One of the most reassuring parts of SeniorThrive for family is being able to see parts of your loved one's day and health. But only the parts they choose to share with you. Here is what you might see, who decides, and how to use it without becoming the family member who calls about every blood pressure reading.
Who decides what you see
Your loved one is in charge of this. They open Settings, then Privacy & Sharing, a page headed Who Can See What, and decide, category by category, what reaches the people in their Circle.
Nothing is shared until they switch it on. The switches are set by role: everyone invited as a family member shares one setting, a Family Advocate has a separate one, and a professional caregiver a third. Lower on the same page, under Who is in your Circle, they can also adjust one named person, so a sibling may see more or less than you do. That is by design, and your loved one can change any of it at any time.
What you might see (with permission)
On your family dashboard you will find a weekly snapshot: check-ins and how active they have been. And, when shared, things like:
Vital signs - blood pressure, weight, pulse, blood sugar, and how they have trended
Medicine cabinet - what they take, and whether they have been keeping up
Sleep and mood - how they have been resting and feeling
Nutrition, activities, goals, and more
Three things reach the Circle without a switch, because they are part of keeping someone safe: emergency information, incidents, and supply requests. A Room Check report has no switch either, so the rooms they have checked are visible to the Circle too.
What you do not see
Anything they have kept private. Where something is not shared, you will see a small, respectful note in its place - for example, "Vitals are currently private" - rather than the data itself. If your loved one shares medications but not vitals, you see the medicine list and a private note where the vitals would be. That is their choice. Respect it.
How to read it without panicking
SeniorThrive shows you what was logged. It does not tell you whether a number is good or bad, and it does not decide that a pattern is concerning. That reading is yours to do carefully, and your loved one's doctor's to do properly.
Trends matter more than single readings. One high blood pressure number on a day your father had three cups of coffee is not a medical event. A two-week pattern is worth a conversation.
Missing medications for one day is normal. Three days in a row is worth asking about.
Mood has weather. A quiet day is not a crisis.
How to respond when something looks off
Ask, do not accuse. "How are you feeling?" lands better than "Your blood pressure has been high."
Ask once, not four times. One thoughtful call beats four worried texts.
Encourage a doctor visit if the pattern warrants it. Frame it as help: "Would it help if I came with you to the doctor?"
Resist calling 911 unless you truly should. A high reading is not a 911 moment. Sudden chest pain, or weakness on one side, is.
If more than one of you is helping
Because your loved one can give each person different access, check what you can actually see before assuming everyone sees the same thing. And talk among yourselves: if your brother already called this morning, you do not need to call again tonight about the same thing. SeniorThrive helps with coordination. You still have to do the coordinating.
Can your loved one let you log for them?
Yes, if they choose to. On the same Who Can See What page, they can allow a Family Advocate, or a professional caregiver, to add vitals and medications on their behalf. If that is turned off, you simply will not have the option. It stays their call.
They can see who has looked
The same page keeps a 30-day record, for their eyes only, of who else opened their information: by role, such as a family member or a caregiver, and by day. It does not count visits and it does not notify anyone. Look as often as you need to; just know that the looking is not invisible.