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Tomorrow Age/Tech Call – Julie from The National Alzheimer’s Association speaks

Please join the aging & tech industry tomorrow for our weekly aging/technology webinar.

Who: Julie Sipchen, Safety Services Product Manager for the Alzheimer’s Association National Office
What: The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to educating families about how to keep people with Alzheimer’s safe, active and independent in the community for as long as possible. Alzheimer’s Association Comfort Zone™ powered by Omnilink, is an exciting step forward in Alzheimer’s safety choices.
When: (EVERY THURS)
Jan 20, 2pm EST/1p CST/12n MST/11a PST
Where: GO ONLINE to: www.dimdim.com
Click “Join Meeting” enter Meeting Room: GrandCare
You should be able to hear through your computer speakers. If you’d like to participate in the conversation, please mute your computer speakers and dial-in to the number listed at the top of the webinar screen.

Bio: Julie Sipchen is the Safety Services Product Manager for the Alzheimer’s Association National Office. As part of the Business Development team, Julie manages the MedicAlert + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return program, Comfort Zone and other safety related programs and services. She fields inquiries from companies interested in working with the Association as well as seeks out new opportunities to bring innovative and accessible safety options to people with Alzheimer’s and related dementia and their families.

Why: These webinars are open to ALL and hosted every week to educate, learn from each other, network with each other and have a good time! Remember, THE UPCOMING AGING TSUNAMI will float all boats! Let’s join together and MAKE A SPLASH in the aging and technology industry!!!

Each call is recorded! To ensure good call quality, please mute your phone when not speaking (*6 can automatically mute/unmute your phone) & mute computer speakers if you dial-in.

All are welcome to join us!!!

Your Aging&Technology Call Host,

Laura H. Mitchell
GrandCare Systems
info@grandcare.com
www.grandcare.com

GrandCare Systems is a communication, cognition, wellness assessment & activity monitoring system that allows individuals to stay safe, happy, healthy & independent at home!

The Aging Tsunami will Float All Boats – NEW Aging/Tech Consortium

Ever wonder why the Burger Kings always move across the street from McDonalds? Or the hair salons comprise one whole corner of town? It’s the concept of co-ompetition. The reason we have malls. Because once the Burger King moves across the street from McDonalds, both restaurants do better.

Here’s a prime example of two competitors working together from a logistics standpoint: Nestle and Mars have been sharing trucks to deliver combined loads of chocolate. In just 11 weeks, over 60 loads were combined with approximately 7,500 miles of duplicate truck journeys eliminated.

This same concept can be used across the industry, including in the aging and technology industry.
In fact, I feel like even more-so in this industry, where SO much education is required. Consumers don’t not only not know what the product is, they also need to understand why they need it. The trick is, we’re not replacing anything concrete, it’s something new. Like when the Internet first came about to consumers in the ’90s and business people needed to be convinced that the Internet was probably a good idea and conceive of how they were going to use it to better their businesses and make life easier for their employees.

We have decided to start up our own aging & technology industry consortium. No official name yet, but it’s going to be an organization where we all join (it’ll be extremely cost-effective to join) and combine efforts. Together we can target big goals (large marketing/advertising campaigns, lobbying for remibursement, educating the market as a whole on the use of technology for our aging population, research & focus groups, business plan implementation for LTC communities, etc.

This idea was born a few months back on one of our weekly aging & technology conference calls. The topic that week was co-ompetition and was being led by Presto! CEO, Peter Radsliff. He spoke about the concept of all of us working together and something clicked with everyone on that call. Everyone got very excited and enthusiastic. A real concept had been born! After that call, we continued to think through this idea. I started mulling the idea with Michael Sarfatti from Smart Silvers (who had also been on the call). He told Susan Ayers Walker (founder of Smart Silvers) and it’s history from there. Susan set up a time and place for all of us to meet within the exhibit floor at CES. About 15 of us met, spoke, shared our visions & passions and started running from there.

Please consider joining our effort & reaping the benefits!!! For more information, please contact me: info@grandcare.com

In support of co-ompetition, we are hosting a technology and aging pavilion at EHX (Electronic House Expo) in March This is open to any and every vendor (and dealer to attend) in the aging and tech industry!!! We are still looking to find other vendors to fill the pavilion so we can make a big splash. Included in each kiosk within the pavilion will be a presentation area along with presentation time and some educational tracks/panels for dealers.

Thanks and remember, The Aging Tsunami Will Float All Boats!!!!

CES 2010 Summary!!

Wow – what a weekend! Well, CES 2010 has come and gone and left us all a little worse for the wear, but excited and full of possibilities and new ideas! GrandCare was honored to be one of the technologies displayed in the digital health techzone.

I did mean to provide more updates along the way, but it was so crazy busy that I never got the chance! So here goes:

We got there and besides a bit of a mix-up about where our booth was (they moved us at the last minute, sorry to all those that went out of their way to find us) 🙂 Everything was swell.

The first thing we did was sign on to the aging and technology conference call – LIVE FROM CES! It was fantastic. Over 30 participants joined us as we interviewed different vendors and a few show participants!
So, I am still needing to convert the recording to an mp3, because the webinar recording didn’t turn out! It was too loud and we kept losing Internet Connection.

There were many different home health technologies presented in the digital Health zone, including GrandCare Systems (Communication, Cognition, ADL Monitoring, Wellness Assessment), Dakim (Socialization/Brain Fitness), Presto (Socialization – Emails printed out automatically for a senior), Wellcore (wearable fall device/PERS), zeo (sleep sensor that can help you to sleep better), myine (takes the commercials out of Internet radio), mygait (computers made easy for seniors) and so much more!!!

The problem was that our digital summit was moved before the show started, so we weren’t as enclosed as we were last year. Last year, it was apparent where all of the home health technologies were, because we were all together! We were kind of far away from some of them (Wellcore was on the other side around the corner from us). We had a sewing system across the aisle from us and as cool as the technology was, it hardly had anything to do with Digital Home Health Technology.

The traffic was wonderful, but the press coming around was pretty light. I know we probably could have done more to get press to do interviews with us (well, for one, we could have paid to have our press kit and such given out to press), but it would be nice to see the press take a more active interest in aging technology.

It’s the big elephant in the room, unfortunately – not quite as glamorous as the HD TVs and surround sound systems in CES. This is an exciting show!! I feel like my 3 year old would be in kiddie-heaven, as were many of the attendees!

One GREAT thing that came out of CES this year? We have formed a new consortium for all of the companies just like GrandCare Systems that want to get together, join forces, use the momentum and combine it to EDUCATE and make the market aware of what we are doing! It’s exciting and it’s BRILLIANT! This is an idea that came from one of our aging and technology industry calls. Remember, these calls are every Thursday at 2pm EST and OPEN TO ALL! Join us at www.dimdim.com meeting room: grandcare.
The hosts are GrandCare, but the topics are EVERYTHING related to aging, wellness and technology! This week, it’s Jack York speaking from It’s Never Too Late. It’s always a great conversation with wonderful people from all around the industry. This call spurred an idea about 2 months ago from Presto founder, Pete Radsliff on the idea of co-ompetition. Why can’t we all just find a way to work together?
The idea of a mall or a burger king moving across the street from mcdonald’s and both do better. The idea that the aging tsunami will certainly float ALL boats!

So, there you have it! We have formed a consortium and we WILL grow into a power! We will grow into a force where we can advertise nationally, educate the market, educate doctors, educate policy makers & slowly gain access TOGETHER into an industry that no one of us can do easily alone!

Contact info@grandcare.com for more information on this consortium and how to join! OR join us any week on our aging/technology conference calls!!!! To sign up for notifications for these weekly calls, register here: http://dealerwww.grandcare.com

Great show – great people – great innovation! 2010 is going to be a great year!!!
The GC TEAM

Why the Home Health Market Will Explode…from CEPRO

Hands-on exhibits will teach custom electronics professionals how to tap into this booming marketplace.
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Jan 5th 2010, By Jessica Camerato
01.05.2010 — Looking to find more customers? It’s easier than you may think.
Make that a million times easier.
Home Health Technology is one of the most lucrative markets in today’s economy. Every month approximately one million people turn 60 years old, and 80 percent of them are in developing countries. Not to mention nearly two-thirds of people who have ever lived to the age of 65 are still alive today.

In fact, the fastest growing population segment is people 85 and older. The second fastest? Those who have turned 100, according to AARP.

Need to know more? About 3.5 million people worldwide will be over 100 years old by 2050, according to HelpAge International.

This rapidly growing population (also known as the “silver tsunami”) of seniors and aging baby boomers represents a thriving client base that cannot be ignored in today’s economy.

“The recession is probably the best thing that ever happened to the aging and technology industry,” said Laura Mitchell, business relationship specialist for GrandCare Systems, a leading provider of high-end, in-home health technologies and vocal advocate and educator to dealers and policy makers. “People cannot afford to go into assisted living where, on average, you’re spending about $4,000 to $8,000 a month.

“Whereas if you can purchase a system and stay in your home for even a month or two, you’ve already purchased the system. Not to mention, a lot of people who may need to go into a facility cannot sell their house right now and so they don’t have the option to moving into a facility. They need something in the interim.”

Home Health at EHX Spring
EHX Spring 2010 has partnered with GrandCare Systems to present the Home Health Tech Pavilion in Orlando, Fla. on March 25-27. These dedicated sessions and hands-on exhibits will teach custom electronics professionals how they can tap into this booming marketplace.
“Dealers really do need to be the expert in this industry,” said Mitchell.
Many CE pros already have the skills they need to succeed in this industry. Health care providers are turning to those who have experience in home automation to set up systems in homes and in long-term care facilities. GrandCare, for example, uses existing protocol-driven sensors such as the Z-Wave mesh network and Bluetooth technology.
“There is an especially good fit for people in the home automation industry who already have a feeling of how to set up sensors, to set up mesh networks, to make sure there is Internet access in the home, to do smart sensor placement,” said Mitchell.
…read the entire article: http://www.cepro.com/article/why_the_home_health_market_will_explode/

GET INTO THE DIGITAL HOME HEALTH MARKET become a GrandCare dealer!!!

GET INTO THE DIGITAL HOME HEALTH MARKET

New Revenue Opportunities For Integrators
With GrandCare Systems

Target A New Market, Expand Your Client Base, Leverage Your Existing Customer List, Install More Products And Increase Revenues!

GrandCare is an IP based wireless assistance system for seniors, their families and care partners. It combines aspects of home automation, online communications and healthcare in one package. GrandCare Program benefits include:

New Market: Tap into a market of 44 million family caregivers, and growing!

Easy Return On Investment (ROI): Once you are a GrandCare Authorized Dealer, you are able to purchase a standard system at the wholesale price and sell it retail. Every installation gives you an immediate gross profit with a terrific value proposition for your clients!

Recurring Revenue: Dealers receive residuals from the GrandCare monthly service fees.

Dealer Training: A full day of system installation, marketing and sales training at the Home Controls training facility. Plus, unlimited number of people from your company may attend an unlimited number of times.
For more information or to Sign Up As An Authorized GrandCare Dealer,
call 800-266-8765 x133 or email Brian@HomeControls.com

GrandCare Creates A Care Triangle
Between Seniors, Families And Caregivers

FOR THE SENIOR: GrandCare consists of a central touchscreen unit placed in the resident’s home. The system provides access to news, weather, pictures, email, reminders and more on the touchscreen monitor. The resident can also play games, search the Internet, listen to music and other interactive activities. No interaction by the senior is required.

FOR THE FAMILY: Family members can stay in contact with their loved-one through GC-Manage, a web-based system supported by any Internet browser. They can send messages and photos to the GrandCare unit, review the safety and wellness of their loved-one, and communicate with the caregivers.

FOR THE CAREGIVER: The GrandCare unit communicates with a wide range of wireless devices to monitor activities of daily living and wellness. Caregivers can access the system using GC-Manage to assess the wellness and safety of the resident. GrandCare can also send an email, text message or phone call if something is amiss or an alert occurs.

FOR THE DEALER: GrandCare is not a one-time project, but establishes a long-term relationship with the senior, family and caregivers. Dealers benefit from design services, product sales, installations, residuals from the monthly service fee and future expansions of the GrandCare system as a family’s needs change.

For more information or to Sign Up As An Authorized GrandCare Dealer,
call 800-266-8765 x133 or email Brian@HomeControls.com

New Video Testimonials from couple that received GrandCare for Christmas!

All I want for Christmas is happiness, safety and my health! Jude Harper captured this fantastic video of new GrandCare users, who received this as a gift from family for Christmas!

See how one 80-something couple reacted when given the GrandCare System for Christmas this year!!!
3 LIVE UNREHEARSED SCENES of this couple enjoying and using the GrandCare System.
SCENE ONE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj268spbHrQ&feature=related
SCENE TWO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwoEx0Ahnz8
SCENE THREE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCI049CKS5A&NR=1

It’s the gift of happiness, freedom and “peace of mind”

ENJOY!

For more information: www.grandcare.com or contact us: sales@grandcare.com 262-338-6147

Come visit us at CES Booth: North 2820A TechZone – Digital health Pavilion

GrandCare Systems will be exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 7-10 in the digital health pavilion (Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall). Look for GrandCare founder & CEO, Charlie Hillman, speaking on a panel during the Silvers Summit on Sat Jan 9.

Going to be there on Thursday? Contact us to speak during our regularly scheduled agetech call (thursdays at 2p est). We are interviewing various show attendees to get a feel of the conference from the aging/tech perspective.

Stop by and visit us! Want to schedule an appt? Just email Laura: dealers@GrandCare.com

GrandCare is accepting dealer applications! More info: gcsales@homecontrols.com

See you in Vegas!

Strategic Web Marketing – Thurs Dec 17th AGETECH Call

Info on THURSDAY’S AGE/TECH WEBINAR!!!

Who: Carol Marak of CareBuzz

What: Positioning Your Business for Top Organic Rankings ONLINE
Before spending a bunch of money planning your Internet strategy, learn how to research what buyers in your area are looking for when seeking your service/product. Don’t just randomly throw money at Google and a website hoping people will find you… Be strategic.

When: Date Dec 17th, 2pm EST/1p CST

Where: ONLINE WEBINAR
Go to: www.dimdim.com
Meeting Room: GrandCare

Why: These webinars are open to ALL and hosted every week to educate, learn from each other, network with each other and have a good time!
Remember, THE UPCOMING AGING TSUNAMI will float all boats! Let’s join together and MAKE A SPLASH in the aging and technology industry!!!

This call is hosted by GrandCare Systems, a sensor-based Wise Home technology that marries social connectivity, wellness assessment, ADL monitoring and cognitive assists into ONE easy-to-use Technology. More info: www.grandcare.com

Thanks,

Laura Mitchell
Aging/Tech Call Coordinator & Host
info@grandcare.com
www.grandcare.com

GrandCare is now accepting dealers. Email: gcsales@homecontrols.com for more information

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Why is it hard to sell technology to the aging industry? What do you think??

Thursday Dec 10th at 2pm EST, bunch of us are getting together and having a roundtable discussion on sales techniques and obstacles in the aging and technology industry. Please join in to listen or share your thoughts with us on this interactive forum. OPEN TO ANYONE & EVERYONE IN THE AGING and/or TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.

Join us 2pm EST/1pm CST. Just go to: www.dimdim.com, meeting room: grandcare
Dial in info listed on the webinar!

1. What have your experiences been selling technology to the aging population and their families?
2. Where have you seen the most success?
3. Where the least?
4. THE CLOSE!! The 20 billion dollar question! How do you go from interest to the install?
5. What are some hurdles that you see in this industry? Is it the technology itself? Is it the price? Is it that the aging population refuses to admit they may need help? Is it that the family is in denial that they need help? Maybe a little bit of all? FEEDBACK DESIRED!

Please Join us for this interesting conversation, contribute & learn. Like we always say, REMEMBER, the aging tsunami will FLOAT ALL BOATS! Or as Michael Sarfatti (SmartSilvers) wisely said, We can either hang together or we can hang alone!

These Aging and Technology Conferences are hosted weekly by GrandCare Systems. These webinar/calls were designed to learn from each other, cooperate, share information & network in the 20 billion dollar aging and technology industry. All are welcome! To receive weekly notifications on the call topics, please register here: http://dealerwww.grandcare.com
GrandCare is a complete communication, cognition and wellness assessment system to address physical needs of our aging population, keep caregivers informed and at ease, while addressing the socialization, cognition and connectivity needs of seniors today! Visit www.grandcare.com. GrandCare is now accepting dealers. Email gcsales@homecontrols.com for more information!

Thanks and Keep the Vision!
Laura H Mitchell
GrandCare Systems
www.grandcare.com
262-338-6147