Sheltered-in-Loneliness; Survey on U.S. Elderly and Caregivers Sheds Light on the Most Vulnerable and Voiceless Americans Impacted by COVID-19

. Of the survey respondents, 1,068 were from seniors, and 801 were from people that classified themselves as caregivers. 

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About Hero

Hero is the first and only in-home medication management service. The Hero automatic medication manager intuitively sorts and dispenses medication, has audible and digital reminders, automates refills, and provides real-time as well as historical adherence data at your fingertips. Led by CEO Kal Vepuri, a seed-stage advisor and angel investor in over 175 companies such as Oscar, Clover and Quip, Hero was founded to be the world’s most people-focused health care company by creating frictionless solutions to the most challenging problems facing patients and caregivers.

Since launching in 2018, Hero has dispensed over 15M pills in every U.S. state and sent over 205K “running low on pills” notifications to patients and caregivers. Hero is registered with the U.S. FDA as a medical device and has become a trusted partner in a person’s health journey. The service is wildly popular among members with heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer, MS, mental health conditions, Parkinson’s, and other chronic ailments that require complicated medication regimens.