Care Resources Embraces care.coach and Other Technology to Promote Healthy, Independent Living in Older Adults
Care Resources, a community-based program for people 55 years and older, is expanding its use of innovative telehealth and telemonitoring technology to promote healthy and independent living among participants.
The organization has formed a strategic partnership with digital health company care.coach. Care Resources participants can talk with a care.coach Avatar™, who takes the form of a dog or cat, on a tablet in their homes. The easy-to-use technology provides remote patient monitoring for Care Resources while providing compassionate social support for the participant as a digital companion, among other capabilities.
“Feedback from our participants has been highly positive,” Technology Coordinator Morgan Ballmann said. “We see the impact every day through the personal touches care.coach provides.
