About
As a board-certified adult and geriatric nurse practitioner, I care for older adults — and the families who carry them.
I help older adults receive optimal — not just usual — care.
Dr. Tina Sadarangani — Board-certified clinician · NIH-funded scientist · Innovator · Caregiver
I build research, technology, and community-based long-term care solutions that help older adults live better—and help their families navigate the care they need.
Aging in America is a journey families navigate without a map. I build the research, the technology, and the movement to change how we care for older adults and the families who support them.
I study it. I build for it. I bring it into communities.
More about my workA trusted voice on aging and caregiving
— The Best Books for Caregiving (Read, opens in a new tab)
— What Nancy Guthrie's Disappearance Teaches Us About Senior Safety (Read, opens in a new tab)
— Adult Day Centers Offer Multicultural Hubs for Older People of Color (Read, opens in a new tab)
— Is Adult Day Care Right for Your Loved One? (Read, opens in a new tab)
— 9 Gifts for Senior Safety (Read, opens in a new tab)
— 10 tips for dementia caregivers to make the holidays less stressful and more enjoyable (Read, opens in a new tab)
— We can’t ignore our parents getting older. Here’s how to have ‘the talk’ with them about aging and senior care. (Read, opens in a new tab)
— Quality of Diet for Older Adults Has Declined: Here's How to Fix It (Read, opens in a new tab)
— Making Your Home Safe for Someone With Dementia (Read, opens in a new tab)
— A New App Bridges Gaps Between Doctors and Caregivers (Watch, opens in a new tab)
Available for commentary on caregiving, dementia, adult day services, aging in place, longevity, older-adult nutrition and age-tech.
Media inquiriesResearch
How do we define and measure high-quality care where older adults actually live and spend their days?
Nutrition, person-centered outcomes, social connection, engagement, function, quality of life, and real-world data in adult day and other community settings.
How can we turn better measurement into higher standards of care for older adults?
Using data to identify unmet needs, personalize care, strengthen adult day services, and improve outcomes for people living with dementia and chronic illness.
How can technology connect older adults, families, and care teams without adding to their burden?
CareMobi, AI-enabled nutrition assessment, caregiver-clinician communication, and technology designed around real-world caregiving.
Peer-reviewed publications60+
The research
I lead an NIH-funded research program turning adult day centers into data-driven hubs for dementia and chronic-disease care.
In your hands
I built CareMobi™, an award-winning app that keeps everyone caring for a person with dementia on the same page.
Science shouldn’t stop at the journal article.
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In the media
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By the numbers
More about my workSelected figures from Dr. Sadarangani’s record. Every study is listed in full under Research.
- Peer-reviewed publications
- 60+
- National media features
- 75+
- NIH-funded research portfolio, 2011–2026
- $2.5 million
- Caring for and studying older adults
- 15+ Years
More about my work
- Peer-reviewed publications60+
Research
I’m a PhD-prepared, NIH-funded scientist leading a research portfolio on dementia and Alzheimer’s care, family caregiving, and older-adult nutrition for underserved communities.
Adult day services
I have developed a national program of research bringing scientific rigor, quality measures, technology, and data infrastructure to adult day services.