Assistiv

Assistiv addresses the UK's Missing Middle, millions of older adults living independently but at risk of sudden decline. Existing care technologies arrive too late, and feel like a threat to identity for people who value their independence. We built an open door: a voice-first, unhurried conversation powered by Claude Opus 4.7, hardwired for unconditional positive regard. Using Motivational Interviewing principles, it helps people reflect on what matters to them. Instead of weeks of navigating fragmented services before anyone has heard them, Assistiv offers a respectful twenty-minute interaction in which the person stays in control, including the ability to say no, which the system treats as a valid and successful outcome. Opus 4.7 powers four parallel tasks for every answer: warm reflection, hostility detection, crisis detection, and adult safeguarding. The system generates a personalised Staying Well Plan grounded in the person's own words, alongside an optional GP Summary for those without advocates. Single-file, privacy-first, no data retained beyond the session. One conversation at a time, with care, Assistiv supports independence earlier. Before crisis. On the person's terms. So that those in the Missing Middle are not locked out, and not alone.