Dr. Char Hu, Ph.D | Source | Co-founder and CEO at The Helper Bees

Dr. Char Hu is the co-founder and CEO of the Helper Bees, America’s leading in-home care platform allowing older adults to age in-place and live with dignity.

Char’s path to launching The Helper Bees began with his grandmother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Because of her condition, he studied Molecular Biophysics, Computational Biology, and Theoretical Chemistry for his doctoral degree, researching the underlying mechanisms of Alzheimer's and dementia. After his family was unable to find suitable care for his grandmother, he opened Georgetown Living, a facility certified in Alzheimer's and dementia living that’s designed to help patients receive the best care while maintaining a high quality of life.

After recognizing that senior care needed a complete overhaul, Char founded The Helper Bees in 2015. Today, The Helper Bees solves for the complexities of providing in-home care, connecting the dots between insurance plans, non-medical care providers and caregivers so that older Americans can age in-place and maintain their independence. The Helper Bees works with 12 of the top 20 long-term care insurers and 3 of the top 6 Medicare Advantage plans, as well as more than 30,000 providers that offer services ranging from meal delivery to pest control to home repair. With the Helper Bees platform, insurers no longer worry about credentialing, fulfilling and reimbursements. Instead, they can focus on offering the best care options, all without increasing costs.

Char is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from dementia research, to innovation around aging in-place, to policy impacts for senior care. Based in Austin, Tx., Char takes pride in being an active member of the community where he serves on several non-profit boards dedicated to senior care.