WellAWARE Systems Launches Next-Generation Wellness Monitoring Solution for Senior Care Providers
2009 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com) -- WellAWARE Systems, the leading developer of next-generation wellness monitoring solutions for senior care providers, announced commercial availability of its products. Built by the industry for the industry, WellAWARE is a low-cost monitoring solution that gathers and reports behavioral and wellness information of a cared-for individual, in their home or at a senior living facility. This innovative approach to wellness and safety for senior living enhances the quality of life for our aging population while empowering families and professional care givers with more helpful information. "As the population of the elderly in the U.S. continues to increase exponentially, we saw an opportunity to help empower families and professional care givers by providing solutions that increase the quality of life for our aging population," said Jeff Noce, president and CEO of WellAWARE Systems. "By offering a passive, unobtrusive monitoring system, seniors are able to maintain privacy and dignity but allow caregivers to make better-informed decisions about the care they provide their residents based on the wellness and behavioral information collected, processed and analyzed with our technology." Our aging population is growing rapidly and remote personal health monitoring is one of the most attractive technology markets. Sales are expected to reach $5 billion in 2010 and explode to $34 billion by 2015 (Forrester 2004). The 65+ segment of the population, "Baby Boomers," is expected to double over the next 20-25 years and U.S. residents over age 85 have become the nation's fastest-growing age group, accounting for about 1% of the population. What started as a concept in 2000 at the Medical Automation Research Center (MARC) at the University of Virginia is now a reality due to investments by two of the country's largest not-for-profit providers of senior care - Volunteers of America and The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. These groups are also the first two customers to install the WellAWARE technology solution. "With technology like WellAWARE, we can identify not only emergency situations that need a response, but also emerging medical conditions that our clients might not notice or be able to report on their own," said Charles W. Gould, national president of Volunteers of America. "I think technology like this will help us make more meaningful and well-informed decisions about potential intervention and treatment of residents and will also allow older people to maintain their independence while still having the peace of mind that someone will be there if they need help." Keywords: , Seniors, Technology, Data Management, Hardware, Networks, Other Technology, Health, Medical Devices, Mobil, Aging, Behavior, Quality of Life, Wellness, WellAWARE Systems. This article was prepared by Life Science Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Life Science Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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