From a single conversation to care that knows the person
Simple for residents. Powerful for everyone else.
We built the resident app around one idea: it should be impossible to get wrong. Behind that one button, the work happens quietly — turning what a resident says into a team that knows them, better days for the resident, and a family kept close.
One button, one voice.
The app reads a life-story question aloud and shows it in large text. The resident taps one big Next button, speaks their answer for as long as they like, and taps Next when they're done. No silence detection cutting people off, no time limit, no menus to get lost in. Prefer to read instead of listen? There's an audio on/off toggle. People speak naturally — the way they'd talk to a grandchild on the couch.
The work happens quietly.
Each answer is captured as audio and transcribed automatically (using Groq's Whisper speech-to-text). An AI assistant reads the transcript and picks an intelligent next question, branching on what it's learned so the interview feels like a real conversation, not a survey — it won't ask about a spouse if there wasn't one. It also writes a short summary, pulls highlights, and tags the themes.
And because the conversational track adapts and never repeats, you can launch a session for a resident every single time the moment is right — today, tomorrow, and next spring — and there is always a fresh question waiting. No rerun fatigue, no “we already did this one.”
Every staff member knows the resident.
Porchlight turns those stories into a warm one-screen Know Your Resident briefing for your team — who this person is, the people who matter to them, what lights them up, and ready-made conversation starters. A new aide walks in already knowing them, so care is warmer and calmer from the first shift. Your coordinator also gets a clean morning digest and highlights — raw material for speeches, bulletin boards, and reminiscence circles.
The circle closes.
Families listen on a private page and record their own voice messages back, voicemail-style. Notifications fire on both sides when something new lands; the resident hears replies in the same one-button app. The resident, who started by tapping one button, ends up at the center of a living, two-way connection.
Getting started
From sign-up to first story.
The community signs up
Create your account and your full-access demo starts immediately — every feature, no card. A real person reaches out, walks your team through everything, and builds a plan around your community. No hardware, nothing to install.
You get QR cards
Receive a batch of QR codes — one per resident. Onboarding is a scan; each resident gets an account tied to their code. No app store, no resident passwords.
Stories start flowing
Residents tap and talk, your coordinator sees highlights, and families listen and reply. The interview branches to fit each person.
See it work with your own residents.
Create your community account and onboard your first resident today.