Episode 3

Technology as an empathetic caregiving companion with Dor Skuler

When Dor Skuler’s grandfather needed in-home care, aside from the nursing skills of the live-in caregiver, success hinged on one thing: the ability of the care provider to have empathy and to build a relationship with his grandfather. This experience helped Dor to notice and start to tackle a mammoth problem that could change the lives of older adults struggling with isolation and loneliness: Is it possible to provide a compassionate and empathic companion through AI?

In this episode you will hear:

  • What ElliQ is and how Dor’s experience with his grandfather became a catalyst for creating it
  • Why ElliQ is so different from other common AI such as Alexa and Google Home
  • How Dor and his team are building empathy into ElliQ 
  • What a day with ElliQ looks like for a senior struggling with loneliness
  • How ElliQ can be a valuable part of the healthcare system
  • How your organization can be part of this project

About Dor:

Dor Skuler is the CEO and co-founder of Intuition Robotics - building digital companions that create a relationship between humans and machines. He and his team are currently creating ElliQ - the sidekick for happier aging which improves the lives of older adults. A board member and advisory board member for startups, he also holds an MBA, M.Sc in Marketing. 

Connect with Dor:

Website: https://elliq.com/

https://www.intuitionrobotics.com/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dorskuler 

Connect with Jon:

Jon Brody: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-brody-1281106/ 

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Tanya Krim

Tanya Krim is a long-distance caregiver for her parents who live in England. So she knows first-hand the emotional landscape and challenges of juggling work, life and caregiving. She chose to augment her 20-year career as a qualitative market researcher by obtaining her M.S. in Gerontology.

In the process, storytelling has become her passion as she believes that storytelling can offer multiple benefits to care recipients as well as their caregivers.

She is now applying her background to crafting meaningful, emotive, insight-rich Legacy Stories/Histories and spearheading storytelling training to help working caregivers as well as their care recipients reminisce, relive, revive and 'reset'.
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Debbie Howard

Debbie Howard is a former caregiver who served as both long-distance and live-in caregiver during her mom’s dying days in South Carolina, while running her Tokyo-based market research consultancy.
With the launch in 2016 of AMI (Aging Matters International) and TheCaregivingJourney.com, Debbie combined her caregiving experience with her 40 years in market research and communications to support companies and working caregivers in navigating their caregiving journeys with more ease and grace. https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiehoward/?originalSubdomain=jp
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Jonathan Brody

Jon Brody helped his mom age in place and live independently to the ripe old age of 93.
With over 30 years of marketing experience in the healthcare industry on both the client and agency sides, he has a deep knowledge of corporate needs including global strategy, market research & analytics.
He has bolstered this with his acquisition of an M.S in Gerontology from the University of Massachusetts. He is also a proud member of the Gerontological Society of America, American Society on Aging, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.