For care teams and communities
Give the people you care for a way to be heard.
Tellforth lets a person tell their life story by voice, a few minutes at a time, to a patient listener. Families keep the recordings and a finished book. Your team only has to make the offer.
Who we work with
Anywhere people have stories and someone cares enough to ask.
Hospice and palliative care
Legacy work for patients and families, led by the patient, with nothing for staff to run at the bedside.
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Senior living and assisted living
A reason for residents to be asked about their lives, and a book their families will treasure.
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Churches and faith communities
The stories of a congregation's elders, kept for the people who will sit in the pews after them.
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Genealogy and historical societies
Oral history gathered properly: by voice, with follow-up questions, in a record you can search.
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Veterans' organisations
Service stories told the right way: ordinary first, led by the veteran, never pushed.
Read moreSomething else?
Libraries, schools running an oral-history project, a company marking an anniversary. If people have stories, write to us.
Talk to usHow a programme works
Low effort for your team. Every decision with the teller.
We talk
A short call about the people you serve, what you already do for legacy or reminiscence work, and what would help.
A small start
A handful of families first, so your team sees how it works before anyone commits to more.
You offer, they decide
Your staff offer it. The person telling the story decides whether to take part, what is asked and who reads it.
Families keep everything
Every recording and every word belongs to the teller and their family, to download free at any time.
What we will not do
Rules that protect the people you serve.
No urgency
No countdowns, no "before it's too late", no pressure in anything a teller or family receives.
No pushing
The teller chooses what is asked. A hard story told once is never asked for again.
No access without consent
Partners never see stories unless the teller invites them. Sealed stories stay sealed.
No subscription
Families pay once or the programme covers it. Nothing renews and nothing lapses.
No lock-in
Every recording and word can be downloaded free, at any time, by the teller or their family.
No invention
The memoir uses only what was said. Anything imagined in a novel is listed at the back.
Questions
What teams ask us.
How much work is it for our staff?
Very little. Staff make the offer and, if a family wants help, get the app open on a phone or tablet for the first visit. From then on the teller and their family run it. There is nothing to supervise.
Who owns the stories?
The teller does, and the family they choose to share with. We do not give partners access to anyone's stories, and partners cannot read them unless the teller invites them.
Is it suitable for people who are very unwell?
It is built for it. Five minutes is a visit, the teller can stop whenever they like, and hard subjects are never the first question. We never use countdowns or urgency in anything we send.
What about people who cannot use a phone app?
Phone-call visits on any phone, including a landline, are available as a premium add-on. A staff member or relative can also hold the tablet while the teller talks.
What does a programme cost?
It depends on how many families take part and which books they want. Write to us and we will put a proposal together.
Talk to us
Tell us about the people you serve.
We are starting with a small number of partners so each one gets looked after properly. We will write back personally.
Or email hello@tellforth.com
For families
Looking for yourself or a parent?
Everything a family needs to start is on the main site.
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