Improving elder-care, from the clinic to the home;one senior at a time
Chronicle gives older adults living with dementia a structured day with activities involving conversation, music, games and play therapy. This gives the caregivers one less thing to organize. You can use it on your own, with your family, or with your clinician.
Established in Bangalore. Built in Kolkata. Made for India.
One system. Three ways in.
Start alone. Add your family when you want. Add a clinician if you need one.
One screen at a time. No login, no menus, no notifications. Large text, high contrast, and a voice that speaks their language. Today's plan, today's music, today's conversation.
The day is already planned. Record a memory in three minutes while the tea boils. Log a difficult moment with one tap. See what happened today without asking anyone.
Session participation, behaviour notes, and the standard instruments a psychiatrist or psychologist actually uses. Access is granted by the family and can be withdrawn at any time.
The gap is not medical. It's daily.
Indians over 60 are living with dementia. That is projected to reach 16.9 million by 2036.
People with dementia in India receive no diagnosis, treatment or care. Almost all care happens at home, unsupported.
Indians will be over 60 by 2050. The old-age dependency ratio rises from 16% in 2020 to 34% in 2050.
“Between a diagnosis and a nursing home there are years of ordinary days, and almost nothing built to fill them well.”
For assisted living, day care and senior homes
One facilitator can run a Chronicle session with a small group. The protocol is the same every time, which means it does not depend on who is on shift. Reminiscence delivered in groups is associated with improved communication; delivered one-to-one it is associated with cognition and mood. Chronicle lets you choose which you are running. Non-pharmacological approaches to behavioural symptoms have effect sizes comparable to medication.
For family members, and caretakers
Chronicle supports family caregivers at home by easing the burden of cognitive engagement without requiring clinical training. Establish repeatable daily routines, foster calm moments of connection, and relieve everyday caregiver strain while supporting your loved ones.
Clinical Protocols
Techniques for memory support
Structured visual routines for compassionate daily care and memory assistance.
Use familiar objects, photos, and gentle prompts to encourage reminiscence without pressure.
Engage in current activities, use sensory cues (sight, touch, smell), and establish routines to maintain connection with reality.
Create a calm, safe environment, validate feelings, use de-escalation techniques, and provide comfort to manage agitation and anxiety.
Their music. Free, forever.
Answer three questions — where they grew up, what they listened to at twenty, what played at their wedding — and Chronicle builds a playlist from their own era. Rabindrasangeet, old Hindi playback, Bengali film music, regional folk. Familiar music can settle agitation without anyone needing to be trained or present. This part costs nothing and always will.
Optional: turn their memories into chapters
Recorded memories can be illustrated as comic chapters and shared with children and grandchildren. These are made for the family, not as part of the therapy. Every panel is a declared illustration, never a photograph, and the original recording or photo sits alongside it. Chronicle does not generate the face of a real person. This is a paid add-on. Everything else on this page works without it.
Multi-panel graphic narratives designed to minimize cognitive load. By breaking complex life events into step-by-step scene breakdowns, these visual prompts support linear thinking, reduce confusion, and make therapeutic recall highly accessible for patients with varying stages of cognitive decline.
The original voice recording is kept directly alongside the panel.
No synthetic faces are ever created. Each story and panel remains completely private to the family, and the original recording stays preserved with it.
Families can request printed copies or digital chapter exports at any time.
What the evidence supports, and what it doesn't
We would rather you check.
Cognitive stimulation — strongest
Chronicle incorporates this clinical standard recommended by NICE directly into its session structure by utilizing structured reminiscence and multi-sensory activities. This design allows the platform to gently challenge cognitive networks and foster engagement while adhering to evidence-based geriatric care guidelines.
Personalised music — strong, for a specific thing
Using familiar music from a person's own era—specifically tracks that hold personal meaning or evoke positive memories—has been shown to significantly reduce mood fluctuations, behavioral disorders, and agitation (Soufineyestani et al., 2021).
Reminiscence — real, but modest and inconsistent
The Cochrane review of 22 studies found small effects that vary by modality and setting, and called for standardised protocols the field can actually compare. That is the gap Chronicle is built to fill.
Chronicle has not yet been evaluated in a trial. We intend to run one soon with evolving partners such as ARDSI and NIMHANS.
How we handle the difficult parts
Clear boundaries and safeguards built directly into every session.
We are starting with a small number of families in Kolkata.
If you are caring for a parent or grandparent, or you run a facility, we would like to talk to you before we build anything else.