seniorpulse
Access AI-synthesized Medicare guidance, care facility evaluations, medication safety checks, benefits discovery, and caregiver support for seniors and families worldwide.
Instructions
SeniorPulse: Global elder care intelligence API. AI-synthesized Medicare guidance, care facility evaluation, medication safety, benefits discovery, and caregiver support for seniors and their families worldwide. U
Coverage: Global
Endpoints: • medicare ($0.15): Medicare plan guidance • facility ($0.15): Care facility evaluation guide • meds ($0.10): Medication safety check for elderly patients (polypharmacy) • benefits ($0.10): Benefits eligibility assessment (US) • caregiver ($0.10): Family caregiver resource guide • grief ($0.10): Post-loss estate and grief guide • legal ($0.10): Elder law document guide (POA, advance directive, guardianship) • memory ($0.10): Cognitive decline staging and dementia care trajectory • nh-compare ($0.15): Nursing home quality comparison (CMS Care Compare data) • property-tax ($0.08): Senior property tax relief programs by state • rx-assist ($0.10): Prescription assistance programs (Extra Help, state programs, pharma PAPs) • snap-utility ($0.10): Senior SNAP food assistance and LIHEAP utility assistance • veterans ($0.15): VA Aid & Attendance and senior veteran benefits
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | No | Patient age — used to calibrate Beers Criteria thresholds (most critical for ages 65–75 vs. 85+) | |
| zip | No | ZIP code for plan availability context (US) | |
| lang | No | Response language (e.g. 'es', 'zh', 'ko', 'vi', 'tl') — Claude responds natively in any language | |
| type | No | Facility type. Defaults to assisted-living. | |
| state | No | US state name or 2-letter abbreviation (e.g. 'Texas', 'TX') | |
| action | Yes | Which endpoint to call. Options: medicare | facility | meds | benefits | caregiver | grief | legal | memory | nh-compare | property-tax | rx-assist | snap-utility | veterans | |
| assets | No | Total countable assets in USD — excludes primary home and one vehicle | |
| budget | No | Monthly budget in local currency (USD for US, GBP for UK, AUD for Australia, CAD for Canada) | |
| income | No | Monthly gross income in USD (Social Security, pension, wages) | |
| has_poa | No | Whether an existing POA is in place — affects urgency and next steps | |
| veteran | No | Set true to include VA Aid & Attendance and other veteran-specific benefits in the assessment | |
| location | No | City and state/country (e.g. 'Austin TX', 'London UK', 'Toronto Canada', 'Sydney Australia') | |
| own_home | No | Whether the senior owns their home — affects LIHEAP eligibility and some SNAP asset tests | |
| care_cost | No | Monthly unreimbursed care costs in USD (home health aide, assisted living, adult day care) | |
| cdr_score | No | Clinical Dementia Rating (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3). 0=normal, 0.5=very mild, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe. | |
| diagnosis | No | Formal diagnosis if known (e.g. 'Alzheimer's', 'vascular dementia', 'Lewy body', 'MCI', 'frontotemporal') | |
| situation | No | Enrollment scenario — e.g. 'turning 65', 'comparing plans', 'losing employer coverage at 67', 'enrolling due to disability', 'reviewing Part D' | |
| days_since | No | Days since the loss — calibrates guidance to immediate (0–7 days), short-term (1–4 weeks), or ongoing estate (1–12 months) phases | |
| facilities | No | Comma-separated facility names or addresses to compare head-to-head (e.g. 'Sunrise Senior Living Austin,Brookdale South Austin') | |
| home_value | No | Estimated home value in USD — used to estimate annual savings | |
| mmse_score | No | Mini-Mental State Examination score (0–30). 24–30 normal, 18–23 mild, 0–17 severe. | |
| moca_score | No | Montreal Cognitive Assessment score (0–30). Below 26 indicates possible impairment. | |
| medications | No | Comma-separated medication list using generic names (e.g. 'metformin,lisinopril,aspirin,diphenhydramine,amlodipine') | |
| on_medicare | No | Whether the senior is enrolled in Medicare Part D — affects Extra Help vs. manufacturer PAP eligibility | |
| veteran_age | No | Veteran age | |
| current_living | No | Current living situation (e.g. 'alone', 'with spouse', 'with adult children', 'assisted living') | |
| household_size | No | Number of people in the household — SNAP limits vary by household size | |
| capacity_concern | No | Set true if there are concerns about the senior's cognitive capacity to sign legal documents — triggers guardianship guidance | |
| medical_expenses | No | Monthly out-of-pocket medical expenses — seniors can deduct excess medical costs to qualify for SNAP | |
| surviving_spouse | No | Set true if the applicant is a surviving spouse of a veteran — unlocks Survivors Pension and Aid & Attendance for surviving spouses |