Care.com, Inc. recently announced that it has raised $20 million in funding from a group led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and joined by existing investors, Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures. Care.com intends to expand its growth through corporate and government partnerships; customized senior care service offerings; and, new vertical expansion beyond child care, special […]
Category: Technology
Who has the time and money to make the most information purchasing decisions after doing their research online? Baby Boomers, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, have the highest percentage of respondents that are researching products and services online. The survey shows that 81% of the 50-64 […]
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In an effort to lower costs, senior care providers are focused more than ever on providing quality care through technology in an effort to reduce costs. The benefits of using technology to reduce hospital visits and monitor changes in health and behaviors for seniors has been previously trumpeted but a new study is backing up […]
A new beginning started last week for disabled Americans when President Obama signed into law the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. The new law will make it easier for people who are deaf, blind or have low vision to access the Internet, smart phones, television programming and other communications and video […]
If you are looking for a simple monitoring solution for yourself or a loved one, there are a number of options for elderly monitoring available today but not all provide cell phone services, GPS tracking and fall protection that aren’t tied to a home-based system. ActiveCare’s Personal Assistant Link (PAL) offers a simple solution that […]
Last week, the City of Boston, the State of Illinois and MyWay Village announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funding for programs that will use high-speed internet broadband access to provide training in how using the Internet can improve the lives of seniors. […]
Senior living & senior housing…there’s an app for that? There’s a few out there and according to a new study by the Pew Research Center, most cell phone users don’t know how many apps they have on their phones to begin with. The survey shows that taking pictures and sending text messages are the most […]
Think texting is just for teenagers? Think again. The latest survey from Nielsen media shows the nation’s seniors and boomers are spending an increasing amount of time using their phones. The data shows that those in the 55-64 demographic are sending and receiving on average 80 text messages and averaging over 580 minutes per month […]
VRI Telemonitoring, a provider of in-home health monitoring systems, has contracted with CareCentrix where VRI will provide telemonitoring, medication adherence, and medical alert systems to support their efforts of providing people with comprehensive medical care at home.
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