The problem you are solving

In Canada, there are currently 650,000 individuals living with dementia, which is expected to grow to 1.7M by 2050. Concurrently, families are keeping their loved ones at home longer, taking the burden of care onto themselves. Currently, there are 235,000 full-time jobs worth of familial caregivers. The family caregiver is providing the personalized care they need but does not necessarily provide the proper support given their dementia circumstances, resulting in negative impacts on the person living with dementia. This is leading to caregiver burnout. To address this, families are hiring caregivers (e.g., homecare), and these individuals provide clinically validated care methods. However, these methods are clinical and lack the personalized nature that considers who the person is and what they believe, which is so important to a person with dementia. Our tool ensures that caregivers can provide clinically validated dementia support recommendations personalized for their specific diagnosis, personal values and cultural history.

Study Title (long)

blueBell Connect - Providing personalized dementia support for caregivers, ensuring personal and culturally specific care for individuals living with dementia

Intended Use & Areas of Interest

• Healthy Aging
• Mental Health
• Other

Brief description of how to use

It is currently a web-based tool, with plans to have alternate access modes in the future.

Seeking

• Evaluators
• Investors
• Neither

Target Market

Canada, ,

Exclusion Criteria

Evaluation Period

15/07/2024 - 15/07/2030

Evaluator Sex & Age

Male Female Non-binary , From 30 to 80

Evaluator Compensation

0

Commitment of Evaluators

N/A

Length of Follow-up (Months)

0

Story Inspiration

blueBell Village was created by Andy Karesa, after watching how his family had to adapt to his grandmother's Alzheimer's diagnosis and progression. He saw that the system needed to change and wanted to do his part in changing the industry.