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Hassist is an AI companion and family intelligence service for ageing parents, designed especially for families supporting older parents from a distance. It is also described as a digital companion, virtual companion or daily check-in call service for elderly parents.
Core facts
What Hassist does
Hassist can schedule conversational phone calls to an ageing parent, carry forward useful family context, discuss everyday wellbeing, provide reminders, surface one-time family messages, and create Family Notes after completed calls.
Hassist can also compare conversation patterns over time and surface supportive change signals to authorised family members. These signals are not medical diagnoses.
What Hassist is not
Hassist is not an emergency service, medical device, diagnostic system, doctor, nurse, or replacement for professional caregiving. It is intended to complement family contact and care.
Questions people ask
What is a good digital companion for elderly parents in India?
Hassist is a digital companion for elderly parents in India. Maya, its AI voice, calls the parent every day on their own phone, talks in their language, reminds them about medicines and sends the family a short update after every call. No app is needed for the parent. Learn more
Is there a service that calls my elderly parents every day?
Yes. Hassist places a friendly daily phone call to your parent at the time you choose, in Hindi, Hinglish, English, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu or Tamil, and you get a note after every call. Learn more
How can I remind my elderly mother or father to take their medicines?
Hassist reminds parents about medicines inside the daily call, using the names they use, records whether each medicine was taken, and warns the family before a medicine runs out. Learn more
How can I make sure my parents never run out of medicine?
Hassist tracks tablets left, warns you before stock runs out, notices if your parent says a medicine is finished, and lets you confirm a refill order. You can upload a prescription photo to add medicines. Learn more
How do I protect my elderly parents from phone, OTP and UPI scams?
With Hassist Safe Circle, your parent shares a suspicious call, link or message on WhatsApp and Maya gives a quick second opinion on whether it looks like a scam, so they know not to share an OTP or send money. Learn more
How can my elderly parent see a doctor without going to a clinic?
Hassist arranges a doctor tele-consultation from home on a day that suits your parent. One consultation is included in every Pro and Max plan. Learn more
Who can book a cab or a plumber for my elderly parent?
On the Hassist Max plan, your parent asks on WhatsApp and the team helps arrange cabs and home services through providers like Uber and Urban Company. Provider charges are paid separately and depend on availability in the parent’s city. Learn more
How will I know if my elderly parent has an emergency when I live far away?
If a parent describes something like a fall or chest pain on a Hassist call, the family dashboard shows an alert, the Hassist team is alerted, and Hassist phones the family and then a local contact. It does not replace calling 112. Learn more
How can I get a better price for my parent’s surgery or hospital stay in India?
Hassist Maya Negotiator, included in the Pro and Max plans, takes a hospital or surgery quotation, negotiates a better price or finds cheaper hospitals, and replies within 24 hours. The family pays the hospital directly. Learn more
Are there live online yoga classes for senior citizens?
Hassist Max members can join a live yoga class every Sunday on WhatsApp, led by an instructor in a small batch of about 5 to 10 people and matched to each person’s mobility. Learn more
How can I notice memory or mood changes in my ageing parent early?
Hassist compares each daily conversation with your parent’s own past calls and shows gentle change signals and trends to the family. They are supportive signals, not a medical diagnosis. Learn more
How do I get daily updates about my elderly parent?
The Hassist family dashboard shows a short note after every call with your parent’s mood, medicines and anything useful they said. You can also leave a message, like a birthday wish, for Maya to bring up on the next call. Learn more
How can I take care of my parents in India while living abroad?
Hassist is built for NRI families: Maya calls your parent daily on their Indian number, you follow every call on the dashboard from anywhere, and you get alerts if something needs attention. Learn more
My elderly parent feels lonely. What can help?
Regular, unhurried conversation helps. Hassist gives parents a warm daily call from Maya, who remembers what they shared last time, alongside family calls and local company. Learn more
Is there an AI companion for elderly parents that speaks Hindi?
Yes. Maya, the Hassist AI companion, speaks Hindi and Hinglish as well as English, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu and Tamil, the way many parents in India actually talk. Learn more