Imagine having a digital pet that helps you take care of yourself.
In this episode, Victor Wang, founder, and CEO of Care.Coach talks about using a digital pet avatar to coach senior and hyper-complex people to improve their self-care.

Care Resources PACE demonstrates 40% reduction in falls through care.coach Avatar™ and Video Visits™

care.coach corporation and Waystone Health & Human Services have established a collaborative agreement to support individuals age 18 and older that are served by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services.

The talking cats and dogs work on a specialized tablet and are designed to help the person with dementia accomplish daily tasks.

For the past 50 years, low-income seniors aged 55 and older have benefited from Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly services that allow them to age safely in their own homes.

Victor Wang took his experience at MIT and time working on robotics with NASA and used it to build a tool to solve the senior caregiver crisis. His avatar-based platform combines the latest in artificial intelligence and voice recognition with “human-in-the-loop” technology that leverages available caregiver workforces around the globe.

From makers of remote patient monitoring tools to creators of interactive software platforms, more than a dozen emerging health-tech innovators with solutions that focus on helping older adults age will present their ideas to investors and health industry experts during a day-long event.

Humana is working with software company Care.Coach to test the use of an AI-driven animal avatar called Buddy to help engage high-risk patients.

Entrepreneurial ventures are developing technologies, community resources, and solutions to address social isolation and loneliness among older adults in Massachusetts.

Researchers are testing whether digital assistants can help older people stay healthy

As the US population ages, people in need of 24/7 monitoring will outnumber available caregivers. One company's answer: Let a digital avatar do the job.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Patricia Richards, who is 64 years old and lives in Salem, Massachusetts, looks forward to her daily chats with her cat Bella.