What You Should Know:
- Essence SmartCare, part of Essence Group, a global leader in IoT remote care solutions, today announced the integration of Care@Home, an end-to-end senior care solution, with leading Swedish alarm management platform Skyresponse.
- Under this partnership, over two million seniors across the UK, Switzerland, Nordic countries, and the DACH region will have expanded access to Care@Home, providing a fully connected care experience from initial assessment to ongoing monitoring and support.
Essence SmartCare: Transforming Senior Care with Advanced Digital Solutions
Empowering Seniors with Smart, Preventive Care
Essence SmartCare, a subsidiary of the Essence Group, develops advanced health and remote monitoring platforms for healthcare and senior care providers worldwide. By enabling proactive care and emergency response, Essence SmartCare supports seniors in living more independently and safely, offering peace of mind for both seniors and caregivers. With a global presence spanning over 30 countries, Essence SmartCare partners with forward-thinking organizations to enhance the quality of life for elderly and vulnerable individuals.
Innovative Digital Solutions for Aging in Place
Essence SmartCare’s partnership with Skyresponse equips Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) across Europe with the next-generation Care@Home platform. This collaboration introduces seniors to digital features such as fall detection, personalized monitoring, and voice activation, improving their ability to age comfortably at home. The transition to fully digital connections enhances product reliability, reducing the current 11.5% first-time call failure rate by 80% and offering caregivers peace of mind through timely alerts.
Comprehensive Care@Home Platform Features
The Care@Home platform offers a comprehensive suite of services, including activities of daily living (ADL) monitoring, radar-based fall detection, and compact telecare devices designed as wearable jewelry. It also includes an emergency panic button and advanced voice activation technology with a voice extender, allowing seniors to make two-way calls from any room. Using a rules-based system, Care@Home notifies caregivers of deviations in daily routines, ensuring personalized, responsive care for seniors.
The platform supports full API integration, making it adaptable to future technological advancements and facilitating seamless interoperability across industries.
“We at Essence understand the immense promise of digitalisation in the health sector and are proud to facilitate the transition and ensure that seniors can reap its many benefits,” said Yossi Graff, VP Revenue of Essence. “Partnering with Skyresponse, a company who, like Essence SmartCare, is at the forefront of advanced connectivity, we aim to set a new standard in telecare solutions, ensuring uncompromised care for seniors ageing from the comfort of their homes.”
