Caregiver Friendly Products with Neal Shah CareYaya, Counterforce Health; Ashish Aggarwal PhD JubileeTV; Matt Golden MapHabit; Kendra Seavey care.coach
In this first of two Caregiver Friendly Products episodes recognizing 2025 National Family Caregivers Month, National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Home Care and Hospice Month, we featured four outstanding speakers all of them representing AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio companies. AI elements were highlighted. Cost of care reduction and care enhancement were featured.
Neal Shah introduced CareYaya Health Technologies, a tech-enabled platform connecting vetted pre-med and nursing school students with older adults, reducing care costs and giving students meaningful experience. Neal also covered the necessity of Counterforce Health to help fight claim denials. Ashish Agarwal PhD explained JubileeTV, a TV-based system enhancing family connection and caregiving. JubileeTV recently added a feature to record “moments”. Matt Golden presented Map Habit, a platform helping neurodivergent individuals with daily routines, giving them more independence and reducing the burden on caregivers. Kendra Seavey explained care.coach, offering interactive avatar companions for older adults, addressing loneliness and health needs. Debbie Howard kicked off the meeting with a family caregiver overview.
Notable new word “learned helplessness” from Matt Golden.
Recorded on November 6, 2025, this episode is part of our Caregiver Friendly Products Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.
Neal K. Shah, CEO and Founder, CareYaya Health Technologies; Chairman and Co-Founder, Counterforce Health; Author, “Insured to Death: How Health Insurance Screws Over Americans – And How We Take It Back.”
Ashish D. Aggarwal, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO, JubileeTV
Matt Golden, Co-Founder and CEO, MapHabit
Kendra Seavey, CEO, care.coach
Press:
Wirecutter, 9-12-25 The Best Universal Remote Control
Business Insider, 9-15-25 Best Accessible Design of 2025 with JubileeTV
Fast Company World Changing Ideas List 2025 including JubileeTV
Emory Health Digest, Summer 2025 – MapHabit and NeuroTrack
News Observer 6-5-25 North Carolina Roots for CareYaya
NBC Chicago 10-8-25 Counterforce Health
Good News Network 8-5-25 Counterforce Health
CBS News Philadelphia 9-15-25 Counterforce Health
LA Times Opinion 10-27-25 Neal Shah
Boston Herald 11-5-25 Neal Shah
McKnights Home Care 11-5-25 Stop Celebrating Caregivers and Start Supporting Them Neal Shah
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