DailyHelper

What DailyHelper Actually Does

DailyHelper is a voice-first AI companion built for one person. It is not a generic chatbot. Every companion is configured with your parent's real information: the names of their grandchildren, the medications they take, the doctor they see on Tuesdays, the stories they love to tell. When they talk to it, it responds like someone who knows them.

Here is what they can do with it, just by talking: Ask anything. Get help with everyday tasks like writing a birthday card or planning a recipe. Stay on top of medications with a gentle daily check-in. Read bills and letters out loud by holding them up to the camera. Play trivia, word games, or just chat when the house is quiet. Hear their own stories preserved in writing for the family to keep.

It is not a medical device. It does not replace a doctor, a lawyer, or a family member. When a conversation touches on something it should not handle, it says so. It tells your parent to call the right person, by name.

How Setup Works

Everything starts with one in-home visit. I come to their home, sit at their kitchen table, and get to know them. That conversation becomes the foundation of their personal companion.

Visit 1: Intake and Setup (about 90 minutes). I learn about them: family, interests, daily routine, health basics, devices they use, things that frustrate them. Then I build the companion, configure it on their phone or tablet, set up the home screen shortcut, and walk them through using it by voice. Before I leave, they have made their first call to their companion and it knew their name.

I create a secure personal file with their details. The companion reads it at the start of every conversation. When something changes, I update the file remotely. They do not need to do anything. Emergency information is built directly into the companion's core instructions. If your parent says "I fell" or "I'm scared," the companion knows exactly what to say and who to call.

Six Check-ins Over Three Months

After setup, I visit twice a month for the first three months. Six visits total, included in the setup fee. These are not tech support calls. They are real conversations.

What check-ins cover:

Is the companion working well? Any confusion, errors, or frustration?

Has anything changed? New doctor, new medication, family visit coming up?

Are there features they have not tried yet that might help?

Update the personal file with new details, stories, or preferences.

Listen to how they talk about it. Are they using it daily? Weekly? Avoiding it?

By the end of three months, the companion knows them well, and they know how to use it without thinking about it.

What It Costs

Setup: $250 (one time)

This covers the intake visit, full companion build, device setup, and all six check-ins over the first three months. No hidden fees.

AI subscription: low-cost monthly subscription

DailyHelper runs on a paid AI platform. The subscription is billed directly to the senior or their family. I help set it up during the first visit. For families paying on their own, the subscription runs about $20 a month. We are working with a nonprofit partner to bring that down to about $8 a month for qualifying seniors.

After three months: AI Check-Ins, $30 each

Once the six included visits are done, you can book follow-up check-ins anytime. I will update the companion for life changes, troubleshoot any issues, add new features, or just make sure everything is still working. Each check-in is $30, minimum 30 minutes, in person or by phone.

For comparison: New York State spent over $3,000 per senior on a similar companion program. DailyHelper delivers the same idea for a fraction of that.