What is the name of your organization?
Housepital Care
What is the name of your solution?
Housepital Care
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
AI-powered home care assistant that helps families detect wounds, track health, and support elderly care with confidence.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Bangkok, Thailand
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Thailand
What type of organization is your solution team?
Other, including part of a larger organization (please explain below)
If you selected Other, please explain here.
We are a student led innovation team supported by Thammasat University and the TED Youth Startup program. Housepital AI Care is an independent solution in the process of becoming a registered social enterprise.
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What specific problem are you solving?
Around the world, millions of families quietly carry the emotional and physical weight of caring for aging loved ones at home. In Thailand alone, over 18 million informal caregivers often daughters, sons, or spouses struggle daily with stress, uncertainty, and fear of not doing enough. Many care for elderly parents without medical training, trying their best while managing jobs, households, and their health. Simple issues like bedsores or missed medications can become emergencies without support. Yet hospital visits are costly, time-consuming, and often unnecessary. Over 70% of caregivers report feeling overwhelmed, and in rural or underserved areas, professional guidance is usually out of reach. Globally, this is a growing crisis. With over 238 million caregivers in Asia-Pacific alone, we are facing a silent epidemic of caregiver burnout and preventable harm to the elderly. Housepital Care exists to bring peace of mind to these everyday heroes. By combining AI-powered wound detection, daily care checklists, and mental health support into a simple mobile app, we help families feel less alone. Our mission is to humanize healthcare at home—making love, not fear, the foundation of elder care.
What is your solution?
Housepital Care is a mobile application designed to support family caregivers in providing safe and informed care for elderly or bedridden individuals at home. The platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze images of pressure ulcers and other wounds, offering accurate assessments and recommended care steps. This allows non-medical users to detect early signs of complications and reduce preventable hospital visits. The app includes structured daily care checklists to assist with tasks such as medication, hygiene, and wound monitoring. An integrated AI chatbot provides support for non-emergency medical questions and guidance on when to seek professional care. The platform also features a mental health self-assessment tool to help caregivers monitor their own well-being. Housepital Care combines AI image analysis, natural language processing, and health tracking technology into an accessible tool that works on basic smartphones. It is designed for use in low-resource settings, where access to healthcare services may be limited. This solution aims to improve health outcomes, reduce caregiver stress, and strengthen home-based care systems by providing reliable, technology-driven support directly to families.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Our solution serves informal caregivers, particularly family members who are responsible for caring for elderly or bedridden individuals at home. In Thailand alone, over 18 million people take on this role, often without medical training or professional support. Many are adult children balancing full-time jobs while also managing the daily needs of aging parents. These caregivers are often overwhelmed, isolated, and uncertain whether they are providing appropriate care. This population is currently underserved in both healthcare access and caregiver education. Rural families may live far from hospitals, and even in urban areas, long-term care services are limited or unaffordable. Critical health issues such as pressure sores and infections are frequently mismanaged due to a lack of guidance. Housepital Care empowers these caregivers by providing a mobile-based support system that delivers accurate wound assessments, daily care checklists, emergency triage through chatbot support, and caregiver mental health tools. By offering timely, AI-powered guidance and reducing preventable hospital visits, we aim to improve both patient outcomes and caregiver well-being. Our solution brings structured, expert-informed care into homes that previously had to rely on trial and error
