Every journey has a signal. PorchLink finds it first.
Notice meaningful changes early, and decide who you share them with.
The First Signal
Everyday patterns
Your clinician and those closest to you will ask how you've been sleeping, whether you're getting out, how you're feeling day to day. These are hard to answer accurately from memory. PorchLink keeps track so you can answer with something specific.
Wake Patterns
When your days tend to start, and whether that's been drifting.
Overnight Activity
How your nights actually go, including the hours you're up.
Getting Around
How often you get out.
Movement
How much you're moving.
Connection
How often you're in touch with the people in your life.
Interaction Rhythm
The overall pace of how you use your devices compared to your own usual.
Privacy by design
What we promise
PorchLink runs on the devices you already own. It sees that they were used, not what you did on them.
Your data is yours.
Nothing is shared that you can't see yourself.
You can make anything private, any time.
No cameras, no microphones, no recordings.
Getting Started
How it works
Install the app
You install PorchLink on your phone or tablet. No additional hardware required.
It learns your routine
PorchLink passively senses everyday device usage, phones, TVs, headphones, and our machine learning models turn it into a baseline of what's normal for each person.
You choose who else knows
The Care Circle is up to three people you invite. When your routine changes, all of you see the same thing at the same time, so a check-in happens while it's still just a phone call.
PorchLink signal processing technology — Patent Pending
Behind PorchLink
Meet the Founder
Hola, I'm Laura Garrison, Founder and CEO of PorchLink. I've spent two decades building technology for the federal government, including health systems at the VA, before turning that experience toward a problem much closer to home.
My grandmother Carmen lived on her own in Puerto Rico for years, and she was good at it. She danced into the morning hours, which was never a problem, it was just her. When things did start to change, she kept it to herself for a long time. I understand why. Once other people decide something is wrong, you stop being the one who decides.
So PorchLink shows you your own patterns first, and lets you choose who else sees them. That is the part I wish she'd had. 💜
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Common Questions
Do I need to change anything?
Do we need to change anything?
No. A smartphone is all that’s required. If there are everyday smart devices around, like a TV, tablet, or headphones, PorchLink can use those too, but they aren’t required.
What’s needed to get started?
A smartphone and an email address for each person in the Care Circle.
How many people can be in a Care Circle?
Up to four people total, including you. Small by design, so it stays the people who are closest.
Can my Circle include family in another country?
Yes. Care Circles work across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. The app is available in English and Spanish.
How do I share with my Circle?
When you sign up, you’ll get codes you can email or text to the people you want included. They join with the code.
Who sees what’s shared?
Only the people in your Care Circle. Anything can be set to private at any time.
What happens if the internet and cell go down?
PorchLink keeps working. Off-Grid Mode runs on its own and picks back up when the connection returns, so a storm or outage doesn’t leave a gap.
Know your own patterns. Choose who else does
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