{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-12/childfree-trust-hlth-2026-care-planning","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-12/childfree-trust-hlth-2026-care-planning.md","title":"Childfree Trust to Bring Care Planning to HLTH 2026","headline":"Childfree Trust Heads to HLTH 2026 With $434,385 NIH Grant Behind Its Care Planning Push","description":"Childfree Trust will attend HLTH 2026 in Las Vegas to promote care planning for adults without children.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-11-12T15:28:23+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-12T15:28:23+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Childfree Trust will attend HLTH 2026 in Las Vegas from November 15 to 18 at Booth #829-7.","The company received a $434,385 grant from the National Institute on Aging to research Autonomy-AI, a decision-support tool for long-term care planning.","Childfree Trust's 2025 white paper found 70.5% of surveyed childfree adults had no foundational estate planning document and only 16.7% had a medical power of attorney."],"companies":[{"name":"Childfree Trust®","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/009eja6/childfree-trust","website":"https://childfreetrust.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"GlobeNewswire","title":"Childfree Trust Brings Care Planning for Adults Aging Without Children to HLTH 2026","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/12/3401782/0/en/childfree-trust-brings-care-planning-for-adults-aging-without-children-to-hlth-2026.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Business","Childfree Trust®"],"body_markdown":"Childfree Trust® will attend HLTH 2026 in Las Vegas from November 15 to 18 to spotlight care planning for adults who cannot or do not plan to rely on children as they age, the company said in a [GlobeNewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/12/3401782/0/en/childfree-trust-brings-care-planning-for-adults-aging-without-children-to-hlth-2026.html) announcement on November 12, 2026. The Mount Juliet, Tennessee-based company provides estate planning and professional fiduciary services for people without children.\n\n## Childfree Trust's HLTH 2026 Booth and Meetings\n\nAt the conference, [Childfree Trust](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/009eja6/childfree-trust) will meet with health systems, payers, senior care providers and longevity innovators to explore how designated decision-makers, advance care planning and professional fiduciary support can be built into care for patients without traditional family networks. Attendees can visit the company at Booth #829-7.\n\nThe company said much of healthcare still assumes an adult child will step in when a patient can no longer manage alone, to make medical decisions, coordinate care or handle discharge. Childfree Trust's 2025 white paper, The Childfree Care Crisis, found that 70.5% of surveyed childfree adults had not completed any foundational estate planning document, such as a will, trust or financial or medical power of attorney. Only 16.7% had a medical power of attorney in place.\n\n\"For too long, our healthcare and financial systems have operated under the assumption that everyone has children who will step in when they need help,\" said Dr. Jay Zigmont, PhD, CFP®, Founder of Childfree Trust. \"But millions of Americans are aging without that traditional support structure.\"\n\nThe company's participation follows its selection as one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 in the Social Impact category and as one of the top 10 World Economic Forum UpLink Ventures in the Shaping Canada's Longevity Advantage Challenge, supported by Manulife. Childfree Trust also received a $434,385 grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to research Autonomy-AI, an AI-powered decision-support tool for long-term care planning among adults without children.\n\n## Childfree Trust's Funding and Market Estimates\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Childfree Trust closed a $750,000 financing round in August 2025 with undisclosed investors, following a $100,000 round in June 2025. The same records estimate a $67 billion annual U.S. market for fiduciary and estate services tailored to childfree adults and note that approximately 25% of the U.S. population is childfree or permanently childless.\n\n## Earlier Recognition for Childfree Trust\n\nChildfree Trust was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 in the Social Impact category in October 2026, according to GlobeNewswire. That same month, the company was selected as an UpLink Venture in the Manulife-backed Shaping Canada's Longevity Advantage Challenge, [Business & Financial](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported.\n\n## What Comes Next for Childfree Trust\n\nHLTH 2026 runs from November 15 to 18 in Las Vegas. Childfree Trust said attendees can schedule a meeting through the HLTH app or contact the company directly at hlth@[childfreetrust.com](https://childfreetrust.com).\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}