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, reminds about medication and raises the carer 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 centre. 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 carers, 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 centre. What it learns about her stays on the device too, encrypted.
- The conversation
- Conversations are never recorded or transmitted. anna keeps short encrypted notes on the device so it can pick up where you left off, and you can ask it to forget them.
- The camera
- 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 her reminders were answered, whether the day looked like most days. She chooses who receives it. A message she dictates leaves only when she asks anna to send it.
- Where that is held
- Encrypted in transit and held on servers in your own region: the US for the United States, the EU for Europe, Brazil for Brazil. Processed in line with GDPR in Europe and LGPD in Brazil. 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 carer hears first and the family second.
Getting it running
- Setup
- Under ten minutes, done by a carer. 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 carer dashboard. No card and no commitment.
- Price
- Final pricing has not been set. Where the membership page shows a price for your country, it is an estimate with tax included. 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 carers stay in charge. The consumer version comes next.
Six jobs, the same six for everyone.
- 01
The morning
Wakes with the house. The forecast, the radio she likes, what is on today, the one appointment that matters.
- 02
Medication
Says the schedule out loud, and tells the carer if a reminder goes unanswered.
- 03
Connection
Calls land on anna with nothing to set up, and a message she speaks arrives on their WhatsApp.
- 04
Memory
Remembers the work she did, the team she follows, and the shape of her ordinary week.
- 05
When something is off
The carer hears first, the family after. anna never decides on its own.
- 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.