Startup Spotlight: Porchlight uses AI to help foster human connection in senior care

Porchlight founder Patrick Donahue’s parents worked in medicine, and hospice care was part of his family’s life. (Photo courtesy of Donahue) When a new caregiver walks into an assisted living room for a shift, they usually hold a chart with a room number and a list of medical needs — and almost no background about the human being in the bed. They might be caring for a former machinist, a retired dancer, or a veteran, but in the rush of daily care, those life stories are often left behind.