Elder Care Dime Lab — For Members

elder care dime lab

Join a 4-week support group for elder care planning. Whether it's your parents, auntie, uncle, grandparents', your future self, or any other elder you're responsible for, this Dime Lab helps you get organized and prepared with a peer group who gets it, and vetted expert on deck each session.

This started with one of our own co-founders living it. Read her story ↓

What's included

4Vetted-Expert Q&AsRecorded, yours for life.
4Coworking SessionsProtected weekly time to do the work, together, and to share notes.
58Page Elder Care BinderA state directory and glossary. Built with a first-gen lens: mixed-status households and cross-border considerations included, not an afterthought.
3Months of New Dimes MembershipCoworking, Mailbox access, and perks. Learn more about membership ↗

You are not the only one

many of us are grinding it out in silence

punting the tasks that are overwhelming, frustrating, and isolating

"I looked up power of attorney at midnight and closed the tab."
"I don't actually know what Medicare covers. I just assumed we wouldn't qualify for anything."
"I'm the one who 'has it together,' so I'm the one who gets the call."
"Half the advice online doesn't even apply. Our family's immigration status makes it useless."
"I don't know what this actually costs, so I just feel like I have to outearn the unknown."
"My siblings and I have never once talked about who's doing what."
This is a systemic gap, not a personal failure.Elder Care Dime Lab is designed to help you cross things off your list, one week at a time — and actually finish, because there's a deadline.

What you get

four things this program does that others don't

Each week we provide a combination of live learning, quiet coworking, and templates to get everything demystified and organized.

1

Vetted experts lead each session

An estate lawyer, tax strategist, caregiver-specialized Certified Financial Planner, care concierge team, and family therapist each lead a session within the program.

2

Benefits eligibility, run on your numbers

We provide templates for you to fill out with your real financial and legal picture, so your research on benefits eligibility gets worked out against facts not assumptions.

3

Built for first-gen breadwinners

Unspoken financial expectations, mixed-status households, and the guilt of using benefits you already paid for are addressed directly.

4

Works whether you're in it or planning ahead

Whether your elders are fine right now and you're getting ahead, or if they are already in urgent need, the items covered each week bring clarity and stability where it's most needed.

The 4 weeks

what happens each week

Every week, we host one coworking session and one recorded Q&A with a vetted expert. Each week is sequenced to build on the last.

Who's in the room

session experts, dime-vetted

We vetted them so you don't have to go find them yourself.

New Dimes Co-FoundersKristen Brillantes and Renna Al-Yassini facilitate the full arc. Renna's own caregiving season is how this challenge started.
Caregiving Concierge ExpertWorks with you to figure out what care actually costs by stage and region, what benefits and support you may qualify for, and whether to DIY it or bring in help.
Family TherapistWorks with you on how to actually talk to your family about this, and how to turn hard truths into a plan everyone can hold together.
Caregiver-Specialized CFPWorks with you to run the real budget math on what care will cost, mapped against your actual financial picture.
Estate AttorneyWorks with you to understand power of attorney, trusts, and probate in plain language, with a first-gen lens on who's actually involved.
Tax StrategistWorks with you to understand gifting, spend-down, and trust tax strategy in plain language, with a first-gen lens on who's actually involved.
These sessions are general education for the group, not 1:1 advice. It will help unblock your research and get you far enough to DIY with less stress. If you want to work with any of these professionals more deeply in your own situation, each is offering New Dimes members special pricing for 1:1 engagements.

Why we built this

Renna Al-Yassini

"Not knowing that you could get help on this stuff was costing me so much more emotionally and financially."

"My mom was diagnosed with early-onset dementia the same month I was switching jobs and literally tearing the foundation out of my house to get rid of mold. Three collisions, one calendar. I didn't have a plan, I didn't even know what questions to ask, and I burned hours online before I found anything useful. Nobody tells you there's a whole profession for this.

When I finally sat down with a Caregiving Concierge Expert, the first thing they caught was a benefit my mom qualified for that nobody had ever mentioned to us. It was a relief to get real help, and I'm STILL working through my own list.

We built this for all our fellow Dimes who have felt completely overwhelmed and paralyzed that the thought of continuing to figure this out all on our own."

renna al-yassini

cofounder and head of product & design

NEW DIMES

The Price

what it costs, and what's included

$399 $359 for members (10% off)
  • 4 Vetted-Expert Q&As$1,200
  • 4 Coworking Sessions$72
  • The Elder Care Binder$49
  • 3 months New Dimes membership$54
Total value$1,375
You save$976

Pick Your Start

two cohorts to choose from

Cohort 1

November 2026

Get this done while you've got access to family over the holidays.

Wednesday, November 4 · 12pm PT

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Cohort 2

January 2027

Get this done after you've had some time to rest from the holidays. A refreshed slate, new year start.

Wednesday, January 13 · 12pm PT

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Elder Care Dime Lab — $399 See cohort dates