AI medical interpreter for geriatrics and dementia care
Opalite gives geriatrics and memory care teams real-time interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, 24/7, for cognitive evaluations, caregiver conversations and advance care planning.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in geriatrics and dementia care today
A grandson softens the diagnosis
A grandson relays the word "dementia" as "getting older" to spare his grandmother.
Repeated questions on the clock
Each repeated question for a hard-of-hearing patient adds minutes to the vendor's bill.
Mandarin for a Hokkien speaker
An older Hokkien speaker struggles through her falls assessment with a Mandarin phone interpreter.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in geriatrics and dementia care
45% lower rate
Patients 65 and older with limited English got PT or OT in the ICU less often across 569 hospitals.
8%
of non-English-preferring patients at one Boston hospital got personalized discharge instructions in their language, versus 100% of English-preferring patients.
Source: Evaluating the quality and equity of patient hospital discharge instructions
Meet Opalite.
Real-time AI medical interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, connecting providers and patients in seconds.
- Works on the devices care teams already carry: phones, tablets, computers, and telehealth platforms
- Integrates with all EHRs
- Built for HIPAA-compliant healthcare
- SOC 2 Type II attested security controls
Workflow
How Opalite fits geriatric and memory care
| Stage | What happens | How Opalite supports it |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive evaluation | Memory testing, patient interview, history from family | Real-time two-way interpretation on a tablet or computer, with no scheduling |
| Care planning visit | Diagnosis, medicines, driving, advance directives | Guardian checks on every sentence, with the visit record sent to the EHR after clinician review |
| Between visits | Caregiver calls about falls, behavior and pill changes | Phone interpretation on any line, including landlines, 24/7 |
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Word recall testing
EnglishI will say three words. Please remember them, because I will ask for them again in five minutes.
SpanishVoy a decirle tres palabras. Por favor, recuérdelas, porque se las voy a volver a preguntar en cinco minutos.
Collateral history from a spouse or child
EnglishSince her last visit, has your mother gotten lost or left the stove on?
Chinese (Mandarin)自从上次看诊以来，您母亲有没有迷过路，或者忘了关炉子？
Who hands out the pills
EnglishGive her the evening pills yourself, and lock the rest away so she can't take an extra dose.
Arabicأعطها حبوب المساء بنفسك، واحفظ الباقي في مكان مقفل حتى لا تتناول جرعة زائدة.
Giving up the car keys
EnglishStarting today, your father should not drive, even for short trips to the store.
SpanishA partir de hoy, su papá no debe manejar, ni siquiera en viajes cortos a la tienda.
Late-stage feeding choices
EnglishIf he can no longer swallow safely, would he want a feeding tube, or careful feeding by hand?
Chinese (Mandarin)如果他以后不能安全吞咽了，他会想要插胃管，还是由人小心地用手喂饭？
Pricing
Pricing for geriatrics programs
Long memory visits, one rate. Pricing is a flat rate scoped to your geriatrics clinics or departments, even for a slow cognitive assessment.
In your area
25.5 million people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well.”
How many live near you? Search your state, ZIP code, or town.
Darker states have a higher share of residents who speak English less than very well; shading is logarithmic, relative to the highest-share state.
| State | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17.2% | 6,377,000 |
| Texas | 13.1% | 3,532,000 |
| New York | 13.1% | 2,486,000 |
| New Jersey | 12.2% | 1,060,000 |
| Florida | 11.8% | 2,389,000 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 152,900 |
| Nevada | 11.1% | 320,200 |
| Massachusetts | 9.5% | 631,900 |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 172,700 |
| Illinois | 8.5% | 1,027,000 |
| Connecticut | 8.4% | 288,200 |
| Rhode Island | 8.4% | 87,250 |
| Arizona | 8.1% | 542,400 |
| Washington | 7.6% | 547,600 |
| Maryland | 7.1% | 411,700 |
| Virginia | 5.8% | 469,000 |
| Colorado | 5.5% | 295,600 |
| Georgia | 5.4% | 541,600 |
| District of Columbia | 5.4% | 34,600 |
| Oregon | 5.4% | 214,100 |
| Nebraska | 5.1% | 93,560 |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 45,460 |
| Utah | 4.7% | 140,000 |
| Kansas | 4.5% | 124,100 |
| Minnesota | 4.5% | 239,600 |
| North Carolina | 4.5% | 439,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | 544,000 |
| Alaska | 4.3% | 29,650 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8% | 142,200 |
| Idaho | 3.7% | 62,850 |
| Iowa | 3.4% | 100,800 |
| Michigan | 3.4% | 318,900 |
| Arkansas | 3.2% | 90,380 |
| Indiana | 3.2% | 200,900 |
| Tennessee | 3.1% | 197,500 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 164,200 |
| Louisiana | 2.8% | 123,500 |
| South Carolina | 2.8% | 132,700 |
| Ohio | 2.5% | 281,500 |
| Kentucky | 2.4% | 101,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4% | 31,410 |
| Missouri | 2.1% | 123,000 |
| Alabama | 2.1% | 98,720 |
| South Dakota | 1.9% | 15,800 |
| North Dakota | 1.9% | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | 1.8% | 9,923 |
| Mississippi | 1.6% | 44,870 |
| Maine | 1.4% | 18,140 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | 7,705 |
| Montana | 0.8% | 7,731 |
| West Virginia | 0.6% | 11,060 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (states 2017-2021; metros 2024 or 2020-2024). Limited English: residents 5+ who speak English less than “very well.”
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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