GeckoChat™ uses advanced voice recognition and synthesis technologies to allow CareBot™ MSRs to intelligently listen and respond to spoken commands of the caregiver and/or care receiver. GeckoChat™ can be readily customized to recognize words and phrases, then give back appropriate responses. In affect, the family can now create a unique personality for their family members by choosing the cadence, tonality, breathiness, etc. of the voice synthesis in addition to the various family anecdotes and colloquialisms specifically selected for the care receiver's benefit. GeckoChat™ continues the development of fundamental functional benefits needed to cost effectively provide utility to families for remote care taking of their members and other loved ones.