New NCOA Reports on Using AI in Home Care

The National Council on Aging (NCOA), through the ACL-funded Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center, has released a series of reports on using artificial intelligence (AI) in home care to support community living for older adult and people with disabilities. "A New Era of Care," a series of three reports, describes how AI is already being used in home care and what is needed to ensure that it is helpful to caregivers and not burdensome.

The need for home and community-based services is growing, which means it is necessary to find innovative solutions to improve the caregiving experience for both family caregivers and direct support professionals.

Learn more about this new series of reports by reading NCOA's press release.

Read the reports

ICYMI: Caregiver AI Challenge

ACL's Caregiver AI Prize Challenge seeks practical and effective ways to use AI to improve care quality, reduce burden, and strengthen the caregiving infrastructure for the future. The competition will recognize and reward innovators who are developing, testing, and scaling AI-enabled tools to support both family caregivers and the direct care workforce.

Phase 1 applications are due July 31, 2026.

The ACL-funded Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center provides resources, technical assistance, and training to state systems, providers, and stakeholders to improve workforce recruitment, training, and retention.