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Founding members of Tuktu Komal Makkad (Head of marketing) and Mehakdeep Singh (CTO) talk about Tuktu, an on demand support service for everyone.

In the face of a rapidly aging population, Canada is grappling with a growing challenge: providing accessible, affordable, and high-quality care for its seniors. With public infrastructure struggling to keep pace and private care options often out of reach for many, a Canadian startup, Tuktu Care Inc., is stepping in to bridge the gap with its innovative on-demand platform.

Caring for someone with dementia can spark a range of emotions – and these will change over time. Everyone’s dementia journey is different: some people will live long and fulfilling lives at home. Others may decline quickly and will need specialized care in the community.

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Copy article link Tuktu Care is expanding its territory from British Columbia to Ontario with Canada’s first on-demand community care platform, designed to alleviate some of the pressures faced by the health-care system.

For people who are past retirement, aging can be challenging and often lonely. During this phase of life, what matters is having a sense of physical and emotional stability.

Rustam Sengupta is a serial entrepreneur who is extremely passionate about senior care technology, climate change and renewable energy – and wears multiple hats.

The app serves as a technological platform where seniors and their family members can request a service within the community, with a focus on only local caregivers.

VANCOUVER ISLAND – For those of us with aging parents, ensuring quality-of-life and applying care can be a full-time job.

The app serves as a technological platform where seniors and their family members can request a service within the community, with a focus on only local caregivers.

For people who are past retirement, aging can be challenging and often lonely.For people who are past retirement, aging can be challenging and often lonely. During this phase of life, what matters is having a sense of physical and emotional stability.

Funding will be used to grow Tuktu's community-based care platform in Canada and the US; the fundraise is open to Funds, Angel and retail investors

On-demand delivery services are available for everything from rides to grocery shopping — and now, for those in the Interior, even seniors' care can be summoned and hired through an app.