S1E21: The Silent Crisis In Home Care: What We Discovered Shocked Us | HT2C Podcast with Bert Fernandez

HealthTech2Care (HT2C) Podcast featuring Nevo Elmalem, Co‑Founder & CTO of Sensi.AI Nevo Elmalem (Guest): 🌐 Sensi.AI: https://sensi.ai 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevo-elmalem-0b620a3b  📺 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@sensiai  Bert Fernandez (Host): 🌐 HealthTech2Care: https://www.healthtech2care.com 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care 🎙️ In this episode, Nevo Elmalem joins Bert Fernandez to unpack what home care agencies are up against, and why 85% of seniors in the U.S. aren't getting the care hours they need. That care gap drives up risk for falls, loneliness, burnout, and re-hospitalizations. Nevo also shares how Sensi.AI grew out of a deeply personal origin story and how their plug-and-play, audio-first solution now powers home care across 45+ states without relying on Wi-Fi, apps, or tech-savvy seniors. From clinical monitoring to caregiver training to agency growth and retention, Nevo lays out how AI can support aging-in-place without adding complexity to already-overburdened teams. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Personal stories that inspired Sensi.AI 01:56 The growing crisis in senior care & caregiver shortages  04:51 Challenges faced by seniors and home care agencies 08:45 How Sensi.AI works: audio-based 24/7 virtual care assistant 11:46 Real-time insights, outcomes, and caregiver training 16:07 Why agencies hesitate and how Sensi helps shift their mindset 19:49 What's next: AI agents for growth and operations 25:00 How to partner with Sensi.AI & closing thoughts 🔑 Highlights:  The personal stories that sparked Sensi.AI's founding—abuse in a kindergarten and a grandmother with dementia The silent crisis: why 85% of seniors aren't getting enough care hours and the downstream effects on health and safety What makes home care so hard to scale: caregiver burnout, staffing turnover, and no room for tech adoption How Sensi's privacy-first, audio-based system detects risks like falls, skipped meds, UTIs, and cognitive decline Why real-time alerts, no Wi-Fi, and plug-and-play design are critical for adoption in overloaded agencies The 8-month stat: seniors with Sensi stay longer with agencies due to earlier intervention and better outcomes A look at what's next: how Sensi is building AI-powered agents to help with care plan changes and operations 👉 Learn more about Sensi.AI: https://sensi.ai 🔔 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more conversations with standout voices in U.S. healthcare & life sciences: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care #SeniorCare #HomeCare #HomeCareAgency #AmbientAI #CaregiverSupport #SensiAI #HealthTech2Care