Olera CareNavigator: making senior care more affordable and easier to access for dementia caregivers
Olera CareNavigator - Increasing Affordability and Accessibility of Senior Care For Dementia Family Caregivers
An AI-powered care planner to help family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and related dementias find financial aid, services, and step-by-step help applying.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Sbir 2 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Olera INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bryan, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11144433 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project will create an AI care planner that asks about your loved one's needs, screens eligibility for benefits, and suggests local, state, and federal supports you may qualify for. Specialized AI agents will handle needs assessment, resource matching, and guided help with applications. The team from industry, academia, and community partners will develop the tool, then deploy and test it with caregivers to improve usability and accuracy. The aim is to help caregivers reclaim unclaimed aid and connect to services more quickly.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are family caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias in the U.S. who need help locating affordable supports and can use an online or phone-based tool.
Not a fit: People outside the U.S., caregivers without access to phone/internet, or those whose needs are strictly medical rather than related to benefits or social services may not benefit from this resource navigator.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help caregivers find and apply for benefits and services they didn't know about, lowering out-of-pocket costs and easing caregiving duties.
How similar studies have performed: Other digital benefit-screening and resource-navigation programs have helped people access aid, but using large-language-model AI agents for broad, automated care planning is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Bryan, United States
- Olera INC. — Bryan, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Falohun, Tokunbo — Olera INC.
- Study coordinator: Falohun, Tokunbo
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.