of the small, good things

Take ten minutes to play a brain game, watch a fitness video, or log how you slept in Daily Wellness. See what feels good. Three brain games and Daily Wellness are free; fitness videos are part of Essential.

Day 7. Look back

On My Day, the Your week tile tells your week in plain words. During a trial or on Essential, tap See my progress to see the fuller record of what you did.

Each step you took is a small thing you did for yourself. That is the whole idea.

Welcome in.

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