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Living Well at Home – Assisted-living company uses GrandCare technology to monitor elders at home

 

…Technology used to monitor elders at home

Living Well co-founder and CEO Tessa ten Tusscher said the company provides an assortment of in-home support for elders. The Mill Valley resident co-founded the company with Doris Bersing, Ph.D., an authority on diversity and aging.

Technology plays a pivotal role in the organization, as each client has a webpage the caregivers and family members can use to look at schedules and medical information, and communicate with one another.

Living Well offers an in-house technology system with options that include monitoring the resident’s movement (with motion and door sensors), screening phone calls and turning off lights…
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The sensors can track basic behavior and be set up to call a certain person, or emergency officials, if someone deviates significantly (spends more than 30 minutes in the bathroom, doesn’t come downstairs in the morning)
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Travis Woods, Living Well’s technology consultant, set up the software (called GrandCare). He said the touch-screen computer system people would have in their homes also has games, e-mail, a Web browser and capability for relatives to share photos.

Tusscher said that while some people may feel the technology is too intrusive, it provides a round-the-clock monitoring system that diminished the need to pay for someone in the home 24 hours a day…
to read the entire story: http://www.marinscope.com/articles/2010/09/01/sausalito_marin_scope/news/doc4c7ece0434664985002657.txt

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
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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

4-15-10 AgeTech Call: The Assisted Living at Home Model

Join us Tomorrow for our weekly Aging & Technology call!
Tessa Ten Tuscher, CEO of Living Well at Home speaks on The Assisted Living at Home Model of Care, differentiating from bricks and
mortar Assisted Living and traditional home-based care model
Time: THURSDAY Apr 15, 2010
2pm EDT/1pm CDT/12n MDT/11am PDT
Place: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
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Help us spread the word & build this industry!  Post this on your social networks, invite your friends/colleagues, suggest speakers & topics.  Now booking August/September speakers.
NEXT THURSDAY:
CALLING all aging and technology participants.  Next Thusday –  April 22nd, 2010, AgeTek(The Aging and Technology Alliance www.agetek.org)is taking the floor.  AgeTek board members will describe what exactly AgeTek is and the extreme value this organization will bring to all companies in this industry small and large.  We will invite participants (by FREE reservation only) to step forward and take 1 minute to say who you represent, what you think you can bring to AgeTek and what you are hoping AgeTek can do for you.  (example, John Smith, ABC company, Can bring marketing expertise & allies in the security industry, seeking help with entrance into the Long Term Care industry and building a dealer channel).
Please email agetek@me.com or laura@grandcare.com to reserve your place to speak.
Thanks all!
This call is hosted and sponsored by GrandCare Systems.  It is meant to educate, create awareness, network and to work together for a common cause!
Remember, the Aging Tsunami will float all boats!
Laura Mitchell
Your Host
GrandCare Systems
www.grandcare.com
262-338-6147
GrandCare is an Internet-Based communication, telewellness, Activity of Daily Living Monitoring, Socialization, Family Connectivity & Brain health system to allow individuals the independence, safety and happiness they deserve!

Join us Tomorrow for our weekly Aging & Technology call!
Tessa Ten Tuscher, CEO of Living Well at Home speaks on The Assisted Living at Home Model of Care, differentiating from bricks andmortar Assisted Living and traditional home-based care model
Time: THURSDAY Apr 15, 20102pm EDT/1pm CDT/12n MDT/11am PDT
Place: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcareDial in:712-432-0175 pin:968410
Help us spread the word & build this industry!  Post this on your social networks, invite your friends/colleagues, suggest speakers & topics.  Now booking August/September speakers.

NEXT THURSDAY:CALLING all aging and technology participants.  Next Thusday –  April 22nd, 2010, AgeTek(The Aging and Technology Alliance www.agetek.org)is taking the floor.  AgeTek board members will describe what exactly AgeTek is and the extreme value this organization will bring to all companies in this industry small and large.  We will invite participants (by FREE reservation only) to step forward and take 1 minute to say who you represent, what you think you can bring to AgeTek and what you are hoping AgeTek can do for you.  (example, John Smith, ABC company, Can bring marketing expertise & allies in the security industry, seeking help with entrance into the Long Term Care industry and building a dealer channel).Please email agetek@me.com to reserve your place to speak.
Thanks all!
This call is hosted and sponsored by GrandCare Systems.  It is meant to educate, create awareness, network and to work together for a common cause!
Remember, the Aging Tsunami will float all boats!
Laura Mitchell

GrandCare is an Internet-Based communication, telewellness, Activity of Daily Living Monitoring, Socialization, Family Connectivity & Brain health system to allow individuals the independence, safety and happiness they deserve!