Episode Details

Live from HCAOA—45 minute conversation with Connor Sweeney, Co-Founder at CallBaba.Com

Highlights: 

• His grandma’s stroke pulled him into caregiving with his mom and grandfather.
• He cloned her voice to create AI speech-therapy agents tailored to her needs.
• Fascinating stat: dementia rates are higher among people who are deaf.
• Baba is an AI companion for questions, prayer, conversation, emotional support, and care advocacy.
• Seniors and families can connect through Baba to a network of doctors, nurses, and doulas.
• Works on any phone—even landlines.
• A personalized “friend” that listens, remembers, and adapts.
• Common use cases: prayer, conversational role-play, Q&A, nudges, reminders.
• Care teams can get alerts when health concerns show up in conversations.
• Try it: text hi to 833-355-2676.
• Advocacy services are Medicare-covered for many conditions.
• Key partners include MIT economist Jonathan Gruber and Johns Hopkins physician Peter Abadir.
• Ongoing study tracking loneliness, anxiety, cortisol levels, and emergency call trends.
• Home care agencies are a key distribution path to get Baba into clients’ homes.
• 35:38 Personal stories of reduced loneliness and meaningful emotional support.
• Organizational outcomes: lower loneliness, better retention, fewer readmissions.
• For Medicare-eligible seniors: access to a full-time advocate and 24/7 customizable support—lightening caregiver load.
• Contact: connor@callbaba.com or callbaba.com.

Sponsors:

• Baba (callbaba.com): AI phone-based co-pilot for seniors to prevent loneliness, create support, and connect them with professionals 
• Paradigm (paradigmseniors.com): Credentialing, billing automation, and revenue cycle management for VA and Medicaid payments
• HomeSight (vantiva.com/homesight): TV-based wellness hub for blended care—video visits, health monitoring, and daily reminders for the family and care team