Every life is a library of stories

LifeLibrary is the easy way to save the stories, photos and memories that make someone who they are, and to share them with the people who matter most.

For families For carers
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Stories are how we connect

Everyone carries a lifetime of stories, the places they grew up, the people they loved and the songs they danced to. When those stories are saved and shared they spark conversation, bring back smiles and help people feel truly known.

Without a story"Nice weather today."
With LifeLibrary"I hear you used to play football for Ipswich."

Connection

A shared memory turns a quick hello into a real conversation, and gives everyone something warm to talk about.

Identity

Remembering the person behind the years, the things they can and love doing, and the life they have lived.

Belonging

Bringing the generations together, with grandchildren, friends and family all adding to the same story.

A home for a lifetime of memories

An easy to use app where you can gather written stories, photos, videos and favourite things into one beautiful library, and open it on a phone, tablet or laptop whenever you want to share it.

Made for everyone who holds a story

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Families

Keep the people you love close. Build the library together and bring their stories into every visit and call.

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Carers

Get to know the person, not just the care plan. Life stories at your fingertips in residential and at-home care, for older people and for children and young adults.

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 A pile of old family photographs

Collections

Capture and celebrate shared history from clubs, groups, communities and organisations.

Explore Collections →
LifeLibrary on a tablet showing Top Memories

Simple to start, lovely to share

  1. Create a library

    Set up a library for yourself or someone you love in a few minutes.

  2. Answer a few life story questions

    Where they grew up, who they love, what makes them smile, so there is something to talk about from day one.

  3. Add stories, photos and videos

    Organise memories into books, from school days and weddings to holidays and hobbies.

  4. Invite others to join in

    Family, friends and carers can all view and add fond memories over time.

Stories you can play

We take a person's own life story, photos and hobbies and turn them into personal games to enjoy together.

Life quiz

Questions about their own life, family and favourite things.

Jigsaws

Puzzles made from their own family photos.

Crosswords

Clues built from the names and places they know.

Pairs

Match up familiar faces and favourite moments.

Colouring

Relaxing pictures inspired by their story.

Included for familiesIncluded for carers

Start your library today

A lifetime of stories, all in one place. LifeLibrary for families is coming soon.

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LifeLibrary for families is coming soon. Register your interest and be one of the first.

Start every conversation with their story

When names, dates and yesterday start to slip away, the memories from long ago are often still bright. LifeLibrary gathers your mum or dad's stories, photos and favourite music in one place, so you always have something to talk about, and so does everyone else who spends time with them.

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What LifeLibrary is

An app that holds your loved one's life story in one place. The photos, the videos, the music, the places and the people, with the stories behind them, all sorted into books you can open on a phone, tablet or laptop.

  • Books of memoriesChildhood, work, weddings, holidays, pets, whatever matters. Each one fills up over time.
  • Photos, videos and their own wordsOld photographs, a favourite song, a video of the grandchildren, a story written down before it is forgotten.
  • Open it anywhereAt the kitchen table, on a visit, or over a video call, on whatever you have to hand.
  • Private to the people you inviteYou decide who can see the library and who can add to it, from family and friends to any member of their care team.
LifeLibrary open on a tablet, showing a page of top memories

The stories from long ago are still there

Ask about last Tuesday and you might get a blank look. Ask about the summer they met, the street they grew up on or the song at their wedding, and it can all come flooding back.

With their library open, you are not searching for something to say. A photo of the old house, the team they followed, the dog they adored, and the conversation starts itself. It puts the focus on what your mum or dad can still do and love doing, rather than what they find harder.

  • Familiar faces and placesThe people, homes and holidays they know best, ready to look through together.
  • Their favourite thingsMusic, sport, pets and hobbies that bring back a smile.
  • Easier visits and callsOpen a book and let the memories lead.
  • Something for the grandchildren to doThey love adding photos and hearing the old stories.
LifeLibrary open on a phone

Build your loved one's library together

  1. Create their library

    Add a name and a photo and you are ready to go.

  2. Answer a few life story questions

    Simple prompts about where they grew up, family, work and the things they love. Do it with them if you can, it is a lovely afternoon in itself.

  3. Fill it with memories

    Upload photos, videos and written stories, and sort them into books.

  4. Invite the rest of the family

    Brothers, sisters, grandchildren and old friends can all add what they remember, wherever they live.

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Games made from your loved one's own life

We take the photos, names and places from their library and turn them into games you can play together. A jigsaw of the wedding photo. A quiz about their own life. A crossword full of the names they know. Familiar, gentle, and a lot more fun than a puzzle book from the shop.

Jigsaws made from their own old photographs

Quizzes written from their own life story

Life quiz

Questions about their own life, family and favourite things.

Jigsaws

Puzzles made from their own family photos.

Crosswords

Clues built from the names and places they know.

Pairs

Match up familiar faces and favourite moments.

Colouring

Relaxing pictures inspired by their story.

Two plans when we launch

Both plans include everything: the full library, photos, videos and stories, and the games made from them. The only difference is how many of the family can log in.

Pricing will be announced when we launch. Register your interest and we will tell you first.

Coming soon

Family

Up to 3 family members

  • Log-ins for up to 3 family members
  • The full life story, with photos, videos and written memories
  • Games made from their own life
  • Use it on a phone, tablet or laptop
  • You choose who can see and add to it
Coming soon

Family Unlimited

Unlimited family log-ins

  • Unlimited family log-ins, so grandchildren, cousins and old friends can all join in
  • The full life story, with photos, videos and written memories
  • Games made from their own life
  • Use it on a phone, tablet or laptop
  • You choose who can see and add to it

In time, you may need more help looking after them

If the day comes when your mum or dad needs carers at home, or moves into a care home, their library goes with them. Carers who use LifeLibrary can get to know the person before they know the care plan, and you can carry on adding memories and see the moments they share.

It is a hard step for any family, and knowing that the people looking after them can talk about their old football team, their garden or their grandchildren makes it a little easier.

LifeLibrary for carers
Family and carer connected through LifeLibrary

Be one of the first to start a LifeLibrary

We are getting ready to open LifeLibrary up to families. Leave your details and we will let you know the day you can start.

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Person-centred care starts with their story

The life story app that enables genuine, person-centred care in residential and domiciliary settings, for older people, in dementia day centres, and for children and young adults too.

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Our partners

Tanglewood Senior Moments Care LLP ExtraCare Charitable Trust Georgian House Nursing Home Coast Care Homes Say it with a Smile Griffin House Care Home

Better care for everyone in the care circle

People in care

Retain their individuality, which reduces loneliness and helps promote social interaction.

Carers

Use written life stories and photos to foster meaningful relationships. All at their fingertips.

Activities coordinators

Use hobbies and interests to create truly personalised events, individually or in a group, and share photos of them with families.

Families

Stay connected and involved with their loved ones, leaving feedback in real time.

Managers

Evidence life reminiscence work and personalised care plans to the CQC, all based on lives well lived.

CQC rating improved or retained

21%

The revenue boost an Outstanding rating can bring.
Carterwood report 2024

Solutions for every care setting

Please select your care setting to see how LifeLibrary helps

  • Valuable, bespoke one-to-one care timeNot generic group care.
  • Alleviates lonelinessThe power to reduce loneliness among residents.
  • Cognitive stimulationHelps keep minds active.
  • Faster onboardingReduces the time needed to settle new residents.
  • Easy interest searchFind shared interests between residents for event planning.
  • Meaningful interaction recordedData on carer and resident interaction.
  • Family engagementEngage families and receive their feedback.
  • Know every visitor in momentsStaff and volunteers can pick up a person's story before they arrive, even if they have not met before.
  • Conversation from the doorPhotos and memories that give everyone something warm to talk about.
  • Group sessions that suit the roomFind shared interests between the people attending that day and plan around them.
  • Games made from their own lifeQuizzes, jigsaws and pairs for one-to-one or group time.
  • Families kept in the loopPhotos from the day reach home, and families add memories between visits.
  • Meaningful interaction recordedEvidence of the person-centred time each person has had.

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  • Consistent, person-centred supportEvery carer knows what matters to the young person, whoever is on shift.
  • Fewer difficult momentsTriggers, routines and what helps are easy to find and easy to follow.
  • Smoother transitionsPlacements, schools, respite and the move to adult services.
  • Faster onboardingFor new staff and for young people joining your service.
  • Engaged familiesParents see and share the good moments.
  • Meaningful interaction recordedEvidence of person-centred practice for your inspections.

More on children and young adults →

  • Immediate connectionsLife stories create deeper relationships from the first visit.
  • Better continuityRicher interactions and more continuity of care.
  • A feedback loop with familiesNew memories keep families involved.
  • Meaningful cognitive stimulationSupports customers' mental wellbeing.
  • Faster onboardingFor new carers and new customers.
  • Meaningful interaction recordedData on carer and customer interaction.
  • Supported livingAn excellent tool for carers of adults in supported living and other at-home settings.
  • CQC evidenceProvides clear evidence of meeting CQC requirements.

Children and young adults

A life story is not only about looking back. For children and young adults who are autistic, have ADHD or a learning disability, LifeLibrary is a place to capture who they are right now: what they love, what calms them, what they find hard and how they like to communicate, so every carer starts from the same page.

  • All about them, kept up to dateLikes, dislikes, routines, sensory needs and what helps on a difficult day, shown with photos and videos rather than pages of notes.
  • The same approach on every shiftNew, bank and agency staff can get to know a young person before they meet them, which means fewer surprises for everyone.
  • Moves and transitions made easierBetween placements, schools and short breaks, or from children's to adult services, their story goes with them.
  • Their own voiceYoung people can help build their library with the photos, videos and achievements they are proud of.
  • Families kept closeParents and carers at home see the moments shared and add their own, so home and care stay joined up.
  • Games built around their passionsQuizzes, jigsaws and pairs made from their own photos and interests, whether that is trains, football or their favourite film.

For children's homes, residential special schools, short breaks and respite, supported living and day services.

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Now in dementia day centres

People often come to a day centre for a few hours at a time, and the staff and volunteers can change from one visit to the next. With LifeLibrary, anyone can pick up a person's story in moments, and the family at home can see the good moments from the day.

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  • Something to talk about from the moment they arrive
  • Group activities built around shared interests
  • Games made from their own life, for one-to-one or group time
  • Families see photos from the day and add memories from home

Personal activities in minutes

Each person's life story and hobbies become their own set of games, ready for one-to-one time or a group session, with no preparation needed.

Because every game is built around the things they know and love, it plays to what people can do and enjoy, and gives carers and families a natural way to spend time together.

Life quiz

Questions about their own life, family and favourite things.

Jigsaws

Puzzles made from their own family photos.

Crosswords

Clues built from the names and places they know.

Pairs

Match up familiar faces and favourite moments.

Colouring

Relaxing pictures inspired by their story.

Raising care quality to a new level

Areas improved by LifeLibrary

Safe

  • Learning culture
  • Safe systems, pathways and transitions
  • Safeguarding
  • Safe environments
  • Safe and effective staffing
  • Infection prevention and control

Effective

  • Assessing needs
  • Delivering evidence based care and treatments
  • How staff, teams and services work together
  • Supporting people to live healthier lives
  • Monitoring and improving outcomes
  • Consent to care and treatment

Responsive

  • Person centred care
  • Care provision, integration and continuity
  • Providing information
  • Listening to and involving people
  • Equity in experience and outcomes
  • Planning for the future

Caring

  • Kindness, compassion and dignity
  • Treating people as individuals
  • Independence, choice and control
  • Responding to people's immediate needs
  • Workforce wellbeing and enablement

Well-led

  • Shared direction and culture
  • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders
  • Freedom to speak up
  • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Governance, management and sustainability
  • Partnerships and communities
  • Learning, improvement and innovation
  • Environmental sustainability

Proud to support care that makes a difference

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Georgian House Care Home rated 'Good' by the CQC, with LifeLibrary featured in three outstanding categories.

The provider had a partnership with LifeLibrary, a software application (app) dedicated to saving stories, memories and interests for every care resident.
Care Quality Commission (CQC)Inspection report, Georgian House Care Home
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We're proud to use LifeLibrary. It allows us to upload photos and memories, giving us a fuller, more holistic view of each person's life. Together, we share stories, celebrate the past, and create joyful moments every day.
Johanna JohnsonLifestyle Co-ordinator, Tanglewood Care Homes

See LifeLibrary in action

Book a 30 minute call and we will show you the platform and hear your feedback.

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Collecting community stories

A secure place for capturing and celebrating shared history, from families, clubs and organisations.

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Where your community's story comes to life

Whether you are preserving the legacy of a local club or gathering family memories, Collections makes it easy to save, organise and share the stories that matter.

  1. Upload photos and written stories

  2. Organise content into themed collections

  3. Invite others to contribute and collaborate

  4. Keep everything safe, searchable and always accessible

LifeLibrary Collections on a phone

Perfect for

Individuals, families and friend groups preserving memories over time

Researchers gathering community stories and oral histories

Organisations capturing milestones, voices and culture through testimonials

Join today

Start building your community's story. The place to record, recall and celebrate your history.

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How to use LifeLibrary for families

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Watch the video and learn how to

  • Set up your LifeLibrary account
  • Upload and organise memories
  • Invite family members
  • Add stories, images, videos and more
  • Manage privacy and sharing settings

LifeLibrary makes it simple to capture, organise and share the moments that matter most.

We're here to make this simple

No question is too small. If you have any questions about how to use and get the most from LifeLibrary, please get in touch.

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  • Setting up your account
  • Uploading memories
  • Managing privacy settings
  • Inviting family members
  • Troubleshooting access

How to use LifeLibrary for carers

Use the guides below to get started.

Onboarding process for LifeLibrary

A full overview of how to adopt the LifeLibrary platform, from setup to team training.

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Employee login checklist

A practical checklist to make sure staff accounts are set up correctly and securely.

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How to add your profile page

Step-by-step instructions to create and customise your main profile.

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How to add employees

Guidance on adding team members, assigning access and managing permissions.

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How to add a resident profile

Instructions for creating individual resident profiles safely and accurately.

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How LifeLibrary can be used in relation to PCS

Guidance on bringing LifeLibrary into Person-Centred Support planning and everyday care.

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GDPR process

Important information on data protection, consent and secure information management when using LifeLibrary.

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Need support?

If you have questions about implementation, compliance or best practice, please contact the LifeLibrary support team.

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A lifetime of stories, shared

LifeLibrary is an interactive, easy to use, collaborative life story app that saves the stories, memories and interests of the people we love, at home, in care, or anywhere in between.

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The people behind LifeLibrary

Sheridan

Sheridan

Founder

Following a successful career in finance, Sheridan's work in property development with care homes sparked the idea of LifeLibrary. "I couldn't bear to see the millions of years' worth of stories in the homes go unshared. I knew they could bring people together."

Julie

Julie

Care Consultant

Julie has a long and varied career within the care sector, from care assistant to lifestyle coordinator and manager. She works passionately and tirelessly to improve awareness and care for older people.

Pavlo

Pavlo

CTO at LifeLibrary · CEO at DeepInspire

With more than 20 years of experience in software development, Pavlo leads LifeLibrary's technology vision, guiding the tech team and making sure there is the right balance between business, client and technology.

We'd love to hear from you

Whether you are a family getting started, a care provider looking for a demo, or a group with a story to collect, get in touch.

  • Phone+44 7866 627201
  • Emailinfo@lifelibrary.io