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Dunn County ADRC begins pilot to give seniors AI ‘LEQ’ devices to address social isolation
Summary
Dunn County’s Aging and Disability Resource Center received a three-year Inclusive Foundation grant to provide up to 250 LEQ AI companionship devices to older residents who meet program criteria; 20 units have been distributed so far and the grant also funds a full-time staff member to run the program.
Tracy Fisher, manager for the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), told the Dunn County Health and Human Services Board on April 24 that the ADRC received a three‑year grant from the Inclusive Foundation to provide up to 250 AI robotic devices called LEQ to seniors who self‑identify as socially isolated.
Fisher said the grant fully funds a full‑time staff member and the devices' first year of service. "Tonight, I am here to present a bright spot in our world, the ADRC. We received funding ... to provide up to 250 AI robotic devices called LEQs to seniors," she said. The county had distributed 20 units as of late March and issued a…
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