Worn
Acorn Pendant
A light, lovely wearable with a single help button. Worn with pride, not reluctance.
No monitoring company required
Your family, one press away.
OakLink is a beautiful, family-managed alert system — with no required monitoring subscription — that helps the people you love stay independent at home, and helps you breathe a little easier.
No required monitoring subscription. No app required for everyday use.
Acorn Pendant + Oak Stump Base
Designed to belong in the home
Why we're building this
Built from real family moments.
When my uncle called because the alert button he'd bought online wasn't working, I started wondering whether I could build something better. Software is my career and IoT is a hobby, so the problem felt close enough to solve — and personal enough to matter.
My mom had a Life Alert device, but she stopped wearing it. It looked clinical, and she never used it with confidence.
My wife's mom could have used something simpler, too — a wall-mounted button near the tub, so she could reach a caregiver when she couldn't get up on her own.
OakLink started from those moments: a simple press, a familiar object, a calmer way to stay connected.
For the whole family
Independence for them. Reassurance for you.
Helping an aging parent stay safe at home shouldn't mean constant worry. OakLink keeps you gently in the loop, without taking away the independence they cherish.
Family alerts, designed to be quick
When a loved one presses for help, the people who matter most are notified quickly — so no one is left wondering.
Quiet device health checks
OakLink keeps an eye on itself in the background and lets you know everything is working as it should.
Low battery alerts
Gentle reminders reach you before a battery runs low, which helps keep the system ready when it's needed.
No app required for everyday use
OakLink is designed so the person pressing the button does not need to learn a complicated app. Families may use a simple setup path to add, remove, and reorder trusted contacts, configure the base unit, and test alerts.
No required monitoring subscription
OakLink is yours to own — no required monitoring fee. Cellular service details are in the FAQ below.
One integrated system
The OakLink family.
Four pieces, designed together to work as one. Each part shares the same materials, the same simplicity, and the same quiet sense of belonging in your home.
Connected
Oak Stump Base Station
The heart of the system. A beautiful hub that keeps everything linked behind the scenes.
Charged
Charging Nest
A magnetic cradle that makes powering up as simple as setting the pendant down.
Placed
Wall Help Button
A large, easy-press button for the bedside and bathroom, where reassurance matters most.
Pendant
Worn with pride, not reluctance.
The acorn-shaped pendant is light, comfortable, and lovely to look at. A single press calls for help — no screens, no confusion.
Base Station
A quiet anchor for the home.
Inspired by an oak stump, the base station blends into the living room and keeps everything connected behind the scenes.
Charging Nest
Effortless docking, every night.
Magnetic and forgiving, the charging nest makes powering up as simple as setting the pendant down.
Wall Button
Help within reach, where it matters.
A large, easy-press button for the bedside and bathroom — the places where a little reassurance goes a long way.
How it works
Three simple steps to peace of mind.
01
Press
The wearable or wall button is activated with a single, gentle press.
02
Connect
OakLink is designed to reach your family by text and phone call over the base unit's cellular connection.
03
Respond
The people who matter most know help is needed, quickly.
Questions, answered
How it actually works.
OakLink is designed to stay simple and clear. Here's what we can share about how it's being built, in plain language.
- Will OakLink require a monthly fee?
- There's no required OakLink monitoring fee. We built this as a family-managed alert system, not a traditional monthly monitoring service — your family handles the alerts, not a call center. The one thing to know: the base unit needs a cellular connection to reach your family, and that part may need a separate prepaid SIM, cellular subscription, or IoT connectivity plan from an outside provider. Those plans and prices aren't ours to set, so they can change.
- Does OakLink require an app?
- Not for the person wearing the pendant or pressing the wall button — there's nothing for them to download, log into, or learn. It's just a button.
- How will the call list work?
- Families can set up a list of trusted contacts, choose the order they're notified in, and update that list whenever things change — all through a simple setup, no technical know-how needed.
- Will OakLink use cellular or Wi-Fi?
- The base unit connects over cellular, so it doesn't depend on home Wi-Fi. We're looking at a Wi-Fi option down the road, but it isn't settled yet. (For what a cellular connection may involve, see the fee question above.)
- Will OakLink include a SIM card?
- That's the plan — to ship the base unit with a compatible SIM already in place, so a tested cellular option is ready to go if you choose to activate it. As with anything still in development, the final packaging could shift.
- Does OakLink work without an activated base unit?
- The buttons themselves are simple — but for family alerts to actually go out, the base unit needs to be set up and connected. We'll make that setup as easy as we can.
- Is it waterproof for the bathroom?
- The wall button and pendant are made for everyday use around water, including the bathroom and bedside — two of the places a fall is most likely to happen.
- Does it call 911 automatically?
- No. OakLink reaches your family, not emergency services — it isn't a substitute for calling 911, emergency medical care, professional monitoring, or in-person supervision. See the Important Product Note for the full details.
Why families choose OakLink
Safety that feels like care, not equipment.
No required monitoring subscription
You own the hardware outright. No required monitoring subscription stands between you and your family.
Simple
A wall button and a wearable pendant — a familiar pair with nothing complicated to learn.
Reliability-focused
Quiet background self-checks help confirm everything is working before you ever need it.
Beautiful
A safety product designed to belong in the home.
Technology should feel like home.
Three Oak Woods creates products that support independence while keeping families connected. OakLink combines thoughtful industrial design with thoughtful family-alert technology.
Designed in Colorado by Three Oak Woods.
We're a small team that believes the things we rely on most should be the most thoughtfully made. OakLink is designed to be beautiful, dependable, and genuinely kind to the families who live with it.
Why we're building OakLink
Built from real family moments.
I've always been the tech support person in my family.
When my uncle called because the alert button he bought online wasn't working, I wondered whether I could build something better. IoT projects are a hobby, and software has been my career, so the problem felt close enough to solve and personal enough to matter.
My mom had a Life Alert device, but she stopped carrying it. I'm not sure all the reasons why, but it looked clinical, and she struggled to use it with confidence.
My wife's mom could have used something simple, too. A wall-mounted button near the tub might have helped her contact a caregiver when she couldn't get out on her own.
OakLink started from those moments.
We're building it for families who want safety without making home feel like a hospital. A simple press. A familiar object. A calmer way to stay connected.
Because when someone you love needs help, technology should be the easiest part of the experience.
Important Product Note
OakLink is currently in development. Product appearance, features, pricing, and availability may change. OakLink is a family alert system and is not a substitute for calling 911, emergency medical care, professional monitoring, or in-person supervision.
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