Latar Belakang: Kemajuan teknologi merupakan hal yang tidak bisa dihindari dalam kehidupan. Selain itu masyarakat juga diuntungkan dengan mudahnya akses terhadap informasi melalui teknologi media digital, kemampuan masyarakat untuk memanfaatkan akses terhadap informasi digital ini disebut sebagai literasi digital. Literasi digital adalah suatu keterampilan dan kemampuan seseorang dalam memahami dan memanfaatkan informasi digital. Tujuan : untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik, literasi kesehatan dan kompetensi digital caregiver lansia penderita hipertensi di desa Keramas. Metode: Desain penelitian ini menggunakan deskritif dengan pendekatan cross sectional yang dilaksanakan di desa Keramas selama 1 bulan. Populasi pada penelitian ini dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 84 responden. Teknik samping yang digunakan yaitu simpel random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan pada penelitian ini berupa lembar kuesioner. Analisa data menggunakan Analisa univariate. Hasil : Dari total responden mayoritas 84 responden (63,1%) memiliki kompetensi digital yang kurang, dan (64,3%) responden memiliki tingkat literasi kesehatan yang kurang Kesimpulan : Caregiver di desa Keramas rata – rata memiliki kompetensi digital dan tingkat literasi kesehatang yang kurang yang di sebabkan oleh beberapa fakto seperti umur, pendidikan, pekerjaan dan jenis kelamin. Kata Kunci : Kompetensi Digital, Literasi Kesehatan, Hipertensi

Background. Technological advancements are unavoidable in life. Additionally, society benefits from easy access to information through digital media technology. Digital competence is the ability to make assessments based on acquired information, while health literacy is an individual's ability to understand and evaluate information. The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics, digital competence, and health literacy of caregivers for the elderly with hypertension in Keramas village. Method. This descriptive study employed a cross-sectional approach. In this study, the population was 106 caregivers, and 84 elderly caregivers were recruited as a sample using simple random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results. Findings indicated that out of 84 respondents, the majority were aged 55- 63 years (37.5%), female (72.6%), had education up to elementary school (22.6%) and junior high school (23.8%), worked as housewives (42.9%), and as the daughters-in-law of the elderly (51.2%). The majority of respondents had inadequate digital competence (63.1%) and low health literacy (64.3%). Conclusion. The majority of elderly caregivers in Keramas village have insufficient digital competence and health literacy levels. Caregivers are encouraged to enhance their digital competence and health literacy by seeking information from various sources. Health workers at the public health center are expected to provide socialization on digital technology for health information retrieval. Keywords: Digital Competence, Health Literacy, Caregiver, Elderly, Hypertension