CareAnchor

CareAnchor is an AI coordinator that helps families plan everyday support and a safer home for older adults. Our objective is to reduce total unpaid family care time, including arranging help, following up and handling changes. Built with Python, HTML/CSS/JavaScript and GPT-6 Astra. We plan to start with independent care managers supporting older adults and their families. Today, the prototype includes: • Resident and family chats, plus an optional Apple Messages connection. • Hospital-visit planning with separate duties for driving, accompaniment and the return ride. • Opt-in monitoring of changed demo hospital notices, reopening affected arrangements for fresh family confirmation. • Household preferences, sharing controls, helper availability and saved tasks that continue after restart. • Blender home-layout previews and equipment planning using budget, space, existing items and setup needs. • Printable family updates from approved contributions. Next, we want voice access, real appointment and service-provider connections, easier family setup, and optional home-device signals that prompt an agreed check-in. The aim is to plan ahead as needs change, while keeping the older adult independent. The prototype uses fictional households and provider notices. Real sensor monitoring, physical services and measured reductions in family care time remain future work.