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Silver Tsunami: Rise of Tech-Enabled Senior Home Care

by Aaron Marcum, founder of Breakaway Home Care Accelerator 08/23/2024 Leave a Comment

Silver Tsunami: Rise of Tech-Enabled Senior Home Care

With the advancements in medical care and the resilience of the human spirit, most people now live longer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports this, publishing data about the rise in life expectancy in the U.S., with the average American man now reaching 74 and women pushing 80.  As a trusted partner in the healthcare community, my team and I are always working to help our clients provide the best care to the "Silver Tsunami" — the rapidly growing elderly population
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Age Tech: Supporting Better Patient Outcomes in Senior Care

by Melissa Powell, COO of Genesis HealthCare 07/07/2023 Leave a Comment

Age Tech: Supporting Better Patient Outcomes in Senior Care

Your grandparent has arthritis in their knees, which can make it difficult for them to walk around their home. What if they had access to robot limbs to help them move around more independently without experiencing pain? Your parent has been diagnosed with a heart condition, and your entire family is constantly worried about their health. What if a device worn on their wrist could monitor their vitals all day, alerting you and their caregivers of anything concerning? Your grandparent has been
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Backed by $6M, DUOS Emerges Out of Stealth with Personal Assistant for Aging

by Jasmine Pennic 06/08/2021 Leave a Comment

Backed by $6M, DUOS Emerges Out of Stealth with Personal Assistant for Aging

What You Should Know: - DUOS, a digital health company, came out of stealth today backed by $6M in combined seed funding from healthcare investor Redesign Health and consumer-focused Forerunner Ventures.   - DUOS provides a personal assistant for aging — a Duo — to help older adults stay healthy and age independently in their own homes. DUOS works with its members and their loved ones, along with health plans and providers, to provide holistic, personalized support. - In addition,
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CareCar Raises $3M to Expand Tech-enabled Benefit Manager Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 04/30/2021 Leave a Comment

CareCar Raises $3M to Expand Tech-enabled Benefit Manager Platform

What You Should Know: -  CareCar, a tech-enabled benefit manager and value-based healthcare services platform, announced that it has raised $3M in seed funding led by Kapor Capital and Impact America Fund, with Concrete Rose participating as a co-investor. - CareCar specializes in managing non-emergency medical transportation benefits and in-home care benefits (ADLs, IADLs, Home Assessments & Modifications). The platform automates the logistics, HIT, and UM & QA aspects of
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Papa Raises $10M to Expand “Grandkids on Demand” Platform to Address Social Isolation in Seniors

by Fred Pennic 10/09/2019 Leave a Comment

Papa Raises $10M to Expand “Grandkids on Demand” Platform to Address Social Isolation in Seniors

- Papa raises $10M in Series A funding to expand “grandkids on-demand” platform to help reduce social isolation in seniors. - Adds partnerships with multiple large health insurance plans, including Humana, Aetna, Priority Health and Alignment Healthcare. - Papa will use the funding to expand its services to a broader population of older adults, via partnerships with additional insurance plans and employee benefits provider.Papa, a digital health company that provides “grandkids on demand” to
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In-Home Care Startup Hometeam Pulls In $27.5M for Expert Caregiver Matching

by HITC Staff 01/05/2016 Leave a Comment

In-Home Care Startup Hometeam Pulls In $27.5M for Expert Caregiver Matching

New York-based in-home care startup Hometeam has raised $27.5M in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT with existing investors  Lux Capital, IA Ventures and Recruit Strategic Partners. Hometeam transforms the aging experience by providing families expert caregiver matching, custom iPads, and a care team to promote healthy & active days. The capital will be used to  accelerate its medical and technology development as it continues to experience ever-increasing growth in New York, New Jersey and
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HomeHero Launches the Match.com for Senior Home Care

by Jasmine Pennic 10/22/2015 Leave a Comment

Home Hero

After 6 months of building and testing, senior home care startup HomeHero has launched a proprietary 15-point algorithm that matches clients in need of a caregiver with the perfect person to meet their needs -- like the Match.com for senior home care. The SoCal-based startup can now crunch millions of data points in seconds and deliver customized caregiver matches within only 10 minutes, compared to hours or even days for traditional home care agencies (HomeHero’s own manual matching process
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Home Healthcare Management with eCaring CEO Robert Herzog

by Fred Pennic 08/23/2012 1 Comment

Home Healthcare eCaring CEO Robert Herzog

Part 1 interview/Podcast with Robert Herzog, Founder & CEO of eCaring, a web-based home health care monitoring and management system that delivers real-time information from the home to care managers, providers, and family members.
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