An AI companion for older people in the UK

A kind, clever companion for every older person living alone. Always there. Always clearly an AI.

Lucy reads your prescriptions and letters aloud, reminds you about tablets and appointments, calls the people you love and checks every message for scams. Your family gets a daily summary, and a trained person reviews every alert.

Always clearly an AIScam ShieldA person reviews every alert
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An older woman in her cottage sitting room laughs at a tablet showing Lucy, her animated AI companion
Illustrative image, made with AI

“Good morning, Margaret. How did you sleep?”

Lucy, an animated AI companion. Never a real person.

One companion for the person, one app for the family
Data held in the UK, under UK GDPRNo cloning, everA person reviews every alertNot a medical device

Choose your companion

Meet Lucy. More companions are coming.

Pick the companion you like, and change her outfit and look whenever you want. Lucy talks with lip-synced speech, natural expressions and real warmth. She remembers what you enjoy talking about, only to be a better companion, never for advertising.

  • Lip-synced speech
  • Natural expressions and emotions
  • Change her outfit and look
  • Two more companions coming

Always clearly an AI companion: animated, never a real person. Faces and voices come from a fixed library only, and no one’s face or voice is ever cloned, including your family’s.

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Choose your companion

Lucy, an animated companion

Lucy

More coming

More coming

Lucy’s look

Knitted jumper · Cardigan · Garden coat · Party dress

Lip-synced speechExpressionsEmotionsFrom a fixed library

Lucy is an animated AI companion, not a real person.

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What she helps with

The everyday things, done kindly.

On the tablet or phone you already have. No special device, no buttons to learn: just talk to Lucy.

Reads your prescription

Photograph the label or the letter. Lucy reads it aloud in plain words and sets the reminders for you.

  • Plain words, read aloud
  • Reminders set for you
  • Never changes a dose
  • Questions go to your pharmacist or GP
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PHARMACY LABEL (sample)

Your tablets. Take ONE tablet each morning with food.

This says: one tablet every morning, with your breakfast. Shall I remind you each morning?

  • Reminder setEvery morning, with breakfast
  • Read it againIn plain words

Lucy never changes a dose. Questions go to your pharmacist or GP.

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Medication reminders

A gentle reminder and a “taken” check. If a dose is missed, your family is told, but only if you have agreed.

  • A “taken” check
  • Family told if a dose is missed
  • Your consent comes first
  • Change it any time
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Your tablets today

  • Morning tabletsTaken
  • Evening tabletsAfter tea

Did you take your evening tablets?

TakenRemind me later

You agreed: if a dose is missed, Sarah (your daughter) is told.

Lucy is an animated AI companion, not a real person.

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Reads your emails and letters

Lucy reads them aloud and helps you write and reply, in your own words.

  • Read aloud, slowly
  • Help to write a reply
  • Nothing is sent without your “yes”
  • Scam Shield checks every message
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  • Letter from the surgeryRead aloud
  • Email from SarahNew

Sarah says she’ll visit on Sunday and asks if you’d like her to bring lunch.

Your reply

“Lovely, see you Sunday. Yes please to lunch!”

Send this to Sarah?

Yes, sendNot yet

Lucy is an animated AI companion, not a real person.

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Calls people for you

“Call my daughter.” Lucy rings the people you choose, and reminds you about GP surgery appointments.

  • Just say who
  • GP surgery reminders
  • Approved contacts only
  • You or your family approve them
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Would you like me to call your daughter?

Approved contacts

  • Sarah, daughterApproved by you
  • GP surgeryApproved by your family
  • Tom, neighbourApproved by you
Calling Sarah…

Lucy only calls contacts you or your family have approved.

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Gentle exercise

Chair exercises shown slowly, and a friendly nudge for a daily walk.

  • Chair exercises
  • A daily walk nudge
  • At your own pace
  • Never a nag
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Chair exercises

Gentle arm circles

Lucy shows each move slowly, sitting down.

It’s bright outside. Fancy a little walk to the post box?

  • Daily walkA gentle nudge, never a nag

Lucy is an animated AI companion, not a real person.

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Conversation and memory games

A good chat about your life and the things you love, with reminiscence and quizzes to keep the mind busy.

  • Reminiscence
  • Quizzes
  • Your favourite topics
  • Designed with dementia in mind
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Tell me about your first job. What was your first day like?

Memory game

Which song was a hit when you were young?

  • A song you choose
  • A tune you hum to Lucy
  • Skip this one
  • Quiz of the dayGardens of Britain

Lucy is an animated AI companion, not a real person.

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Morning check-in

Every morning Lucy asks how you slept and how you feel, and an “I need help” button is always there.

  • A daily hello
  • How you slept and feel
  • An “I need help” button
  • Missed check-ins escalated
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Good morning, Margaret. How did you sleep?

WellNot so well
  • Morning tabletsTaken
  • Doctor’s appointmentThis afternoon
  • FeelingCheerful
I need help
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The family app

Your family gets a short daily summary, and alerts only after a trained person has reviewed them. You choose what they see.

  • A daily summary
  • Reviewed alerts
  • You choose what they see
  • Lasting Power of Attorney controls
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Mum’s day

  • Morning check-inSlept well, feeling cheerful
  • TabletsMorning taken
  • Chatted with LucyAbout her first job
  • WalkTo the post box

Alerts reach you after a trained person has reviewed them. Mum chooses what you see.

SummaryAlertsContactsSettings

Every name on the app screens is sample data.

Always protecting

Ten protections. Every day. For the person you love.

  1. 1Scam Shield checks emails, calls and texts for scams and fraud, and warns before money or details are shared
  2. 2A trained person reviews every alert
  3. 3Falls and missed check-ins escalated to family or a carer
  4. 4Always clearly an AI: Lucy never pretends to be a person
  5. 5Designed with dementia in mind
  6. 6No face or voice is ever cloned, including your family’s
  7. 7Data held in the UK under UK GDPR; health data is special category, with explicit consent
  8. 8Family and Lasting Power of Attorney controls, with the person still in charge
  9. 9Not a medical device: no diagnosis or treatment advice; emergencies go to 999 and NHS 111
  10. 10Transparency ready for the EU AI Act

And the person always stays in charge.

Scam Shield

Older people are targeted by scam calls, texts and emails every day. Lucy checks each one and says so plainly when something looks wrong, before any money or details are shared. You decide whether your family is told.

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New text message

“Your bank account is locked. Reply with your PIN to unlock it.”

Scam Shield: this looks like a scam

Your bank will never ask for your PIN. Don’t reply. Shall I tell Sarah?

Delete itTell Sarah

Lucy is an animated AI companion, not a real person.

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Security

Eight AI agents on guard. People decide.

Each agent guards one job, from the network gate to every reply Lucy speaks.

24/7

Agent 1

Edge guard

Firewall, DDoS protection and bot control in front of every app.

24/7

Agent 2

Identity guard

Spots unusual sign-ins and account takeovers; multi-factor for all staff and family accounts.

24/7

Agent 3

Scam Shield

Checks emails, calls and texts for scams and fraud, and warns before money or details are shared.

24/7

Agent 4

Answer checker

Checks every reply from Lucy before it is spoken: kind, honest, plain words, never medical advice.

24/7

Agent 5

Wellbeing triage

Spots patterns such as a missed check-in or signs of a fall, and passes them to a trained person at once.

24/7

Agent 6

Data guard

Keeps data in the UK under UK GDPR, encrypted, with every access logged.

24/7

Agent 7

Vulnerability watch

Scans code and software daily and follows up penetration-test findings.

24/7

Agent 8

Audit & incident

A log that cannot be edited; runs the UK GDPR 72-hour breach-notice clock if an incident occurs.

The agents work 24/7, but people decide. Every agent action is logged, overseen by the security team and the data protection officer, and independently tested before the service opens.

Who it’s for

Built for the people who care.

Older people living alone

A friendly voice every day, help with the everyday, and no new device to learn.

Families

Peace of mind from a short daily summary, and alerts reviewed by a trained person.

Councils

Support for adult social care and prevention, under UK law and UK GDPR.

Carers

Reviewed alerts for falls and missed check-ins, and a clear record to work from.

Housing associations

A companion for residents living independently, with the same safeguards.

Why the UK needs it

Millions of older people need a little help, every day.

1.75m

people in the UK were aged 85 or over in mid-2024. By mid-2049 that is projected to double, to 3.6 million.

ONS 2024-based projections, via GAD, 2026

12.4m

people in the UK were of pensionable age in mid-2024.

ONS, via Pension Policy International, 2026

2.4m

older people use the internet less than once a month, or not at all.

Age UK, 2025

4.3m

older people do not use a smartphone.

Age UK, 2025

Up to

£2.5bn

of Pension Credit went unclaimed in a year. Up to 910,000 entitled families did not claim it.

DWP, year ending March 2024, published 2025

270,000

people aged 65 and over in England go a week without speaking to a friend or family member.

Age UK, 2024, from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Kindred.Pro answers each one: a friendly voice every day, help with tablets, letters and calls, Scam Shield, and a family that knows their loved one is well.

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