‘Uber for eldercare’: New services provide companionship and give caregivers a break

Stephanie Dupzyk is used to solving problems. For more than two decades, the 51-year-old Sacramento-based mother of two has helped run a thriving tech company that finds software solutions and cuts IT costs for some of the biggest companies in the world.

But she was at a loss when it came to fixing one of the toughest issues she’s ever faced: helping her family care for her beloved mother-in-law as she descended into the abyss of Alzheimer’s.

“My mother-in-law, Alice, was very able-bodied and rambunctious, her mind was going, but her body was stronger than ever,” Stephanie tells me over the phone.

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