InfoAging, a senior-focused health directory in the US, has launched InfoAging.org, which is claimed to be Florida’s first comprehensive 'care team finder' platform.

The service aims to address coordination challenges in the state’s fragmented senior healthcare system by enabling families to build a multidisciplinary team of specialists for ageing-related conditions.

The system is said to be designed to reduce preventable hospital readmissions and ease the burden on more than 2.8 million family caregivers.

Nearly one in five Medicare patients in Florida is stated to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge.

According to InfoAging, these repeated hospitalisations reflect broader weaknesses in healthcare coordination. The issue contributes to billions in costs and creates enduring pressure on family caregivers.

Poor system coordination also contributes to preventable medical errors. In the US, around two million adverse drug events occur each year among older adults in outpatient settings, often due to a lack of cross-specialist communication.

With no central platform to link care teams, families are often required to act as medical coordinators.

To address these challenges, InfoAging.org is claimed to provide an online infrastructure for families to coordinate specialist care.

An Infoaging.org spokesperson said: "The healthcare system is not designed for the reality of ageing, where a single patient may need a cardiologist, a neurologist, and a physical therapist all at the same time. That lack of coordination leads to preventable crises.

"We built this platform to fix that fragmentation. We are giving caregivers the tool they need to move from a state of constant crisis management to one of proactive, coordinated care."

The platform offers a curated database of senior-care specialists, including orthopaedists, physical therapists and podiatrists for mobility; neurologists, ophthalmologists and audiologists for cognitive and sensory health.

It also includes cardiologists, geriatricians and palliative care specialists for chronic conditions.