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Help Shape the Future of Dementia Caregiver Training!

With support from the NIH and Johns Hopkins University, CareYaya Health Technologies invites caregivers and healthcare professionals to partner in developing AI-powered caregiver training to expand access to caregiver education.

Thanks to generous funding from

Why Participate?

We’re dedicated to co-designing with caregivers, not just for them.

Your insights and experiences guide how we make this tool practical and supportive in real caregiving situations.

Increase Access to Caregiver Training

Most families can’t afford long and costly dementia training. By joining, you’ll help create a free, flexible learning tool that make quality caregiver education available to everyone.

Increase Access to Caregiver Training

Most families can’t afford long and costly dementia training. By joining, you’ll help create a free, flexible learning tool that make quality caregiver education available to everyone.

Improve Quality of Care and Outcomes

Inexperienced caregivers can face crises that lead to stress and hospital visits. Your participation helps develop training that reduces emergencies, prevents burnout, and improves care for families everywhere.

Improve Quality of Care and Outcomes

Shape the Future of Caregiver Training

Everyone learns differently, and new technology makes personalized, flexible learning increasingly possible. By participating, you’ll help shape new forms of training that are built to meet caregivers where they are.

Shape the Future of Caregiver Training

Guide the Responsible Use of AI in Care

AI is rapidly changing healthcare, and your participation helps guide it in the right direction. You’ll help shape ethical, transparent, human-centered AI that supports empathy and sets new standards for responsible caregiving technology.

Guide the Responsible Use of AI in Care

Who We’re Looking For

Seeking participants of all ages above 18 years old

Family Caregivers

Relatives or friends caring for a loved one with dementia at home

Family Caregivers

Relatives or friends caring for a loved one with dementia at home

Care Workers

Paid professionals, such as home health aides or care facility staff who provide daily support to those with dementia

Care Workers

Paid professionals, such as home health aides or care facility staff who provide daily support to those with dementia

Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare experts who regularly work with caregivers and those with dementia

Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare experts who regularly work with caregivers and those with dementia

I want to help!

Ways to Participate

All participation is voluntary and can be completed remotely

Participants will receive $100-200 in compensation via digital gift card depending on level of participation.

Research Participant

Survey Study

2 weeks + 25 min

Explore the AI training platform and complete a short set of surveys.

Research Participant

Survey + Interview Study

2 weeks + 25 min + 60 min

Explore the AI training platform, complete a short set of surveys, and share your experience via video interview.

Volunteer

Usability Tests

30 min

Complete various tasks on the AI training platform while screensharing with researchers. This helps our team understand real-world interactions and identify areas for improvement.

Volunteer

Contribute As You Can

Flexible

Participate informally by contributing/reviewing educational content, sharing experiences, or beta-testing new features to support ongoing development. Have another idea or way to help? We’d love to know!

About CareYaya

CareYaya is a mission-driven social enterprise dedicated to improving caregiving through innovation, education, and compassion. Supported by our amazing team of student caregivers, advisors, and partners nationwide, we’re expanding access to quality care while empowering the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Our goal is to make caregiving more effective, sustainable, and human-centered, helping families and care workers alike provide the best possible support for those in need.

CareYaya is a mission-driven social enterprise dedicated to improving caregiving through innovation, education, and compassion. Supported by our amazing team of student caregivers, advisors, and partners nationwide, we’re expanding access to quality care while empowering the next generation of healthcare professionals. Our research is developing and testing AI-powered caregiver training tools designed to support both family and professional caregivers. Our goal is to make caregiving more effective, sustainable, and human-centered, helping families and care workers alike provide the best possible support for those in need.

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FAQs

Have more questions?

What are the benefits to participating in research?

By participating, you’ll help improve dementia-care training and contribute to research that supports caregivers everywhere. You’ll have early access to explore our AI-powered platform and receive the final tool once it’s released.

Am I eligible to participate?

Participants must be 18 or older, fluent in English, and have stable internet access via computer or smartphone. Survey and interview study participants must have less than one year of dementia caregiving experience.

Will I be compensated?

Yes! Participants will receive up to $200 in compensation via digital gift card depending on level of participation.

What if I wish to stop participating?

Participants can withdraw at any time. Since compensation is based on completed activities, payment may be adjusted if the study isn’t finished in full. Participation is completely voluntary.