I Ally

Holistic support app for family caregivers

4 followers

Holistic support app for family caregivers

4 followers

I Ally empowers young family caregivers by connecting users to mutual aid, administrative advocacy, Telehealth, a database of providers, financial & legal counsel, access to clinical trials and more.

Launch tags:Productivity•User Experience•Tech

Launch Team

Tines The single, secure environment for agents, apps, and automations.

Promoted

tunnelto.dev

This is a great idea -- do you provide support for a variety of conditions caregivers are helping with? with re: trials, have you looked into connecting ones from individual hospitals, or just national level trials?

Report

6yr ago

tunnelto.dev

Tried to sign up, says my email is in use (kathrinkajderowicz@gmail.com) -- very unique email, so this seems to be a bug. Otherwise would love to try it out!

Report

6yr ago

I Ally

Maker

Fixing this bug now!

Report

6yr ago

I Ally

Maker

@kkajderowicz The issue is fixed now!! If you refresh the page it will work! Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Report

6yr ago

I Ally

Maker

@kkajderowicz For clinical trials, we have partnered with Antidote.me, which is like a digital matching service for clinical trials and patients. We provide support for any condition -- and when using Antidote, you would enter the condition along with zip code, etc., and that is how you would find any available clinical trials in your area for the person you care for.

Report

6yr ago

tunnelto.dev

@lucinda_rogers awesome thanks so much!! great product / idea :)

Report

6yr ago

Bride Brite

Looks like a really cool app that is especially needed for caregivers during the current times. I am curious, what forms of support do you provide? Legal assistance, counseling etc?

Report

6yr ago

I Ally

Maker

@ericahal Thanks for asking! The main resource I wanted to provide was access to mental health treatment for the caregiver, remotely through Telehealth and/or text therapy, and with providers who specialize in caregiver stress and caregiver burden. Usually, full-time family caregivers don't have time to take care of their own health, and they also don't put their health & wellbeing first -- they are too focused on the person they care for. Over half of unpaid family caregivers report moderate to severe burden -- so providing easy access to care is a crucial part of I Ally's mission. In addition to that, I Ally provides customized access to attorneys all over the country, including those who provide pro-bono counsel for caregivers especially. The mutual aid platform means that any user can also ask the community for help or for advice.

Report

6yr ago

Is the primary target audience people who provide care for the elderly/their parents — opposed to younger children with a disability(s)?

Report

6yr ago

I Ally

Maker

@tonyyo11 Yes, I have focused on people who are providing care for their parents, because that was the area I was familiar with. However, I think the app would help parents of children with disabilities as well, and I would love to scale to provide more for that audience.

Report

6yr ago

I just want to say I think this is a great app. I wish it was around (or had I known about it) last year when I was taking care of my dad. I felt alone, confused and overwhelmed half the time. I hope the users find the support, confidence and assurance they need to render care in the most authentic and effective way.

Report

6yr ago

I Ally

Maker

@alexzandriachill Thank you so much. I wish I had been able to help you as well. I know exactly how you must have felt.

Report

6yr ago

I Ally

Maker

Hi everyone! When I became my father's caregiver after he had a stroke in late 2018, I felt very isolated and noticed a lack of advocacy and resources available. I became determined to change that. I created I Ally to connect caregivers with resources and with each other, so that others don't have to go through this alone.

Report

6yr ago

i-Ally is such a great app that I literally stopped working on mine (also for millennial caregivers) to come work for Lucinda & i-Ally Inc.! Yeah, I realize that may sound biased, so go check it out for yourself!

Report

5yr ago