CareVirtue Nexus: AI assistant and streamlined workflow for adult day services helping caregivers of people with dementia
Official title: Reducing ADRD Caregiver Burden With a Novel AI Voice Agent and Automated Workflow Solution for Adult Day Service (ADS) Providers.
Funded at Carevirtue Technologies, INC. · NIH-11314148 · Data updated 2026-11-12
An AI-powered voice assistant and simple workflow tool is being tested to help adult day services communicate with family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and related dementias, making service matching easier and workflow smoother.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Sbir 2 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Carevirtue Technologies, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Dover, United States) |
| Project start | September 17, 2026 |
| Project end | September 16, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $499,998 |
| NIH project number | 1R44AG099489-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11314148 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants include adults with ADRD and their family caregivers who use or consider ADS services, and ADS centers seeking to improve caregiver communication and service matching.
✕Less likely to help
Caregivers and ADS centers with minimal use of technology or no need for enhanced communication workflows may see limited or no direct benefit.
What this research studies
CareVirtue Nexus aims to reduce caregiver stress by using an AI voice agent and automated workflows to improve communication between ADS centers and families. The project will involve co-design with ADS providers and ADRD caregivers, iterative prototype development, and a 90-day field test at 10 ADS centers to measure feasibility, usability, and acceptability. It follows a structured NIH development path from concept to real-world feasibility, focusing on real-time caregiver needs and personalized service matching. The effort uses a human-centered approach and established care-system theory to guide design and evaluation in a real-world setting.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, caregivers may experience better information flow, faster access to appropriate services, and reduced burden through streamlined ADS coordination.
How similar studies have gone: Earlier work on AI-assisted care coordination shows promise for improving communication and workflow efficiency in caregiving settings, though this exact platform is novel.
Where this research is happening
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Carevirtue Technologies, INC.
Dover, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Chunga, Richard E — Carevirtue Technologies, INC.
- Study coordinator: Chunga, Richard E
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.