Family elderly caregiving is one of the preferred approaches for sustaining
aging in place. While elderly people usually advocate for such an aging
paradigm, supporting it represents an important challenge for family members,
particularly in terms of coordination, resource allocation, and articulation of
caregiving tasks. This paper presents Hermes, a digital assistant designed to
help family caregiving stakeholders deal with the underlying challenges of such
a process. Although the system is still at the prototype stage, its usability
and perceived usefulness were evaluated with a sample of the target population.
The obtained results are highly promising, showing that this challenge can
effectively be addressed using technology, as well as generating a potential
positive impact on informal family caregivers and older adults.