For families caring for someone with dementia
Gracenear is a care circle for the person living with dementia, their family and their caregivers. When someone asks for help, the circle is alerted and the person who asked is shown that help is coming.
Where we are: working app in private testing, being shaped with families and caregivers, and preparing a research application to the National Institute on Aging. Not available to the public yet.
An illustration of the three views. Names are examples, not real people.
Why this matters
Americans 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's in 2026, an estimate expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050.
Americans give unpaid care to a family member or friend with dementia.
of unpaid care were given in 2025, valued at $446.3 billion.
of dementia caregivers report high or very high emotional stress.
is the estimated yearly turnover among home care workers, so families meet new caregivers again and again.
of dementia caregivers live with the person they care for, and about a quarter are also raising children.
Source for all figures: Alzheimer's Association, 2026 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures. Federal dementia care programs also describe care for people with dementia as often fragmented and poorly coordinated (CMS GUIDE Model).
How it works
Each person gets only what they need, with nothing extra to learn.
A calm screen with a few large buttons. One asks for help. When they press it, they see who saw it and that help is on the way.
An alert the moment help is asked for, plus daily check ins and notes, so everyone knows how the day is going without a dozen texts.
Quick check ins and spoken notes after each visit, and the family's standard of care written down in one place, so every shift starts on the same page.
“I was the one who stayed.”Devan Towslee, founder
My grandparents raised me. When their health turned, I became their caretaker. The hardest part was not the work. It was the not knowing. Did she eat? Did anyone see that he needed something? Is everyone else on the same page I am?
Gracenear is what I wished we had: one quiet circle where everyone sees the same thing, and where asking for help always gets an answer.
Where we are
Gracenear is early. Here is exactly where things stand, and what comes next.
The help request and acknowledgment, check ins, spoken notes and the shared standard of care all work in private testing.
Talking with family caregivers, home care agencies and dementia care researchers about what helps and what gets in the way.
Applying to the National Institute on Aging's small business program to fund a careful usability and feasibility study. Applying does not mean funding or endorsement.
Testing in real homes with a research review board's approval before anything is offered widely.
Only after the study shows it is safe, simple and helpful.
How you can help right now
Every conversation shapes what we build. Pick the one that fits you.
You care for someone living with memory loss, or you are a paid caregiver.
You run home care, adult day, memory care, or a county or tribal aging service.
You study dementia care, aging, nursing or usability.
Have a caregiving story you would like us to hear? Share it with us. Want updates as we go? Follow along.
Our promises
Questions
Not yet. It is working in private testing, and we want to study it carefully with families before offering it widely. Join the early circle and we will reach out when there is a way to take part.
Taking part in our early conversations and study will be free. We have not set prices for later. When we do, we will say so plainly before anyone is asked to pay.
No. Gracenear helps a family's own circle respond to everyday requests for help. It does not contact 911 or monitor anyone. In an emergency, always call 911.
No. Gracenear does not diagnose, treat or give medical advice. It is a communication tool for families and caregivers.
Only the people the family invites. We do not sell personal information or use it for ads. Our privacy policy explains what this website collects today.
Gracenear is built by Devan Towslee, who was his grandparents' caretaker, through his software company Quantum Arbor LLC. Read the story.
No. We are preparing an application to the National Institute on Aging. Applying is not the same as being funded, and nothing here is endorsed by the National Institutes of Health.
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