Startup Scores $27.5 Million, Seeks Senior Living Partners

Fresh off announcing an eye-popping $27.5 million Series B investment round, home care startup Hometeam says it is looking to expand the number of senior living providers it is working with. Hometeam—similar to startups Honor and HomeHero—utilizes technology to match up seniors and in-home caregivers, provide more visibility into what occurs in clients’ homes, enable […]

The Top 10 Senior Housing News Stories of 2015

Senior Housing News kept readers on top of breaking and innovative senior living industry happenings in 2015. There were new players, new ideas, trend analyses and touching memorials to industry leaders lost this year. Here’s a list of Senior Housing News‘s most popular posts this past year, culminating with the single most-read article of 2015: #10. […]

With Startups Booming, Will Google Make a Senior Care Play?

As the senior care tech boom quickly builds to a crescendo, the success of cutting-edge startups could make room for mega companies like Google to have a stake in the senior living space. But industry professionals have differing viewpoints on what such a future might look like. At a time when investment dollars in senior […]

Free Webinar: How Tech Is Disrupting Senior Care

Cutting-edge tech startups are zeroing in on seniors: So far this year, startups addressing the health of people 50 and older have received $1.3 billion in funding, generating buzz about the “Airbnb for seniors” and “Uber for home care.” For home health and senior care providers, some of these new technologies hold promise for improving […]

Most Read: ‘Uber for Home Care,’ Brookdale Real Estate Sale Talks

In case you missed them…. here are the top headlines grabbing Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week.  ‘Uber for Home Care’ Raises $20 Million from Investors—A home care startup, Honor, has raised $20 million from a roster of high-profile investors to launch a product that aims to transform how professional caregivers connect with and […]

‘Uber for Home Care’ Raises $20 Million from Investors

A startup that could alter the senior care landscape by offering on-demand in-home services has secured $20 million in funding, including $15 million from influential investor Marc Andreessen, the company recently announced. The service, called Honor, is being likened to Uber, the smartphone app that enables people to request and automatically pay for car rides […]