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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.”

Mark Your Calendars – – Home Health Tech EVENTS at CEDIA 2011

If you are interested in the home health technology market, then CEDIA is the place to be Sept 7-10th in Indianapolis.

Come for the exhibits, the educational courses & the networking. GrandCare is a sponsor again this year of the Future Home Pavilion and will be showcased throughout the CEDIA show  by Distribution partners, Home Controls, JNL Technologies and Worthington Distribution.

GrandCare will be leading three educational courses on Digital Home Health & the valuable dealer opportunities available in this emerging market. GrandCare is also coordinating a pre-CEDIA HIPAA boot camp session as well as a no-host networking session!   Mark your calendars now – – if you will be at CEDIA, you can’t miss THESE events!!!!!!

Wednesday September 7th:

2:00p – 3:00pm  ESCR039 Home Health Technology is Here to Stay…Are You?
Catalog #: ESCR039-10, Wednesday: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Indianapolis Convention Center
Room 241
CEU Value: 0.50
Moderator: Laura Mitchell
Panelists: Tom Morgan, Peter Radsliff, Jim Gleason
In an economy where markets are drying up left and right, there’s one market that we can guarantee will only grow: The Aging & Technology Industry. This year alone, 7,000 boomers will turn age 65, increasing the demand for a new and sustainable “aging in place” model of care. Delivered by a true integration expert, the solution combines standard home automation and smart home technologies—complete with wireless tele-medicine, brain fitness, and socialization features. Learn about the future of aging and technology, why you should get involved, and how to start.  A la carte fees: Early $49/$99, Regular $71/$121, Onsite $85/$145  Register:  http://www.cedia.net/expo/expo11.att.register.php
4:00p – 5:30pm Pre-CEDIA HIPAA 90 minute boot camp (hosted by GrandCare Systems)
 Wednesday: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 
Crowne Plaza at Union Station, 123 W Louisiana St, Indianapolis (Room TBA)
Get trained by GrandCare’s HIPAA compliance officer on what HIPAA is, what is means to DEALERS, why it is REQUIRED of dealers reselling telehealth devices,  and what t takes to be HIPAA compliant. This seminar is Wednesday, Sept 7th 4-530p at the Crowne Plaza-Union Station hotel in Indianpolis.  
$129 per person (discounts for GC Dealers). To reserve a spot, contact info@grandcare.com OR call 262-338-6147
 
6:00p – 8:00pm Pre-CEDIA DEALER-TO-DEALER MIXER!!! 
Pullman’s Lounge, Crowne Plaza at Union Station, 123 W Louisiana St, Indianapolis
ALL ARE WELCOME!!!  FREE
Come meet the GrandCare Team and fellow AgeTek Members An informal NO HOST meet & greet at Pullman’s Lounge, Crowne Plaza-Union Station Hotel in Indianapolis, directly following HIPAA Boot Camp. 6p – 8p.  No RSVP needed, just meet us there! The GrandCare Team as well as AgeTek Board members will be there!

Thursday September 8th:

 9:00a – 6:00 pm Exhibits Open – – Visit the Future Home Pavilion Booth 4754 
 See an Exhibit Hall Map Here: http://www.mapyourshow.com/shows/index.cfm?booth=4754&exhid=319054&show_id=cedia11&userid=&lang=EN&locale=EN
 Press may Schedule an appointment for a demonstration: info@grandcare.com or download our GrandCare Press Kit: https://www.grandcare.com/presskit/
 
 
11:00a – 12:00pm  ESCR047 Home Health Technology Case Study: A How-To Discussion
Catalog #: ESCR047-7, Thursday: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CEU Value: 0.50
Indianapolis Convention Center
Room 231
CEU Value: 0.50
Instructor: Laura Mitchell, GrandCare Systems
We all know the statistics and can agree that technology and aging is the future, so now what? This
course takes you on a journey from choosing your home health technologies to promoting and
educating to sales and support. Prepare to see real-life case studies on how actual home automation
installers started their business, promoted, sold and supported this new caregiving network clientele.
Discuss why it’s not your ordinary sale and how you can be prepared for this brand new $20 billion
dollar market! If you think home health technology might be your next market, you cannot afford to
miss this rare opportunity!
A la carte fees: Early $49/$99, Regular $71/$121, Onsite $85/$145  Register:  http://www.cedia.net/expo/expo11.att.register.php
  
 
 Friday September 9th:
9:00a – 6:00 pm Exhibits Open – – Visit the Future Home Pavilion Booth 4754 
 See an Exhibit Hall Map Here: http://www.mapyourshow.com/shows/index.cfm?booth=4754&exhid=319054&show_id=cedia11&userid=&lang=EN&locale=EN
 Press may Schedule an appointment for a demonstration: info@grandcare.com or download our GrandCare Press Kit: https://www.grandcare.com/presskit/
 
3:00p – 4:00pm  ESD010-4 Digital Home Health – The Technology of Aging in Place
ESD010
Catalog #: ESD010-4, Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
CEU Value: 0.50 
Moderator: Laura Mitchell, GrandCare Systems
Panelists: Ken Kerr, Kip Meachum, Charlie Hillman
Get into the nitty gritty of the various technologies being used and integrated into independent living for
our aging population. Industry expert Laura Mitchell assembles a panel of manufacturers and ESCs to
discuss aging technologies, ranging from the Personal Emergency Response Systems (Think: “Help, I’ve
fallen and I can’t get up!”) to medication management, fall detection, Activities of Daily Living and
socialization/cognition. Anyone who wants to enter the home health technology needs to attend.
A la carte fees: Early $49/$99, Regular $71/$121, Onsite $85/$145  Register:  http://www.cedia.net/expo/expo11.att.register.php
 

Saturday September 10th:

9:00a – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open – – Visit the Future Home Pavilion Booth 4754 
 See an Exhibit Hall Map Here: http://www.mapyourshow.com/shows/index.cfm?booth=4754&exhid=319054&show_id=cedia11&userid=&lang=EN&locale=EN
 Press may Schedule an appointment for a demonstration: info@grandcare.com or download our GrandCare Press Kit: https://www.grandcare.com/presskit/
 
 
 

What is CEDIA EXPO?

CEDIA EXPO is the leading tradeshow in the residential electronic systems industry. Attending CEDIA EXPO gives you an advantage over the competition by providing the latest technologies, FREE training on the latest products, and the industry’s best education with CEDIA University courses. CEDIA EXPO gives you the best strategies to profit in home entertainment, environmental control, energy management, green technology, home health, security, and more.

Register Now: http://www.cedia.net/expo/expo11.att.register.php

What is GrandCare Systems?

GrandCare combines ADL monitoring, tele-wellness assessment, senior social networking & cognitive assists into one easy-to-use system. GrandCare is highly customizable and can be set up to fit your needs exactly. There is no “one size fits all” model, so it’s easy to make sure each customer gets EXACTLY what he/she is looking for.

GrandCare Slated to exhibit at EHX – The CEPRO EVENT

GrandCare Systems, one of the leaders in the Aging/Technology Industry, will be exhibiting and presenting several panels at this year’s EHX: The CEPRO EVENT in Orlando. Available since 2006, GrandCare is a “Smart” Activity & Tele-Wellness Monitoring & Interactive Touch System designed to keep seniors independent. Caregivers virtually access information & send pictures, messages, etc to the senior’s interactive TouchScreen. 2-Way Web Chat available. Located in the New Opportunities/Home Health Tech Pavilion: Booth(s): 629L, GrandCare’s Booth Will Feature: The GrandCare Interactive HomeBase, GrandCare Interactive Trillium & GrandCare Como Model.

What: GrandCare Exhibiting at EHX
When: March 17-19th, 2011
Where: Orlando Convention Center
BOOTH 629L

More info:

Schedule At A Glance:

Wednesday March 16th 8p No-Host Bar AgeTek Meet&Greet. Peabody Hotel Main Lobby Bar. Questions? Email info@agetek.org

Thursday March 17th *SHOW FLOOR OPEN 10a – 6pm
New Opportunities Stage
CE005: How to Get Your Foot in the Door with Home Health Tech Thursday 11:00 AM-2:00 PM EST
Moderator: Laura Mitchell, VP Marketing, GrandCare Systems
Panelists:
Tom Morgan, Worthington Distribution
Peter Radsliff, Presto

CE018: When Grandpa Wants the Cadillac: GrandCare Systems Thursday 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
New Opportunities Stage
Host: Laura Mitchell, VP Marketing, GrandCare Systems
Panelists:
Jill Kerr, Home Controls
Tom Morgan, Worthington Distribution

GrandCare Informational Session Thursday 4:00pm-4:30pm EST
CE PRO Stage

Friday March 18th Show Floor Open 9am – 5p EST
CE010: Home Health Technology Solutions for Custom Integrators Friday 12:00PM -1:00P EST
New Opportunities Stage
Moderator:
Peter Radsliff, Chairman of AgeTek & CEO Presto
Panelists:
Laura Mitchell, VP Marketing, GrandCare Systems
Ken Kerr, President, Home Controls
LogicMark

Saturday March 19th Show Floor Open 10am – 3p

The ‘Aging-in-Place’ Opportunity featuring aging technologies like GrandCare Systems

The ‘Aging-in-Place’ Opportunity
By Dan Daley, February 1, 2011

Aging Technologies
Presto’s products convert electronic communications from family into printed multimedia letters for seniors.
Why Digital Home Health Care Technology May Be Good for Your Business
We’re getting older, and that’s good. That was the message from the dais at the Digital Home Health Panel that took place during CEDIA EXPO in Atlanta this past September. More specifically, referencing data that shows 70 million Americans reaching senior status by 2030, Ken Kerr, president and CEO at Home Controls, which distributes Grandcare, Presto, and ClearSound elderly care and connectivity devices, put it bluntly: “New needs in huge numbers in an aging population equals new opportunities.”

That was the point that a half dozen or so technology companies that are targeting the home health care industry wanted to get across. All market sectors start off small, and if home health care does develop into a major source of revenue for residential systems integrators, the approximately 50 systems specialists who comprised the panel’s audience might be looked back on as the beginnings of the small army that the product manufacturers and distributors believe will grow into in the coming two decades.

In contrast to the acrimonious health care insurance debate that took place a year earlier, proponents of home health care technology got down to the economic brass tacks early on. Kerr compared the cost of assisted living or nursing home stays–he cited the approximately $75,000 it costs to maintain one person annually in a nursing home environment–with the cost of outfitting a home with sensors that monitor, record, and transmit information about location, medications, and other key daily necessities and said it would be a fraction of the ongoing costs of living outside the home.

“That’s the value proposition to the customer,” Kerr explained. But the numbers are equally good for the integrators that will sell and install those technology products. “Digital home health products are not yet commoditized, so the margins are very, very good right now, like the home theater business when it started out,” Kerr pointed out.

What Integrators Will Need To Know
Aging-in-place as a systems proposition is most analogous to security integration; in addition to the sale and installation of technology products, there is also a recurring revenue stream derived from monitoring data recorded and transmitted by system sensors. These system/monitoring combinations, from companies like Grandcare and Halo Monitoring’s MyHalo fall-detection system, will be worth $20 billion in North America by 2020, according to Laurie Orlov, founder of the Aging in Place Technology watch blog. Grandcare’s system is an example of the active system/monitoring approach that will take the place of, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” passive alert transmitters.

Motion sensors–wireless X10 and Z-wave modules work on the Grandcare system–placed around an elderly parent’s home will send to the caregiver’s laptop or PC information about the occupant’s movements, or lack thereof. That information is important, said Charles Hillman, CEO at Grandcare.
“If someone gets up to use that bathroom in the middle of the night, you expect them to be back in bed within a few minutes,” Hillman said. “If they’re not back in certain amount of time, an alert is sent to the person who monitors them.” The same type of information is also recorded and sent by active pillboxes that show the occupant what to take and when to take it, as well as indicate to the caregiver that the medication has been dispensed.
Programming is typically of the “if this, then that…” type: door sensors can be programmed so that if a particular door is opened between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., an e-mail or text notification is sent to the caregiver. Blood pressure and weight information are also sent via Bluetooth to Grandcare’s main processor, which includes a display large enough to be read by aging eyes, and then on to the caregiver. However, they will have to learn what to watch for and which bits of information are significant. For instance, Hillman points out that a gain of eight pounds in three days could be an indication of impending congestive heart failure. Thus, user education will play an important role in the successful application of these systems.

The cost of these systems is within reach of many if not most families; a typical Grandcare system will cost between $3,000 and $8,000, plus a $49 charge per month for monitoring services. However, that cost may still be out of the reach of a substantial number of seniors and their families. That’s where Medicaid and Medicare, the federal health systems, come into play, or not… Home healthcare technology is still so novel that it hasn’t been approved by federal administrators. “[Medicare approval] is going to be a state-by-state situation,” Hillman told the CEDIA audience, noting that the federal programs are administered by the states.
Another pitfall that systems integrators will have to reckon with will be liability issues, including system performance and access to a customer’s medical records, which could potentially run afoul of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulation (see sidebar).

Health insurance coverage of aging-in-place technology may fall in line with whatever federal overseers decide on the subject, so that outcome will take some time to manifest itself. However, longterm care insurance may become a factor sooner. “Long-term care insurance companies have been collecting premiums for years now, and it’s going to come time soon for them to start paying out,” Hillman said. “Covering aging-in-place technology will result in lower overall payouts in the long run.”

And that was an underlying theme throughout the presentations: the fact that, as America’s population ages, the existing healthcare proposition will no longer be able to viably support it.

GC HomeBase
Motion sensors–wireless X10 and Z-wave modules work on the Grandcare system–placed around an elderly parent’s home will send to the caregiver’s laptop or PC information about the occupant’s movements, or lack thereof.

The Psychology of the Sale
While much of home health care’s technologies are based on systems similar to those currently used in home automation, there are significant differences in the culture of that technology. For instance, where home technologies are viewed as a mostly male domain but subject to the industry’s quaint but nonetheless very real “wife acceptance factor,” decisions made about agingin- place technologies will be heavily weighted toward female family members, because women tend to take on the caregiver role. The target demographic for these types of systems will be 45 to 65 years old, says Peter Radsliff, president and CEO of Presto, whose product converts electronic communications from family into printed multimedia letters for seniors.

“The family caregiver is usually the oldest daughter, and she’s the quarterback when it comes to choosing healthcare systems,” he said. “But it’s always going to be a multigenerational sale.”
The psychology of the systems sale is similarly affected; the buyer isn’t generally the person being monitored but the person or persons doing the monitoring. Technology can be used not only to assure a senior’s safety but also to assuage the guilt that family members who now live in other parts of the country can feel about not being nearby anymore.

“The family may feel guilty about lessening the connection between themselves and the senior members of the family,” Kerr said. “Technology can help bridge that gap.”
That brings up an interesting element of aging-in-place as an integration sector. Several products integrate social networking features. Grandcare’s GC Trillium processor lets family members and seniors send and receive pictures, voicemails, letters, videos, and music, as well as brain fitness games in what Grandcare’s director of business relations Laura Mitchell says is a “nonintimidating technology solution.”

Jack York, president of It’s Never 2 Late, a Colorado-based company that creates customized computer systems with therapeutic and entertainment content for use in nursing homes, assisted-living communities and adult-day programs, says companies that have tried to develop the aging-in-place market and failed had focused too much on the technology.
“We’ve seen many of them come and go because they think it’s the technology that will sell the idea,” the former Silicon Valley entrepreneur said as part of a presentation titled, “Connecting The Greatest Generation.” “The reality is, you need to connect on the personal level. You need engagement software that can connect people as well as offer person-centered therapy to help stabilize cognitive decline.”

Hillman agreed, stating, “Socialization is the Trojan Horse; it gets the senior past the technology aversion. It’s the connectivity that will sell to the senior.”

All of the companies that made up the home health care pavilion at the CEDIA Show are small, independent firms. Some are also obvious candidates to become the entry point into home health care technology for larger companies by way of mergers and acquisitions. Larger entities, however, are also beginning to target this emerging sector. In August, technology giants Intel and GE announced a 50/50 joint venture to develop and market products, services, and technologies that promote healthy, independent living at home and in assisted living communities, though these are commercial propositions aimed at connecting seniors at home with institutional caregivers. There’s also interest stirring in technological academic circles: at CEDIA, Georgia Tech showed a prototype of a bathroom mirror that can monitor and analyze skin tone using IR scanning, which can alert users to potential skin cancers and other diseases.

Ken Kerr
Ken Kerr, president and CEO at Home Controls, which distributes Grandcare, Presto, and ClearSound elderly care and connectivity devices, puts it bluntly: “New needs in huge numbers in an aging population equals new opportunities.”

The residential systems industry is beginning to take notice. In September, the CEA added an awards category for Home Health Products to its Mark of Excellence Awards. The upper tier of residential systems manufacturers is aware of the potential for an aging-in-place market, and there’s been some proactivity in that regard, such as ELAN’s contribution of automation components for the Eskaton National Demonstration Home in Sacramento, California. But they likely will not be market makers.

“The bigger you are, the longer you wait for new markets to emerge,” Joe Lautner, manager of business development and product management at ELAN, said candidly. But Lautner says the agingin- place market is one that is high on his agenda to monitor, which he’s doing by talking with insurance companies and the CEA. “We’re trying to test the market, to get stuff in front of seniors and see what we can learn from it and what dealers can make money on,” he said. “We have to build a business case first.”

Thus, the group of independent companies that gathered at CEDIA is the point of the residential home-care technology spear, collectively focused on using technology to keep seniors safely in their homes longer and connected to family. They have a reason to be bullish on that opportunity. As Peter Radsliff of Presto put it, “This is market that’s not going to start contracting anytime soon.”

What You Need to Know About Privacy Rules
When integrating an aging in place system, ES Cs will have to consider liability issues, including system performance and access to a customer’s medical records, which could potentially run afoul of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA ) regulation. This rule sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information, and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule protect identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety. Grandcare CEO Charles Hillman suggests that integrators anticipate these issues and have waivers for clients to sign ready as part of project documentation. “I’d also suggest involving the family as much as possible in this,” he added, noting that they can open doors to government and healthcare agencies, thus cutting through some of the bureaucracy.

A Few Questions To Ask Yourself
Peter Radsliff

Peter Radsliff, CEO of senior connectivity device maker Presto and nominal head of the home healthcare technology trade group AGETEK, says these are the issues that integrators need to address as they consider the agingin- place market.
■ Do you need new skills, and if so, how to acquire them? Will it be via new training or by adding new personnel?
■ Will you need a new brand or division to enter the market? “You may want to differentiate your home theater or automation business from this,” he said. “A separate brand may make you more credible in the senior market.” It may also help you leverage an existing client base.
■ Who will do the selling? “In many cases it might be better to bring in someone who has healthcare sales experience,” he suggested.
■ Will you sell into residential or commercial markets, or both? Unlike other systems sectors, home healthcare technology’s lines are blurred as more seniors move into assisted living homes and independent living facilities, where homes are part of larger communities.

CEDIA Sees Huge Opportunity in Home Health Care
Noting that many ES Cs are of an age when family members begin to require extra health attention and referencing a family member of his own in that situation, Dave Pedigo, senior director of technology for CEDIA , says that home health care and aging-in-place technology represents “a huge opportunity for systems integrators.”

Pedigo says the first-ever health care technology pavilion indicates CEDIA ’s belief in the potential for the sector, and he confirmed that the organization is working in tandem with home health care manufacturers’ trade group AGETE K to develop the market. However, he cautioned, significant legislative and regulatory issues remain to be addressed, such as insurance and Medicare coverage of technology products and installation, and complex liability issues for ES Cs. But, Pedigo concluded, “I think we’ll look back a few years from now at this year’s CEDIA show and realize this was the beginning of a potentially very big new market, one in which ES Cs can do well with by doing good.”

Dan Daley is a freelance writer in Nashville, Tennessee.

Age in Place : A Watchful Eye


GrandCare Systems grants independence to the elderly and peace of mind to caregivers.

Demographics are changing. The elderly are growing as a group, and many of them want to maintain independence and stay in their homes. GrandCare System’s range of products creates a communication and monitoring path for the elderly, allowing them to retain their independent lifestyle.

Technology serves the elderly by using simple-to-operate touch screens that create a care triangle among seniors, families and caregivers. This allows the elderly to communicate with their family, doctors and even a monitoring company. In addition, it gives the elderly several layers of monitoring that assure family and friends that the senior citizen is safe and secure in their environment.
Ken Kerr, CEO of Home Controls, the nationwide distributor for GrandCare Systems, believes in the opportunity custom installers have with GrandCare Systems products.
“The elderly want to stay where they are and not go into assisted living. This demand is increasing as the baby boomer population ages. The time has come to meet this demand and technology has met the demand through GrandCare Systems products.”
The value proposition, as Kerr explains it, is that the family can constantly monitor the activities of their loved one. From making sure that they don’t leave their home unexpectedly through the use of door monitors, to monitoring blood pressure and other measureable health parameters, to offering a communication system via the touch panel, the elderly remain in contact with family members and health care providers.
Additionally, sensors can be installed to show whether a pill draw has been opened on time or if a bed has been slept in by using pressure-sensitive monitoring pads on the bed…All of this monitoring is pre-programmed so the elderly person does not need to be a technology expert to operate.
The touch screen can be programmed to have as many or as few buttons on the screen as needed for easy operation. The elderly person does not have to interact with the system at all, but if they are able, it can be the center for e-mail, Web browsing or any communication possible via the Internet. The system even has a button on the screen for getting the local weather.
Asking Kerr about the benefits of selling GrandCare for the typically A/V installer, he talked about the ease of installation and the remote programming of the system. Typically, it takes about half day to install, and most of the system uses wireless communication.

The recurring revenue stream from monitoring is an important part of the value proposition for the dealer. Although Kerr does not recommend a specific price for (monthly maintenance fee), he did mention that many dealers charge from $49.95 to $79.95 per month depending on the level of service included in the price.
Kerr’s company, Home Controls, is a national distributor. and by representing over 110 manufacturers, he emphasized that he understands what the dealer needs to be successful with GrandCare products. Education and training are fundamental, but they also need help with the marketing side. Kerr realizes that for dealers to be successful, they need to get the word out about this product range.
GrandCare products are selling to a market that is growing, working with families who want to take care of their loved ones. -end

NOTE FROM GRANDCARE SYSTEMS:
Hello and thanks to Custom Retailer Magazine for reporting on the Aging Tsunami and enabling technologies like the GrandCare System! I wanted to make a few clarifications: Ken Kerr’s company is called Home Controls (www.homecontrols.com). Also, there is no monitoring center officially involved with the GrandCare System. The system is a tool that authorized family & care providers can use to remotely access activity of daily living & tele-wellness information. They can use that info to set up automated notifications (someone didn’t take meds, left the house during the night, excessive weight gain, etc).

The monthly fee involves 24-7 online user access, full installation/maintenance support, automated software updates, automated GrandCare email, text, phone alerts to designated Care-partners.

Thanks so much to Ken Kerr from Home Controls & Custom Retailer Magazine for spreading the word on the ever-growing aging & technology industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD0qdEZd1PM

To find a dealer near you: www.grandcare.com
The GrandCare Team!

CEDIA Expo Tech Sessions to Focus on HDMI, Home Health


http://www.cepro.com/article/cedia_expo_tech_sessions_to_focus_on_hdmi_home_health/
Four free technology discussions in Atlanta will cover HDMI, digital home health, gaming/3D, tablet PCs and communications protocols.

By CE Pro Editors
August 04, 2010
Four panel discussions presented by the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) at CEDIA Expo 2010 (Sept. 22-26 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta) will shed light on some of the most talked-about issues in the electronic systems industry.

Expert-led panels will focus on opportunities in and the future of:
HDMI
Digital home health
Entertainment
Communications
The panel discussions are offered by CEDIA’s Technology Council in conjunction with the new Future Technology Pavilion at CEDIA Expo 2010. The Future Technology Pavilion will showcase cutting-edge technologies that are expected to impact the electronic systems industry in the coming months and years. The panel discussions will give CEDIA EXPO attendees a more in-depth perspective on the technologies and trends represented in the pavilion.


Digital Home Health: What It Is and How It Affects Us All, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 24, 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.

Utz Baldwin, CEDIA CEO, says, “The discussions will allow industry professionals to get a closer look at the most anticipated technologies and trends in home technology.”