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Lucinda Rogers Koza

I Ally - Holistic support app for family caregivers

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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.

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Kat Kajderowicz🦀
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?
Kat Kajderowicz🦀
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!
Lucinda Rogers Koza
Maker
Fixing this bug now!
Lucinda Rogers Koza
Maker
@kkajderowicz The issue is fixed now!! If you refresh the page it will work! Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Lucinda Rogers Koza
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.
Lucinda Rogers Koza
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.
Erica Halpern
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?
Lucinda Rogers Koza
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.
David Lloyd
Super timely launch! How does the free structure behind the support and assistance models work? Is it a one time fee per service or subscription based? I know of a couple of friends who could really use a service like this.
Lucinda Rogers Koza
Maker
@rickheine The app is completely free for users! So far, I am able to keep it that way through my partnerships and sponsorships with companies and organizations. I hope to continue this business model. If the user does start therapy sessions with one of the providers, the user will pay the provider directly for that service.
Erika Harvery
decided to look at the product, says my email is already in use? how is that?
Lucinda Rogers Koza
Maker
@erika_harvery The issue is fixed now!! If you refresh the page it will work!
Alexzandria Chill
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.
Lucinda Rogers Koza
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.
Tony
Is the primary target audience people who provide care for the elderly/their parents — opposed to younger children with a disability(s)?
Lucinda Rogers Koza
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.
Generations Now
This is so needed!
Maria Tsyhanok
It is very useful idea
Matthew Yaroch
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!