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Ask HN: Anyone working on something in the Senior-Care market?

29 points by mw63214 ↗ HN
I'm working with a few people in the Charlotte, NC area on a radio show for seniors and would like to feature a few companies that are bringing new ideas and products to the senior-care market. Was curious to see if anyone in the HN community was working on something related to seniors or their caregivers.

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lincolnpark
im working on a product in the senior care market
Radix
My mother does residential care in Texas. Her perspective will be different than most other people you will speak with. Let me know if you'd like to talk to her.
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geraldwl
www.emota.net --- super cool stuff (a buddy is working there)
mw63214
cool, I'll def. give them a shout. Thanks!
loganfrederick
I know an entrepreneur in Ohio who runs a very large (multi-million) nursing home software company. Email me at loganfrederick@gmail.com for details!
mw63214
your inbox just increased by 1.
smcguinness
I work at http://www.call-em-all.com. We have many senior care facilities that use us for automated notifications regarding health, medication, etc. We also work with many healthcare staffing companies which staff for in-home caregivers.
mw63214
Sounds interesting, I would really be interested in following up with you about this. I'm very interested in improving quality of life while at the same time reducing costs and overall inefficiencies. My email is radio4theages.tech@gmail.com.
smcguinness
I'll have our biz dev guy follow up with you. He'll know more about how the senior industry uses us exactly as well as having more input of additional potential uses within that industry.
mw63214
Sounds great, thanks so much!
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StavrosK
I... uh... wouldn't call it exactly that, but I'm extending http://www.deadmansswitch.net to include checking-up features (phone, sms, etc).
mw63214
Hah, interesting concept. At first glance, I thought it prob. wouldn't be the best thing to feature this on a show that targets people who see friends pass on a weekly, if not daily, basis. However, after thinking about it more, it would be interesting to see how they (seniors) think about the concept and if it differs from our(younger folks) point of view. Our show will be a live call-in show, so it could make for an interesting segment. What's your email?
StavrosK
We've had people ask about using it to check up on their elderly relatives regularly, e.g. have the software email them if they haven't responded for a day or so, so it's not strictly about passing.

The features I'm adding are phone integration, which would call someone and email if they didn't pick up after X times, or something to that effect.

My email is in my profile, it's stavros@stochastictechnologies.com.

swany4
Thumbtack is a marketplace for services of all kinds such as home improvement, event services, instruction, etc. We have a number of senior services as well -- in home care, personal assistants, drivers, etc.

You can view our senior services here: http://www.thumbtack.com/browse/family/seniors/

You can email me at jonathan@thumbtack.com if you have any questions.

filman82
I'm the CTO at ALMSA Health - we have a SaaS EHR used nationally in Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing communities. Do you plan to stream your station online? Would love to look at linking to it - get in touch if you'd like some perspective on the development of EHR platforms tailored toward the long-term care industry - fils@almsahealth.com
mw63214
We will indeed be streaming live (thanks to our local CBS affiliates' already set-up streaming servers). I've sent you an email, and if you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.
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egarcia9330
We just released the first-ever comprehensive search engine for people seeking long term care services. PatientsHaveChoices.com aggregates data about each provider from multiple sources, and transforms it into meaningful information. It allows end-users to shop and compare providers, ultimately making an educated choice. Let me know how I can help.
msknee
Hi, I'm a designer very interested in the senior care market. I did my thesis project on assistive eating devices (http://averyseriousdesigner.com/3d_bowl.html), and did research at 2 bay area elder care facilities. Since then, I've gotten connected to a Stanford prof who's connected to the elder care space, who teaches a class about assistive device design. I've also done work with Golden Leaf Care, a Bay Area web startup trying to create a better online experience for families seeking care for their relatives. I'm also in touch with Omhu (http://omhu.com/), a new New York based company dedicated to making and marketing really well-designed products for the elderly. Hit me up, I'd love to connect you with any/all of my network!
martialtiger
A good friend of mine started http://www.seniorcarehomes.com/. His love & passion for helping seniors is amazing. I think it would be very beneficial to feature him/his company on your radio show. You can reach him at Erwin(at)seniorcarehomes.com. Tell him Jonas sent you.
rg
The website is exceedingly poor--sorting by distance doesn't work, bits of template text are not even filled in and it's obvious the information is generic. The website is the opposite of "love and passion for helping seniors".
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[dead] erwintrace
rg 8: I am truly sorry about any frustration you have experienced. We are currently doing an upgrade on our software to work out these kinks.

In regards to the generic information, unfortunately, most of the Senior Care websites do not have specific details on the actual care homes and communities. Most of the families contact us for care needs and we provide them options based on their location desired, care needs, and budget.

However, this is something we are currently working on as we are actually very passionate on helping Seniors and families. For most of California, you will find on our website right now care homes with pictures of the inside/outside of the homes.

I give you my personal word you will see a big change on our website in the next few months. In the meantime, please free to contact me directly if you have any questions or need help with anything at erwin(at)seniorcarehomes.com. We would love to hear from you.

We do have a huge resource of Senior Care articles and tips you can also find, many written by industry experts. Also, we just added a two time Pulitzer Prize nominee (specializing in Senior-Related topics) that will help with "Life After 50" issues.

There are tons of information we are in the process of uploading and hopefully you can give us some patience and time. We truly value your feedback and thank you for taking the time let us know how you feel.

Sincerely, Erwin T. Allado Co-Founder & CEO SeniorCareHomes.com

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boop
Hello mw63214, could you add your email address in your profile?