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Alio

On-device AI copilot connecting seniors, caregivers, and families through structured visit reports and symptom triage.

RoleAI PM, Frontend Designer & Engineer
ForSeniors, caregivers & families
Team4 — Designers, AI Engineer, PM
TimelineMay 2026
01 — Research

Why We Built This

Joyce and her grandmother

My grandmother's caregiver messaged my mom with a concern. It got lost in her inbox. A few days later, grandma fell and ended up in the hospital.

That's the gap Alio was built to close.

An AI model can read through daily caregiver notes and surface what actually matters, before it gets buried. Running on-device, that same AI keeps the whole caregiver circle in sync — fast, private, and without anyone waiting on an inbox.

Research Results

~59M

family caregivers in the US, up 40%+ in a decade

1 in 3

patients 65+ bring family to appointments — the rest go alone

#1

confusion point: non-daily medication dosing ("once a week" becomes "every day")

The Gap

Home-based patients without formal caregivers have no one checking in between visits, no one catching a missed dose or a fall until it's too late. It's the same failure our research surfaced, information existing but never reaching the people who need it in time, and the gap Alio was built to close.

02 — Problem Statement

The problem

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Caregivers generate constant, valuable information, but almost none of it reaches family or becomes clinically useful. What does get through arrives unstructured, easy to miss, buried in a text or an inbox until it's too late. Alio needed to turn raw caregiver input into something actionable: interpreted labs, triage, structured logs, and visit reports, without adding more work for an already stretched caregiver.

03 — Competitive Analysis

Competitive Analysis

Competitive analysis of elder-care coordination and AI platforms
The Gap We Found

Coordination platforms solve who's involved but leave AI's role vague, still depending on someone checking an inbox. Platforms with real AI depth go deep on one function, companionship or medication, but none structure everyday caregiver input across the full picture.

Alio's Position

The only one combining structured, AI-generated caregiver-to-family communication with clinical-grade output (interpreted labs, triage, structured logs) in one lightweight tool, not a device, not a single-purpose reminder app.

04 — System Architecture

System Architecture

Alio system architecture: Caregiver Portal and Family Portal linked by the Alio AI Core

Two Portals, One System

Caregiver and Family are separate portals, connected by continuous shared updates.

One Model, Both Sides

The same AI core generates reports on the caregiver side, then translates and answers questions on the family side.

Always in the Loop

Reports and messages stay shared and up to date, so family is never catching up on what they missed.

05 — Technical Stack

Technical Stack

Frontend

  • Next.js 14
  • React 18
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • pnpm workspaces
  • Claude Code

AI Model

  • Gemma 4 E2B base model
  • Fine-tuned via QLoRA
  • 998 clinical pairs
  • Served through Ollama
  • Runs fully on-device

Model Behavior & Constraints

  • Structured JSON schemas
  • Programmatic output parsing
  • Deterministic over open-ended
  • 256K-context symptom checks
  • Structured vs. freeform routing

Data & Sync

  • Supabase real-time sync
  • Caregiver-to-family data layer
  • Live updates across portals
06 — Prototype Demo

Prototype Demo

Caregiver Portal
Family Portal

Real-Time Arrival & Status

Caregivers keep patient details, address, and contact info on their portal. When a caregiver arrives, one tap marks the visit as started, and family receives an instant notification that care is underway.

Caregiver Portal
Family Portal

AI-Assisted Care Loop Messaging

Family messages the caregiver directly, and every request is shared across the whole care loop so everyone stays on the same page. A language model reads each message and flags the ones that need attention, so nothing important slips past, and surfaces them in the caregiver's inbox.

AI Visit Log & Post-Visit Report

At the end of a visit, the caregiver records a voice memo. Alio's fine-tuned model turns that into a structured post-visit report, then flags anything that needs family's attention. Once the caregiver approves it, the report syncs to the family portal.

Family Q&A with AI

After receiving a report, family can ask Alio follow-up questions directly. The model draws on the full patient history and logs to give specific, informed answers, general guidance and context, not diagnosis, especially useful when family has lost track of earlier details.

07 — Design System

Built to scale

Alio design system — color palette, type scale, radii, and component sticker sheet
08 — Business Model Canvas

Business Model Canvas

Alio business model canvas
09 — AI Product Roadmap

AI Product Roadmap

Phase 1 — MVP

Ship the core loop, caregiver to family

  • • Build caregiver and family portals
  • • Voice memo to AI-generated report
  • • Mandatory caregiver review before delivery

Phase 2 — Near-Term

Make AI output something family can rely on

  • • Family Q&A grounded in patient history
  • • Push notifications for urgent flags

Phase 3 — Mid-Term

Support more complex care situations

  • • Multi-caregiver support
  • • Trend detection across visits

Phase 4 — Long-Term

Connect Alio to real clinical care

  • • Consent-based provider integration
  • • Deeper personalization over time
10 — Responsible AI

Responsible AI

  1. Sensitive health data exposure

    Symptom, medication, and behavioral data leaving the device could expose vulnerable seniors to privacy breaches

    On-device inference

    Data never leaves the device to generate a report.

  2. AI misdiagnosis or false reassurance

    A wrong or overconfident AI read on a symptom could delay real care or cause unnecessary alarm

    Flag-only outputs

    The model surfaces concerns for a human to evaluate, never issues a diagnosis or standalone recommendation.

  3. Errors reaching family unchecked

    A misread voice log or hallucinated detail could reach family as if it were verified fact

    Mandatory caregiver review

    No report reaches family without human approval first.

  4. Family over-relying on AI for medical guidance

    Follow-up questions in the family portal could be mistaken for actual clinical advice

    Scoped Q&A

    Responses stay general and history-grounded, explicitly not diagnostic.

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