Making senior care less overwhelming
For families with an elder loved one in need of care support, Olera's technology platform provides guidance and helps families find solutions to their care needs in areas such as home care, assisted living, and senior care financial planning.
How Olera was created
Olera originated from an interdisciplinary student organization at Texas A&M University called Sling Health in October of 2019. Sling Health brings together students from engineering, medicine, and business to create solutions to medical problems.
The vision for Olera was inspired by Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by surgeon Atul Gawande, which shines light on the neglected eldercare space and the gap between what families need and what the system provides.
Our co-founders are united by a shared passion for improving the lives of seniors and their families. With personal and professional experience in family caregiving and clinical environments, they've seen firsthand the challenges and complexities of caring for seniors with dementia. Their own parents and grandparents inspired them to take action and address the need for innovation in the eldercare space.
Meet the people behind Olera
A biomedical engineer and a physician — brought together by a shared belief that finding senior care shouldn't be this hard.
Meet our teamProudly supported by
National Institute on Aging
Olera is backed by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to advance innovation in senior care technology.
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