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Home Health Tech Launches Specialty Health Store

First of its kind, new website offers digital solutions for independently living.

Submitted to HomeToys.com on: 02/24/2012, 7:59 am

Home Health Tech by Home Controls has launched a fully-functional retail web store specializing in products that help the growing senior population live independently. The online store is at www.HomeHealthTechStore.com, and orders can also be placed by calling 888-220-7690.

Home Health Tech by Home Controls is the first store of its kind to provide high-tech products targeting the senior market, promoting the philosophy that a bit of technology can provide a safer and healthier environment. The products available at Home Health Tech are ideal for people living independently, their families, caregivers, health partners and care facilities.

“Home Health Tech by Home Controls is now a one-stop shop for a wide variety of simple digital products for our aging Boomer generation,” says Ken Kerr, President of Home Controls, Inc. “There is a great demand for these digital products to help seniors stay in their homes longer and live better and safer lives while doing so.”

Home Health Tech by Home Controls has partnered with some of the nation’s leading manufacturer’s to provide a comprehensive assortment of home health tech systems, covering digital health systems, safety and security, personal health, communication, cognition and more.

Featured product lines include caregiver assistance systems from GrandCare, amplified telephones from ClearSounds and Amplicom, personal emergency response systems (PERS) from Linear and LogicMark, personal health products from A&D Medical, medication management tools from MedFolio, MedReady and MedMinder, cognition tools from Dakim, and communication systems from Presto. Home Health Tech also offers remote controlled doors and windows, automatic lighting, sensor pads, wanderer alerts, flood and fire prevention systems, and much more.

“These products are state-of-the-art and very simple to use, helping those seniors who want to age in their own homes and helping their family and caregivers, too,” Kerr says.

In addition, Home Health Tech by Home Controls offers several programs for integrators and health professionals working in the independent living or aging in place markets. These programs offer special wholesale pricing, extended technical support, customized marketing support, system training, networking and more.

“Many integrators are looking to get into the rapidly growing home health tech market, but don’t know where to go for advice and products to fill the demand,” Kerr says. “Now integrators have a one-stop shop for information, marketing materials, and a wide variety of products aimed at the aging-in-place market.”

New Tech, Old Problems At Silvers Summit 2012

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Posted on 01/13/2012 by // AARP Blog Author

We know that baby boomers are a big group of people. We know that in a 3-month period over this last year, baby boomers spent an average of $367 online every month, more than double the amount of those ages 18 to 22 spend online. We know that the dollars spent on caregiving every year can easily beat the number of dollars spent on the average wedding. So, if there’s this market of moms and dads and grandparents and caregivers putting their hearts and wallets into these statistics, where’s the venture capitalists? Where are the tech blog journalists with their miniature cameras?

You might be surprised.

The Silvers Summit, held during the mother-of-all-tradeshows, the Consumer Electronics Show, has run for the past 8 years. In 2012, it doubled in size. It exhibited a wide variety of products, hosted 39 speakers talking about everything from gaming to customer service, and awarded an inaugural Sterling Award to five companies in five categories. It had a hashtag. Over just one day, 117,430 people on Twitter.com saw coverage of its exhibitors and quotes from its speakers.

You might have expected to see ClearSounds here – my father, at 59, is dependent on products like theirs after early hearing loss – but you might not have expected to see Sterling Award winner LiveMocha, a “language learning community.” I’ve always wanted to visit Istanbul; given the time, I could join LiveMocha and not only take language lessons, but connect with others doing the same thing. Maybe I’d end up meeting a great travel partner; maybe I’d just get to practice my new Turkish with someone across the country I’ll never meet.

Much like the Nintendo Wii’s crossover appeal to older adults, Sterling Award winner AutoVerbal – aimed at helping kids with autism communicate with the help of pictures – has an obvious appeal for anyone struggling with muscle memory and vision. For caregivers, Sterling Award winner GrandCare’s all-in-one-sytem is invaluable – it’ll remind you to take your pills, could alert your caregiver that your blood pressure is out of whack, or – simplest of all – makes it easy for you to send your granddaughter a Facebook message. Made-for-seniors computing system MyGait, a Sterling Award winner in the “Entertainment” category, simplifies all that clicking into an easy-to-use PC system – and for our money, the best part is the keyboard. (It’s the simple things.) Check it out – big keys, bright colors!

Sometimes, great products for the aging are just well-designed versions of things we’ve known all our lives. In the “cause-worthy”

http://blog.aarp.org/2012/01/13/new-tech-old-problems-at-silvers-summit-2012/

AgeTek To Hold Annual Meeting At CES

San Francisco – The Aging Technology Alliance (AgeTek), a trade group of companies that develop and/or market technology-based products designed for the senior market, will hold its annual member meeting during International CES in Las Vegas next month.

The meeting will be held at the the AgeTek Pavilion in North Hall booth 3209 on Thursday, January 12th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. CES is being held in Las Vegas January 10 to 13.

The Alliance also announced that it would open its event to non-members who wish to learn more about the benefits of joining the consortium. 

AgeTek represents companies and organizations dedicated to promoting the awareness, benefits and value of products and services for our aging society. Members’ products and services allow seniors to remain independent and age in place at home, as well as empower many seniors to enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle while securing their mobility. AgeTek is focused on bringing greater awareness to their industry, products, and to its select group of companies that are working together (and independently) to develop better-designed, less expensive and better-tested products for the senior consumer.

The AgeTek Pavilion will feature members such as Dr. M Media, GrandCare Systems *N-3209*, Presto Services, and VitalLink. Additional AgeTek members on the CES floor (North Hall) are ClearSounds (N-3106), GreatCall (N-2814), Independa (N-3235), LifeStation (N-2912) and Telikin (N-3008).

CES Attendees can enter to win a ClearSounds ClearBlue Bluetooth Mini-Speaker & TV/Audio Listening System, valued at $250, by getting an AgeTek CES Passport stamped at each of the AgeTek member booths at CES. AgeTek CES Passports are available inside the Silvers Summit program, and at the AgeTek Pavilion.

Non-members are welcome to attend both the annual meeting as well as the meet ‘n greet. Advance registration is not required, but for those interested in booking an appointment with an AgeTek board member in advance, please contact Laura Mitchell, Board Member, Aging Technology Alliance at: 262-338-6147.

New AgeTek members who register at CES will receive a 10% discount on their 2012 membership fee. To learn more about becoming a member of the Alliance, visit the AgeTek Pavilion or go to the Join page of the AgeTek website at www.agetek.org. 

GrandCare announces return to exhibit at CES 2012

West Bend, WI, 2011 – GrandCare Systems announced today that they will exhibit at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9-13th in Las Vegas, NV.

GrandCare will showcase their innovative socialization, activity & telehealth remote monitoring technology at the Las Vegas Convention Center, LVCC North Hall Booth 3209.  GrandCare Systems will be located in the AgeTek Pavilion, of which they are a co-founder, between the Silvers Summit and Digital Health Summit. This will be GrandCare’s 4th consecutive appearance at CES.

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $186 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. CES is held every January at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  CES 2012 will give even more focus on Digital Health and Aging in Place Technologies with the return of the Digital Health Pavilion & Summit, The Silvers Summit and the AgeTek (Aging Technology Alliance) Pavilion.

“The Digital Health Summit is privileged to bring together experts from the health, science and technology worlds, to share their wisdom and insight on the ideas that will be vital to health care’s future,” said Jill Gilbert, co-producer, Digital Health Summit. “Technology advancements are changing the way Americans manage their own health and wellness needs, from raising children to managing care for aging parents. In its fourth year, the Digital Health Summit will push the boundaries and encourage everyone – from manufacturers to providers – to think bigger, explore new topics, and challenge one another as we move forward in this fast-growing market.”

Digital Home Health industry pioneer, GrandCare Systems, will provide full demonstrations of their cutting-edge Socialization, Telehealth and Activity Monitoring Smart Home System. Attendees of CES will have the chance to video chat with the Wisconsin-based GrandCare corporate office, play fun games, complete wellness assessments, take vitals and understand why GrandCare is leading the way in the Aging/Technology Industry.  GrandCare will be one of several innovative aging/technology companies under the AgeTek Pavilion umbrella.  Additional AgeTek Exhibitors include: Presto, Dr. Marion, Vital Link, Independa, ClearSounds, Great Call, LifeStation, and Telikin.

“The need for tech-based solutions designed to serve our aging society is exploding,” said Peter Radsliff, co-founder and chairman of the Aging Technology Alliance, “AgeTek was formed to promote the awareness, benefits and value of our members’ products and services in this expanding category.”

The Las Vegas Convention Center North Exhibit Hall is open Tuesday January 10th until Friday January 13th. For more information on the CES Show, visit: http://www.cesweb.org/

About GrandCare Systems

GrandCare offers a senior-friendly, Internet enabled, private HomeBase touchcomputer system aimed at maintaining independence, controlling chronic conditions, increasing compliance, strengthening family connections and reducing hospital readmissions. GrandCare combines the technologies of smart home, activity monitoring, wellness monitoring, and social connectivity. The wellness aspect includes wireless physiological readings (weight, blood pressure, oximeter, glucometer), self assessment, and medication compliance with an associated medication dispenser, medication instructions, photos and prompts, specified medication rule sets, alerts, and congregate analytics. The social aspect includes one button Skype, pictures, emails, wellness videos, reminders, and other standard social media content aimed at reducing isolation, educating our loved ones, and influencing them to better self-manage their own health.

For more information, visit: www.grandcare.com

Press Contact:
Laura Mitchell
VP of Marketing
GrandCare Systems LLC
262-338-6147

Online Press Kit Available: http://grandcare.com/presskit/docs/PressKit.pdf

CEDIA Schedule Sept 23 – 26 Aging Technology Pavilion Educational Sessions

Schedule of Home Health Events sponsored by GrandCare Systems at CEDIA in Atlanta Sept 21 – 26

Tuesday Sept 21
9a – 5p GrandCare Systems Authorized Dealer Training
email info@grandcare.com to sign up
630 – 9p Meet the GrandCare Staff
“A Point of View, Hilton Atlanta
255 Courtland Street NE
Tel: 1+(404) 659-2000 ”
no RSVP needed

Wed Sept 22
10a – 1130 GrandCare Authorized Dealer Refresher Course
RSVP Needed: info@grandcare.com
7 – 9p AgeTek Alliance Meet & Greet
Location TBA – more info: agetek@me.com

Thurs Sept 23 (show floor opens 10 – 6p)
(Home Health Pavilion: Booth 4072)
1030 – 1130: Choosing which Tech is right for you Booth 4072
1145 – 1245: Simple Technology: BIG RESULTS Booth 4072
12:15 – 1:45: CLOSED LUNCHEON SESSION
2 – 3p: WEEKLY AGING & TECHNOLOGY CALL HOSTED BY GRANDCARE SYSTEMS -TOPIC: LIVE FROM CEDIA Booth 4072
3 – 330: Building a New Category – AgeTek Booth 4072
330 – 430: Vendor Mash-Up – ONE presentation showcases all the technologies in the home health pavilion
430 – 6p Senior Cyborgs – The Rise of the Machines Booth 4072

Fri Sept 24 (floor open 9a – 6p)
(Home Health Pavilion: Booth 4072)
10 – 11a Senior Socialization & Brain Fitness Booth 4072
1130 – 12p Profiting Together – AgeTek Booth 4072
1230 – 130 Vendor Mash-Up – ONE presentation showcases all the technologies in the home health pavilion
2p – 4p DIGITAL HOME HEALTH PANEL will cover the closely watched topic of home health care technology. Moderator Laura Mitchell of GrandCare Systems will lead a panel that includes experts from leading companies in the home health and senior care space. ROOM: B312

Sat Sept 25 (floor open 9a – 5p)
1030 – 1130: From the “Willfull Suspension of Disbelief” to the New Reality Booth 4072
1130 – 12: Profiting Together!! The Aging Technology Alliance Booth 4072
1p – 2p: Elderly Monitoring & Safety Booth 4072
2 – 3p Vendor Mash-Up – ONE presentation showcases all the technologies in the home health pavilion Booth 4072
4 – 530p: ROOM A313: When Grandpa Wants the Cadillac – GRANDCARE Mfger Training

Sunday Sept 26 (floor open 10a – 3p)
10a – 11a: Technology for the Aging: A Value Proposition Booth 4072
11a – 12p: Senior Cyborgs: The Rise of the Machines Booth 4072

The Assisted Living Model AT HOME – 7/15/10 TOPIC

Greetings Aging & Technology Enthusiast!

Join our weekly INDUSTRY aging & technology networking forum!
where: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
(optional dial)
when: Thurs July 15th, 2010 2pm EDT (11am PDT)
Call sponsored by Home Controls, Clear Sounds Communications

TOPIC: Providing a new paradigm in for elders and their families.- providing everything that a high-end CCRC or Assisted Living Community offers, but in the security and comfort of the elder’s own home. By combining the smart use of technology with the high touch of upscale hotels and hospitality groups, set a new standard in senior care.

Speaker Bio: Dr. ten Tusscher was Vice President for the Institute on Aging (IOA) (www.ioaging.org) where she worked in leadership and entrepreneurial activities for 10 years. She directed over 250 staff in clinical, care-management, marketing, and homecare departments, and managed an annual budget of $20M. Tessa is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with older adults. A seasoned entrepreneur, Tessa was President and CEO of Bay Area Psychological Testing Associates (www.bapta.com), the largest psychological diagnostics company in Northern California.

This call is sponsored by Home Controls. Home Controls is proud to provide distribution and a full dealer support program for GrandCare Systems. You can view this system and many complementary products on their website, at www.homecontrols.com. Co-sponsors: Celery & ClearSounds Communications To sign up as a call sponsor, email: info@grandcare.com