For everyone who cares about someone
The people who care are already there. Halora helps them see the same picture.
As someone you care about gets older, family, friends, neighbours and carers often begin to notice the small things. A quieter hello. A meal left uneaten. A missed visit. Something that just doesn’t feel quite right. Usually, those observations stay separate.
Halora brings them together, helping you understand how someone has really been.
Halora is a private app for the family, friends, neighbours and carers already around someone. They can share quick updates by speaking or typing, and Halora brings those updates together so you can see how things have been over time.
WhatsApp is great for talking. Halora helps you see the picture.
If any of this feels familiar, we’d like to hear from you.
See if Halora could work for your familyA clearer picture, without endless messages.
Looking out for a parent can gradually mean becoming the person who pieces everything together. Your sister knows one thing. A neighbour noticed another. Mum or Dad told you something different. Updates are scattered across WhatsApp groups, texts, calls and separate conversations. Everyone may know a little, but no one quite sees the whole picture.
Halora creates one private circle around someone, bringing those small observations together simply and securely - and keeps them somewhere useful rather than letting them disappear into messages and conversations.
Human first. Technology quietly in the background.
Halora supports the people already around someone. It doesn’t replace them.
People come first. Technology simply helps them stay connected.
One shared picture
See who has been round, how Mum or Dad seemed and the small things people have noticed, without being the person who has to keep asking everyone - or remember everything yourself.
Sharing takes seconds
Say or type what you noticed and Halora helps capture the update.
Everyone sees only what they need
Someone dropping in can leave a quick update without seeing anything personal. Unlike a group chat, everyone doesn’t have to see everything. Family members see only what they have been given access to. If professionals are involved, they see only the information appropriate to their role.
When something looks unusual, Halora asks
Because Halora keeps the picture over time, it can notice when something looks different from usual and ask the people who would know. It doesn’t decide anything and it doesn’t raise an alarm. Often, a sentence from one of them is the whole answer.
Nothing new for Mum or Dad to learn
The person you’re looking out for doesn’t need an app, a phone or a password. Halora works around them, not through them.
How Halora works
Create a private circle
Bring together the family, friends, neighbours and carers who are already part of someone’s life. You decide who joins and what each person can see.
Share what you notice
After a visit or conversation, share a quick update by speaking or typing. The useful little things that would normally disappear into separate messages and conversations are brought together in one place.
See the picture together
Instead of having to remember who said what - or scroll back through old messages - the people with permission can see how things have been over time. As different people add what they notice, the picture becomes clearer.
Let it change as life changes
The circle can stay simple or change over time. If more support is needed later, other people, including professionals where appropriate, can join without having to start again.
Not a network. A private circle.
Halora isn’t a social network or public feed.
It is a private space around one person.
Private by design. Human by nature.
You decide who is invited and what each person can see. Different people can have different permissions, and those can change as circumstances change.
Information is protected using secure, encrypted connections and stored within the UK/EU.
Halora does not monitor what your family shares. Access to circle content is tightly controlled and only permitted where there is a clear support, safeguarding, security or legal reason.
Halora is developed by Actualised Living, whose technology, information-security and clinical-governance processes are independently assessed against recognised healthcare, data-security and quality standards.
You may already have a circle around someone
Family, friends, neighbours and carers may already be checking in, calling or dropping by.
Halora doesn’t create a new network. It simply helps the one that already exists work a little better.
Small acts add up.
- Looking out for someone doesn’t have to mean taking responsibility for everything.
- Sometimes it is simply noticing something, checking in or sharing a small update.
- Small acts, joined together, can make a real difference.
Why we built Halora
Halora grew from our family’s experience with Laura, whose life inspired the creation of Home From Home Care more than twenty years ago, and later Actualised Living.
That experience taught us something simple: good support is human. It comes from people noticing what matters, staying connected and using their judgement.
Technology should support that, not replace it.
That is the thinking behind Halora.
Starting small, on purpose.
Be one of the first families to try Halora
We’re inviting a small number of families to use Halora in everyday life and tell us what genuinely helps.
Create a private circle with the people already around someone you care about, share the small things you notice, and see whether having the picture in one place makes staying connected feel easier.
Free during the pilot. No commitment. Nothing new for the person you care about to learn.
Your feedback will help shape Halora before we make it more widely available.
Questions people ask
Does Mum or Dad need to use Halora?
No. They don’t need an app, a smartphone or a password. Halora works around them, not through them.
Will they feel watched?
No. Halora begins with people sharing what they naturally notice when they visit or speak to someone. It is designed to support independence, not reduce it.
Is this another thing for me to manage?
No. The whole point is to reduce the amount you have to piece together yourself.
Why not just use WhatsApp?
WhatsApp is great for conversation. But conversations move on. Useful little observations get buried, different updates sit in different chats, and someone still has to remember what matters. WhatsApp helps people talk. Halora remembers the useful things, brings them together and helps you see the picture over time.
What if only a few people use it?
That’s fine. Halora doesn’t depend on everyone contributing all the time. Even a few useful updates can help create a clearer picture.
Can carers or professionals be involved?
Yes, where that is appropriate. You control who is part of the circle and what they are able to see.
Is my information private?
Halora is designed around private circles and role-based access. You decide who joins and what they can see. Information is encrypted and stored within the UK/EU. Halora does not monitor what families share. Access to circle content is tightly controlled and only permitted where there is a clear support, safeguarding, security or legal reason.
Halora. Looking out for one another, made a little easier.