Caregiver Friendly Products Lorenzo’s House, Memcara, Trelawear

November 24, 2025|Debbie Howard

In our second Caregiver-Friendly Products episode this November, we featured innovators bringing meaningful support to families navigating dementia care, including community and peer-based programs as well as music-driven therapeutic connection. We also highlighted stylish personal emergency response technologies designed to help older adults live independently with confidence and dignity. This episode continued our recognition of 2025 National Family Caregivers Month, National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, and National Home Care and Hospice Month.

Patti LaFleur explained how Lorenzo’s House supports families facing younger-onset dementia with peer “Matches,” age-based Clubs for kids and young adults, grief groups, and a Youth Summit to heal, advocate, and educate.

Christina Tadin shared how Memcara offers web-based, therapist-guided music sessions using familiar songs, imagery, and prompts to spark presence, ease communication, reduce agitation, and create daily “anchor” moments for people with memory loss and caregivers.

Mara Perlmutter showcased Trelawear’s approach to fashion-forward emergency pendants linked to a monitoring app and call center, turning stigmatized PERS devices into stylish, affordable safety tools that help active older adults age at home confidently.

Recorded on November 20, 2025, this episode is part of our Caregiver Friendly Products Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Patti LaFleur, Programs Lead, Lorenzo’s House
Lorenzo’s House is an AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP portfolio company

Christina Tadin, Founder, Memcara
Memcara is a pitch contestant at the CES 2026 “After Dark Pitch Competition” from the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP

Mara Perlmutter, Founder, Trelawear
Trelawear is powered by FallCall Solutions, an AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP portfolio company

Resources:
11-6-25 Caregiver Friendly Products Rethinking Aging Club Podcast

Mara Perlmutter was introduced to us by Jack Perez of Kuel Life. Jack Perez was on Rethinking Aging Club Podcast – Community Building 3-23-23

Provided by Patti LaFleur:
Blue Cross Blue Shield Report: Early-Onset Dementia and Alzheimer’s Rates Grow for Younger Americans, Feb 27, 2020 documenting large increases in diagnoses among commercially insured U.S. adults ages 30-64 from 2013-2017

JAMA Neurology Article: Global Prevalence of Young-Onset Dementia 2021 A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, by Hendriks et al. re: age-standardized global prevalence

Press and Podcasts:
Shining Light on Younger-Onset Dementia with Lorenzo’s House, 2-11-25, on the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Podcast

Interview with Christina and Dio Tadin, Co-Founders of Memcara, 9-23-25, Innovating Memory Care Through Music and Imagery on the podcast Not Ready Yet: Curating Conversations for the Aging Journey

Published Research Paper co-authored Christina and Dio Tadin, 10-16-25, from the Association for Computing Machinery-ACM, Family In The Loop: Enabling Family Involvement and Person-Centered Dementia Care at Long-Term Care Facilities with Collaborative AI Tools

The Southampton Press, 10-6-25, Medical Alert Pendants, Created by Southampton Resident, Combine Safety, Style and Discretion

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