Aussie start-up CareApp has received funding from the government to increase access to its platform. With social distancing stopping families from seeing their older loved ones, the platform is letting people keep up to date with their well-being, while also digitally upskilling Seniors.

From manifesting to TikTok tarot readings, social media is awash with new age practices. It comes as little surprise then that Australians are opening their minds to conversations around spirituality. The phenomenon speaks to a cultural desire to find meaning at a time of collective trauma.

As mortality rates rose in 2020, lockdown measures forced people around the world to mourn their loved ones via social media and video calls. Yet while some may have felt this hindered their ability to process their loss, why might digital grieving remain commonplace post-pandemic?

By using non-intrusive sensors in a senior’s home, the Billy app provides families and carers with insights into a loved one’s health and wellbeing. Aiming to keep a person comfortable in their home, its approach could provide a blueprint for aiding Australian’s ailing elderly care system.