A buddy for peace of mind
Try it for 8 weeks. Love it or we refund your whole bill.
Companionship, not care
A real person checks in on you.
A real person checks in on you.
Every day.
A dedicated companion who checks in every day, and sits down for a real conversation every week. One person who actually remembers your hobbies.
NO CONTRACTS · 8-WEEK NO-QUESTIONS REFUND · A REAL PERSON, NEVER AI
The part nobody tells you
27.6%
Nearly 3 in 10 older adults worldwide experience real loneliness, and North America has the highest rate of any region measured.
— Global meta-analysis, 1.25M adults, 202532%
The increase in mortality risk linked to social isolation, on par with smoking and worse than obesity or inactivity.
— Holt-Lunstad et al., meta-analysis+60%
Higher dementia risk associated with chronic loneliness in a UK Biobank study of nearly 500,000 adults.
— Sutin et al., UK Biobank cohort
The real problem
You don't have to wait for a crisis to have someone in your corner.
Most eldercare responds after a crisis, a fall, a diagnosis. But loneliness itself, quietly, for years, is one of the strongest predictors of decline there is.
Peace Buddy exists for the years before the crisis. One dedicated person, checking in and genuinely caring, before independence is something you have to fight to get back.
"The influence of social relationships on the risk of death is comparable to smoking and exceeds the influence of physical inactivity and obesity." Holt-Lunstad, Smith & Layton, PLoS Medicine
A real story
Debby's mom had Angela. Then Angela moved.
Angela was the neighbor who swung by every day, just to check in. No service, no schedule, just a person who noticed. When Angela moved away, that quiet safety net went with her.
Peace Buddy is Angela, brought back. Remote, dependable, backed by a real team, but still just one person who knows your mother's name and calls to hear how she's really doing.
How it works
A real week, with a real person
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
Daily check-ins, 7 days/week
1 to 3+ short touches a day from your buddy, by text, voice, or video.
One real call every week
A scheduled 30-minute video call, the kind of conversation you'd have with an old friend.
Friday: reports & flexibility
Your buddy builds your weekly wellness report and catches up on any rescheduled calls.
Weekend coverage too
You're never fully without contact, even on Saturday and Sunday.
The research
Turns out, we're onto something real.
80%
The exact format Peace Buddy is built on, already tested
College students were paired one-on-one with older adults for a single 30-minute call, once a week. No tasks, no agenda, no clinical staff involved. Just real conversation.
By week 8, 80% of participants reported real improvement in their well-being, and described feeling safer, more confident, and less bored, from nothing more than a weekly phone call.
8 weeks. One call a week. That's all it took.
Contactless Intergenerational Befriending Study, 2022
Format matters
Video beats every other remote format
A review of 13 randomized trials found video calls reduced loneliness more than any other remote method, ahead of phone calls or messaging.
Systematic review & meta-analysis, 2022
Depth matters
One dedicated person beats a group
The same review found one-on-one companionship outperformed group programs, the exact model built around a single, consistent buddy.
Systematic review & meta-analysis, 2022
Real training, real results
Structured training is what drives outcomes that last
In controlled trials, structured training programs were what produced loneliness reductions that held up a full 12 months later. It's exactly why our buddies go through weeks to months of training before ever taking a client.
HEAL-HOA Randomized Controlled Trial
On the mind
Loneliness and memory are linked
Across 600,000+ people in 21 studies, loneliness independently raised Alzheimer's risk by 14% and vascular dementia risk by 17%.
Meta-analysis, Nature Mental Health, 2024
What's included
Everything that comes with your buddy
1–3+ check-ins, 7 days/week
Text, voice, or video, whatever feels most natural to you.
A weekly 30-minute video call
Real conversation, scheduled around your life, not squeezed in.
Weekend coverage
You're covered Saturday and Sunday too, not just Monday through Friday.
A weekly wellness report
Sent to family if family's involved, or straight to you if it's just for you.
Help getting back out into the world
Your buddy looks for real things nearby, a card club, a cultural group, a hobby community, or brings it to you remotely.
Someone who actually notices
If a day feels off, your buddy follows up gently, and knows when it's time to loop in family.
Beyond the calls
We don't just talk to you. We help you get back out there.
A phone call helps, but it's not the whole answer. The real goal is reconnecting you with your own community, the people, places, and routines that made up a full life before isolation crept in.
Your buddy actively looks for ways to make that happen, whether that means getting you out the door or bringing the connection to you.
Finding a local card club or senior center activity you'd actually enjoy
Tracking down a cultural or hobby group built around what you love
Finding a livestream or online community when getting out isn't possible
Where we are right now
Be one of the first families we welcome.
We're carefully selecting and training our very first buddies right now. As one of our first clients, you get a real hand in shaping who joins and how this works, not a finished product handed to you after the fact.
Real people, real backgrounds
We're looking for warm, patient people with real reasons for doing this work, often their own experience caring for someone they love.
You get a real say
As an early client, you'll meet real candidates and help us understand what actually makes a great match, not just fill a seat.
Built with you, not just for you
Your feedback in these early weeks directly shapes how Peace Buddy works for every family that comes after you.
Get started
We're new. That works in your favor.
Because you're one of our first families, you get real founding pricing, not just an introductory discount.
TRAINING PROGRAM — FOUNDING PRICE
$349/mo
You're matched with a buddy who's still completing training. Because they're still learning, you may be paired with a new training buddy from week to week rather than one fixed person.
- Daily check-ins, 1 to 3+ a day, 7 days a week
- One 30-minute video call every week
- Weekly wellness report
- No contracts, cancel anytime
- Founder benefit: $349 is yours for as long as you stay in the training program, it never goes up
- Founder benefit: if you and a training buddy really click, you can upgrade to keep them permanently once they graduate
- Founder benefit: direct input on how Peace Buddy grows from here
Also included: an 8-week (2-month) no-questions-asked refund if it's not the right fit, more on that here.
Prefer one fixed buddy from day one?
Join the waitlist for a single, fully graduated buddy, no rotation, same person every time. We'll reach out as soon as one's available.
$499/mo
Income-based waitlist
One consistent, fully trained buddy. For qualifying families, just ask on your call.
$699/mo
Standard waitlist
One consistent, fully trained buddy. Our regular rate once you're matched.
Trust & safety
A real person. Nothing to be wary of.
Always a real human
Never AI, never a bot, never a script.
Never discusses money
Your buddy is never involved in billing, ever.
Family visibility
Weekly reports, no surprises, no guessing.
Switch buddies anytime
You can change buddies anytime.
Questions
A few things people ask
Can I sign myself up, without my kids involved?+
Yes. Peace Buddy works just as well for someone signing up for themselves. Your weekly wellness report simply comes to you instead of a family member.
Is my buddy really a real person?+
Always. No AI, no bots, no scripts pretending to be human. You'll know your buddy's name, and they'll know yours.
What if my mom and her buddy just don't click?+
You can switch buddies at any time, for any reason, no questions asked. It's not unusual, and it's never a hassle.
What if it's genuinely not working out?+
You have a full 8 weeks, two months, to decide. If it's not right for you, you get a complete refund, no questions asked.
Why is the $349 training program so much cheaper?+
Because your buddy is still completing training, and you may be matched with a new training buddy from week to week rather than one fixed person. It's a real trade-off, less continuity for a lower price, locked in for as long as you stay in the program. If you and a training buddy click, you can upgrade to keep them permanently once they graduate.
How is this different from a robocall check-in service?+
Those exist to confirm someone's okay in under a minute. Peace Buddy exists to build an actual relationship, real conversation, every day, with someone who remembers what you talked about last week.