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EmPowerYu has created an intelligent Remote Monitoring System that improves healthcare, reduces costs, and improves communication between monitored persons, families and professional caregivers. The system offers a privacy-friendly remote monitoring for seniors living at home alone. A small number of strategically placed motion sensors detect daily life events like getting out of bed and preparing food. The statistical data and patterns determine "normal." Using data analytics, the EmPowerYu system alerts caregivers to usual behaviors. There are no cameras, nothing to wear, and no behavioral changes required. Allow your loved ones to age in place at home and live independently.

Tembo Health is a telemedicine company serving retirement homes, senior care centers and skilled nursing facilities to connect patients with specialty services like psychiatry and cardiology. The platform connects the specialists to patient data and collaborates with the nursing staff to provide better care plans.

Developer of an artificial intelligence-driven senior care platform created to improve the quality of life for seniors. The company's platform uses voice technology to eliminate caregiver anxiety and offers complete control and access to scheduled care events, and daily reports on the senior's activities and well-being, while also providing health tips and content, enabling seniors to increase social interactions in daily life.

teleCalm, Inc. offers a managed phone service specifically designed to assist seniors living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company provides a range of features aimed at enhancing the quality of life for both seniors and their caregivers. The service includes call blocking, 9-1-1 call notifications, and protection against phone scams, allowing caregivers to manage problem calls such as late-night and repeated calls effectively. The core of teleCalm's offering is the Caregiver app, which enables family members to remotely control the features of the service, ensuring that seniors can maintain their independence while being safeguarded from potential fraud and abuse. By addressing common challenges faced by caregivers and their loved ones, teleCalm aims to reduce isolation and improve connectivity among families.

GoGoGrandparent is a service designed to enhance the independence of older adults and individuals with disabilities by facilitating access to essential services. The company provides a convenient platform for booking rides, groceries, meals, and other on-demand services through a simple phone call. Users can request rides by pressing specific buttons, and GoGoGrandparent employs a combination of technology and human support to monitor and guide these trips, effectively acting as a virtual caregiver. By managing these logistics, GoGoGrandparent alleviates the burden on clients who may not be able or willing to navigate these services independently. The company's mission focuses on empowering older adults with greater choice and autonomy as they age.

Developer of an online job marketplace platform designed to find freelancing senior talents. The company's platform seniors to register on the platform and clients to share requirements, browse profiles and employ senior people for part-time or project work with the employment contract, enabling private individuals, companies, associations, or start-ups to get in touch with senior citizens and use their specialist skills and experience for smaller and larger assignments.

Rezilient is a mental health coaching platform designed to support family caregivers of individuals with dementia and Alzheimer's, addressing the chronic stress and burnout they often experience. With over 8 million unpaid family caregivers in the United States—a number that continues to rise due to an aging population—Rezilient offers a personalized, science-based app that connects caregivers with trained coaches. The platform facilitates communication through video, voice, and text, allowing caregivers to receive real-time support and guidance as they develop essential skills and emotional resilience. Additionally, advanced AI and sentiment analysis are employed to provide predictive interventions, enhancing caregiver well-being. Research indicates that Rezilient's approach can significantly increase the likelihood of dementia patients remaining at home, leading to substantial savings for employers, insurers, and states by reducing long-term care costs.

Care Angel, Inc. is a company that specializes in virtual health assistance, focusing on the monitoring and management of care plans and medication adherence for individuals, particularly seniors. The company has developed ANGEL, an intelligent caregiving assistant that provides a VIP Care Service designed for aging individuals living at home. This service includes regular check-in calls and supports seniors in self-managing chronic conditions while offering immediate access to eldercare resources and guidance. Care Angel's platform utilizes an artificial intelligence voice-recognition system to facilitate communication and deliver care reminders and educational content via traditional telephone methods. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida, Care Angel aims to empower seniors to lead independent, healthy, and connected lives.

MeetCaregivers is on a mission to bring high-quality in-home care, additional services, products, and technology tools for all seniors’ care needs. Making it easier for seniors to access all the resources they need to age healthy and happily at home.

Every 11 sec. a senior is admitted to the ER for a fall resulting in 800K+ hospitalizations & 27K+ deaths/yr. 1/10 have dementia & 60% wander. If not found in 24hrs, 50% suffer serious injury or death. Devali combines the functionality of a FitBit with the safety features of a Medical Alert System in a discreet & comfortable connected sock with apps for active seniors, caregivers, family and senior community administrators as well as connected emergency services.

SafeinHome Senior Safety System helps keep elderly loved ones living in their own home longer by sending text alerts to family caregivers if something might be wrong and lets you check in any time right from your smartphone, tablet or computer.

A digital platform aimed at organizing and discovering local events and activities for like-minded people aged 55+ in Sweden. Still Active’s main goal is to reduce loneliness among the aging population through encouraging new friendships and more frequent social interaction. The users list their interests in the app, allowing it to give recommendations on hand-picked, local activities from users, by users.. We encourage our users to organize their own events, where they can share their knowledge and interests with like-minded people. Still Active become the leading lifestyle platform for 55+ in the industrialized world. We are 55+ reinvented.

MeetCaregivers is on a mission to bring high-quality in-home care, additional services, products, and technology tools for all seniors’ care needs. Making it easier for seniors to access all the resources they need to age healthy and happily at home.

MeetCaregivers is on a mission to bring high-quality in-home care, additional services, products, and technology tools for all seniors’ care needs. Making it easier for seniors to access all the resources they need to age healthy and happily at home.