The facts

anna, stated plainly.

The rest of this site tells you what a day with anna is like. This page is the other thing: every claim we make, written flat, so you can check it against anything else you are looking at.

What anna is

anna
A hub for the home for older adults. You talk to it, and the rest of the house connects through it: fall sensors, the doorbell, cameras, the radio, the television.
annaOS
The software the hub runs. It holds the conversation, carries messages to family, confirms medication on the camera and raises the caregiver when a pattern drifts.
What anna is not
Not a smart speaker, not a pendant alarm, not an app. A smart speaker waits to be asked and sends what you said to a data center. A pendant alarm waits to be pressed. anna starts the conversation instead of waiting for it.
Who anna is for
Older adults living independently at home. Families who want to stay close without moving in. Independent caregivers, home care providers, nursing home operators, public health teams and commissioners.

Where the processing happens

The model
Runs on the device, in the room. Not a wake word sent to a data center.
The conversation
Never transmitted. Not recorded and not stored. Nobody can be shown a transcript, because none is made.
The camera
Confirms that a medication dose was actually taken, processed on the device. No image leaves the house and nothing is stored for anyone to look at later.
What does leave
Insight, not conversation: how she slept, whether a dose was taken, whether the day looked like most days. She chooses who receives it.
Where that is held
Encrypted in transit and held in the EU, processed in line with GDPR. anna acts as a data processor on behalf of the care provider or family, with a data processing agreement in place. Deletion can be requested at any time.

Safety and regulatory position

Medical device status
anna is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or give medical advice.
Emergency services
anna does not replace emergency services, a personal alarm or professional clinical judgement.
Who decides
Humans, every time. anna never acts alone. Medication schedules and escalation routes are set by the care plan, not by anna. When something looks wrong the caregiver hears first and the family second.

Getting it running

Setup
Under ten minutes, done by a caregiver. No IT support, no drilling, no lengthy manual.
Network
Home Wi-Fi. If the connection drops, anna reconnects on its own and syncs what it missed.
What the family installs
Nothing. Messages arrive on WhatsApp, in the same thread they already use for everyone else.
What the older adult installs
Nothing. No app, no login, no password, no screen to squint at.

Availability, price and company

Status
A free test phase. The aim is to get anna into real homes before settling on a price.
What the test includes
The hub, full setup support from the team, all six jobs and the caregiver dashboard. No card and no commitment.
Price
Commercial pricing has not been announced. It will be one membership per home, month to month, with no lock-in.
Markets
The United States, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Brazil and Portugal.
The company
anna is built by tesatad, Inc., started in November 2025. We sell through home care providers and public health first, because the workflow comes first and caregivers stay in charge. The consumer version comes next.
What anna does

Six jobs, the same six for everyone.

How anna works
  1. 01

    The morning

    Wakes with the house. The forecast, the radio she likes, what is on today, the one appointment that matters.

  2. 02

    Medication

    Says the schedule out loud, and the camera confirms the dose was actually taken.

  3. 03

    Connection

    Calls land on anna with nothing to set up, and a message she speaks arrives on their WhatsApp.

  4. 04

    Memory

    Remembers the work she did, the team she follows, and the shape of her ordinary week.

  5. 05

    When something is off

    The caregiver hears first, the family after. anna never decides on its own.

  6. 06

    The record

    Visit notes, medication logs and incident timelines, written as things happen.

All six run on the device in the home, and the sensors, doorbell and cameras pair to it. The conversation never leaves the house.

Anything here you want to test?

The fastest way to check a claim is to put anna in a room and watch it. Ask us for a free test, or read the longer answers in the FAQ.