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@article{202805,
        author = {Kritika Rathore and Ena luhadia Jain and Kishika Chouhan and Kshipra Navin and Kavita Namdev},
        title = {Chaitanya: AI Companion for Dementia Care},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {12},
        pages = {7508-7514},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=202805},
        abstract = {Dementia is a progressive neurocognitive disorder that impacts everyday functioning, memory, reasoning, and communication in older adults. Early dementia detection has emerged as a top healthcare priority due to the world's rapidly aging population. Conventional diagnostic techniques depend on episodic, structured clinical evaluations that may miss subtle early-stage cognitive decline. New opportunities for ongoing cognitive monitoring are presented by recent developments in conversational language models and artificial intelligence. A conceptual review of an AI-driven conversational framework intended to facilitate early dementia detection through prolonged conversation and long-term cognitive analysis is presented in this paper. By emphasizing natural interaction over formal testing, the suggested method lowers stigma and increases user engagement.},
        keywords = {Dementia, Artificial Intelligence, Conversational AI, Cognitive Decline, Early Detection, Natural Language Processing},
        month = {May},
        }