2013 Boomer Business Summit

Boomer SummitTuesday, March 12, 2013 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois

Early bird registration – extended to March 1st!

Get 20% off your registration today with
GrandCare’s Promo Code: wn13grandcare

Join the What’s Next Boomer Summit this year for topics related to the Sandwich Generation including a look at the forces shaping the next decade in Boomers’ life stages and what’s needed to serve them.

What’s Next: Building and Scaling Your Boomer/Senior Business : An Intelligent Network of Relationships to Drive your Boomer Business

What is the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit?
What’s Next Boomer Business Summit is an annual event that brings together the country’s top businesses and organizations that are focused on the baby boomer and beyond marketplace. It is where deals get done.

From What’s Next you will:

    • Identify the most effective channels into the Boomer/senior caregiver space
    • Build a business ecosystem for the caregiver, grandparent, pet, women, housing, and wellness marketplace
    • Identify the latest trends in social, mobile, search, e-commerce, and print
    • Develop global channels that will allow you to have the greatest reach
    • Identify go-to market strategies through retailers, e-commerce, and nonprofits
    • Learn how to monetize content and find distribution through large media channels and niche blogs
    • Discover how to raise money for your boomer idea from angels, incubators, corporations, and venture capital investors
    • Discover the riches in boomer niches that include play, pets, housing, aging in place, and food.
    • Pivot into a Life Reimagined
    • Receive templates to help build your LinkedIn profile, Twitter, Pinterest, and business Facebook profiles.
    • Learn how to build a business ecosystem that includes mentors and bloggers
    • Learn how to drive leads to your business

To register & learn more visit whatsnextsummit.com

Senior Tech on the TODAY Show: Including a Great Overview of the GrandCare HomeBase

Tech gear to help seniors stay independent

NBC’s The TODAY Show, Tech Today
Aired on February 06, 2013

Home Tech - Today Show

There are more than 40 million people age 65 and older in the U.S., and helping them remain independent and safe in their own homes has gotten much easier thanks to new assistive technology products. “Savvy Senior” columnist Jim Miller shares telephone systems, pill dispensers, and more.

Savvy Senior logoThe Savvy Senior: A national information service devoted to older Americans and the families who support them. Through a variety of media, Savvy Senior provides information and resources through its nationally syndicated newspaper column, senior newswire service, resource books, weekly radio program and television features on NBC, CNBC, CNN and Retirement Living TV.

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TOMORROW! GrandCare featured on The TODAY Show!!

Wednesday, February 6th on NBC. Tune in from 7-9am CT

Jim MillerSavvy Senior’s Jim Miller Showcasing GrandCare

Jim Miller, creator of the syndicated column Savvy Senior will feature GrandCare’s touch-based system on The TODAY Show!

Since 2005, GrandCare Systems® has provided the most comprehensive caregiving technology on the market today, enabling individuals to remain safe, healthy and happy at home.

Savvy Senior logoSavvy Senior is a national information service devoted to older Americans and the families who support them. Through a variety of media, Savvy Senior provides information and resources through its nationally syndicated newspaper column, senior newswire service, resource books, weekly radio program and television.

Remember to watch or set your DVR’s!

GrandCare – A “must have” for We Care Adult Day Care

We_care_LogoWe Care Adult Care, Inc, is an adult day care whose purpose is to Provide Care, Promote Excellence, Preserve Independence to all seniors who attend our program. Rated #1 Senior Day Care in Monmouth County.

We Care uses two GrandCare Systems® in their facility.  The first system, a GC-Trillium, is utilized in the community room displayed on 2 T.V. sets donated by Harper Technology Group. These T.Vs show the centers events and a variety a images from the GrandCares slideshow and caregiver Facebook profiles . GrandCare’s music programs, powered by CoroHealth, provides music throughout facility through a distributed speaker system. Group picture sharing and family email activities are scheduled to be added to the center’s services within a few months.

The second system, a GC-HomeBase,  is in the nurses office and will be used for multiple residents with telehealth devices and for the nurse to share info with doctors helping the centers patients stay healthy, safer and independent longer!!!!

GrandCare Systems and We Care Adult Day Care Featured in “The County Woman”

The We Care Adult Day Care, Inc. located in Red Bank New Jersey, features the GrandCare System to help fulfill their mission “to maintain and preserve each member’s life by implementing services that will enhance and enable them to be the best they can be.” We Care was founded in 2000 by Tracey Wolfman and provides services for families who are looking after their aging loved ones. We Care incorporates the GrandCare System to help preserve the independence of their seniors.

Tracey Wolfman (left) and Debbie with their GrandCare System in the center's common room.

Tracey Wolfman (left) and Debbie with their GrandCare System

“The greatest benefit of this “must have” system is in its ease of use to maintain independent living at home through coordinated care and supervision. This multifaceted system has endless benefits that are truly appreciated with continued use.“

The full article can be found here, on page 37.

Tracey L. Wolfman a resident of Middletown for the last 40 years who always had a passion for senior citizens launched “We Care Adult Day Care” in 2000, Tracy is a registered Nurse with a Master’s in Nursing Administration from Teacher’s College, Columbia University. She has spent the last 26 years working with the elderly population specializing in Alzheimer’s disease.