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What would passive monitoring for older adults look like if nobody had to wear a device or remember it was there? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, host Erin Young talks with Frank McDermott, founder and CEO of DAR.WIN, about passive monitoring for aging in place.
What separates the brain health startups that last from the ones that raise big and flame out? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, host Erin Young talks with Steve Ardire, strategic advisor at Vibes AI, about startup teams, early detection, and closed loop design.
How important is technology when it comes to best-in-class senior care? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, Erin Young interviews Christy Rockefeller, a caregiving veteran and with extensive experience at tech companies focused on improving home care. Christy shares her journey into senior care, and her experiences at nursing homes, memory care, hospice, and home care.
How important is technology when it comes to best-in-class senior care? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, Erin Young interviews Christy Rockefeller, a caregiving veteran and with extensive experience at tech companies focused on improving home care. Christy shares her journey into senior care, and her experiences at nursing homes, memory care, hospice, and home care.
What does it take to truly understand the people you are designing for in aging and care? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, Erin Young speaks with Nicole Will, founder of Will Gather, a platform and podcast at the intersection of aging, caregiving, and AgeTech. Nicole shares her journey from family caregiver at age 15 to gerontologist, registered nursing assistant, and AgeTech advisor with over 240 podcast episodes.
What if your voice could reveal what is happening in your brain years before any symptoms appear? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, Erin Young sits down with Kara Uchtman, Clinical Research Officer at Vibes AI, a company building low-friction cognitive health tools based on voice and sound. They explore early cognitive detection, the ethics of longitudinal voice data, and what it truly means to design for dignity in brain change.
How do we build age tech that truly serves older adults without infantilizing or leaving them behind? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, Erin Young speaks with Kunal Parikh, a physician-trained AgeTech consultant who spent five years at Trualta helping founders bring thoughtful solutions to market. Kunal shares how coordinating his grandmother's care from Canada during COVID revealed the gap between logistical and emotional labor in caregiving.
What happens when virtual reality becomes a bridge between generations? In this episode of Designing for Dignity, host Erin Young talks with David Wyatt, Head of Communications and Business Strategy at Mighty Coconut, about how the hit VR game Walkabout Mini Golf unexpectedly became a favorite among older players. They explore how VR, aging, and accessibility intersect, and what game designers can learn from older adults who are embracing play in digital spaces.
