Remembers what matters
Their people, their stories, their favourite music, woven into conversation so they feel known and held in mind.
A SPEAKING COMPANION FOR DEMENTIA
A light left on,
for the long hours alone.
Felinar is a warm, patient voice that talks with your loved one. It remembers their family, their songs and the places they grew up, so the day is never spent in silence.
In private trial · English, Română & Deutsch
THE HARDEST PART
Dementia is so often lived in silence.
Family cannot always be in the room. The hours in between stretch long and heavy, and the loneliness of them is its own kind of harm. Memory may fade, but the need for company, for a familiar voice and a kind ear, never does.
Felinar sits in that gap, so the day has a voice in it, even on the days you cannot be there.
FOR THE CARER, TOO
Time to breathe, while they are in good company.
Caring for someone with dementia rarely lets up, and when it falls to one person, the days run long. Felinar can keep your loved one company for an hour or two, so you can rest, eat a proper meal, sleep, or simply sit down for a while.
Protecting your own energy is part of looking after them well. A third of family carers meet the criteria for depression, and more than that for anxiety. Rest is what lets you keep going.
HOW FELINAR WORKS
Three gentle steps. Then it simply listens.
01
You tell us about them
A short, gentle profile: their family and friends, the songs they love, where they grew up, the things to lean into and the things to avoid. Skip anything. Come back to it whenever you like.
02
We set up their companion
A private companion, named by you, speaking their language in a warm, natural voice. Set up for them on a tablet, ready before you hand it over. Theirs alone, no one else's.
03
They simply talk
It starts on its own, with no buttons to press. It listens without rushing, remembers what matters, and is there whenever the day feels long.
WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT
Built, line by line, to be kind.
No buttons, ever
It starts itself and stays on. Nothing to press, nothing to set up. Made for hands that find devices hard.
Their language, their voice
English, Romanian and German, in a warm and human voice that speaks slowly and clearly, with more languages to come.
Never tests, never argues
It will not quiz their memory or correct them. It answers the feeling behind a muddled fact rather than the fact, as person-centred dementia care asks.
Music, poems and photos
It can play the radio, read a poem aloud, or show a slideshow of family photographs, all chosen ahead of time by you.
Tender subjects, your way
You decide how hard moments, like a loved one who has passed, are handled. Felinar follows your lead, gently and consistently.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
Backed by evidence, and honest about its limits.
Everything Felinar does that we call research-based points at a named study or guideline. The same sources sit behind every question in our set-up interview, with their strength stated.
- Good dementia care starts with a structured record of the person: their likes and dislikes, routines and life history. That is what our set-up interview builds.
- NICE guideline NG97, 2018
- Cognitive stimulation in groups has high-certainty evidence for better communication and social interaction. Felinar borrows its structure: themed conversation, music, reminiscence, and no testing.
- Cochrane review of 37 trials, 2023
- The one-to-one form a companion takes did not improve memory or self-rated quality of life in its definitive trial. So we make no such claim.
- Orrell et al., PLOS Medicine, 2017
- The most common unmet needs behind distress in dementia are boredom, loneliness and having nothing meaningful to do. Those are needs a companion can meet.
- Cohen-Mansfield et al., 2015
- A third of family carers meet the criteria for depression, and more for anxiety. A break is part of the care.
- Sallim et al., 17 studies, 10,825 carers, 2015
Full references, with each source's strength and caveats, are in the interview itself.
PRIVACY & SAFETY
Private. Safe. Theirs alone.
This is a person at their most vulnerable. We treat their words, and their dignity, accordingly.
A home of their own
Every family gets a private, separate Felinar. Your loved one's life and conversations are never pooled or mixed with anyone else's. Their world stays their world.
A window for the family
A simple, private view of how they are doing, with a gentle alert if a conversation suggests they are upset or in distress.
Conversations kept with care
Conversations are recorded privately, as the family's own record and for safeguarding, and deleted completely whenever the family asks.
Honest about the evidence
Felinar is built on what the research supports: engagement, company, and conversation that never tests. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than promise. Every claim we make points at a source.
"Felinar began with one family, and one grandmother. We are opening it, carefully, to a few more."
For families, carers and care homes.
Bring Felinar to someone you love.
We are welcoming a small number of new families into the trial. Tell us a little about your situation, and we will set up a Felinar and walk you through it, at no cost during the trial.
Thank you. We have your request.
We will be in touch by email soon, to set up a Felinar and walk you through it. If you need us sooner, write to hello@felinar.co.uk.
Available in English, Română and Deutsch.