Demcare

Caring for patients with dementia can be really challenging, especially for part-time caregivers who may only see their patients a few times a week. One major obstacle they face is accurately tracking changes in health, behavior, and cognition. This can result in guesswork when it comes to providing the best care. Continuous data collection of activities of daily living is needed to help reduce guesswork and to encourage more informed care decisions to improve a patient's health outcomes. We developed a digital and hardware solution that helps support aging in place. It's a ‘smart home in a box’ that includes an automatic medication dispenser, a smart speaker, and sensors that provide a detailed summary of the patient's activities of daily living for family members, caregivers, and physicians to review. Please email riyakaru@stanford.edu & upadhyar@stanford.edu to learn more!