A magic wand-like device for home care under development through a multi-university project could help doctors monitor their patients between visits from afar. The prototype bears the name “Wanda” and is part of a $10-million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Dartmouth College, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University […]
Samsung recently announced it will be piloting an in-home aged care platform that is intended to help elderly Australians age in place at home longer—using technology similar to that found in a self-driving car. The six-week-long pilot, called The Holly Project, will involve a number of participants who are between 73 and 81 years old […]
LifeCare Holdings to Acquire Haven Home Health LifeCare Holdings LLC, a Plano, Texas-based acute care and senior housing strategic planning management company that operates LifeCare Hospitals, has announced its plan to acquire Haven Home Health, a multi-site home health provider in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. LifeCare Hospitals is a post-acute health care company that […]
Last year saw home care startups snag major funding rounds, winning over investors with plans to use technology to match caregivers with clients and bring more data collection and analysis to the sector. Now, these startups are evolving into more complex, differentiated companies. The latest moves come from HomeHero, which on Tuesday announced it is […]
ResMed (NYSE: RMD) announced on Monday a definitive agreement to acquire Brightree, a business management and clinical software applications company for the post-acute care industry, for $800 million. The acquisition could lead San Diego-based ResMed—a medical device company known for sleep-disordered breathing ad respiratory care—into the home health segment. To fund the acquisition, ResMed plans to […]
In a health care environment riddled with newly introduced value-based payment models, Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND), the nation’s largest home health provider, is setting out to improve clinical outcomes and ensure more coordinated care through better data use and analytics. Louisville-based Kindred has entered a multi-year agreement with Inovalon (Nasdaq: INOV), a technology company […]
As data continues to be the name of the game in the home health industry, one of the largest home health and hospice providers is evolving its executive plan to meet this challenge. Midwest-based Great Lakes Caring, which operates 24 locations with over 2,600 employees in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, announced the promotion of three […]
TrueCare24, a startup offering house calls and telehealth services, now is accepting Medicare and has launched a subscription service. “While other services have catered to demographics with disposable income, TrueCare24’s vision is to make care accessible and convenient care for all,” CEO Leonid Popov stated in a press release Tuesday. As alluded to in the […]
GreatCall Introduces Lively Wearable Device GreatCall Inc. introduced its Lively Wearable device, which it describes as a wearable health hub for the active aging market. The Lively Wearable keeps track of the user’s steps and has a one-touch button to connect to 5Star service and a team of highly trained agents in emergency situations. The […]
A robot suit designed to show the wearer what it feels like to be older. A connected and interactive insole meant to keep the user’s feet warm. A smart spoon and fork aimed at counteracting tremors associated with Parkinson’s Disease. Among the vast array of gizmos and gadgets on display last week at the 2016 […]
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