Technology continues to make almost daily news and the lucky recipients of this growing field are the caregivers of the future.
Homewatch Caregivers, an in-home caregiver service, recently ranked at #227 in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 rating. Like Dunkin' Donuts and McDonalds, Homewatch is available for purchase as a franchise and has proven very popular. Homewatch Caregivers, which serves in-home seniors, adults and children, is currently available in 140 locations in the U.S. and internationally. The organization offers services such as medication reminders, transportation, personal care, minor medical services and in-home companions.
Vigil Healthcare of British Columbia is creating a stir by announcing that they have finally had a large purchase of their integrated care management system from a "leading North American provider of senior housing." Vigil offers special software and hardware that offers a nurse call system, bed monitoring and other wireless features for dementia caregivers. A few years ago I met with the Vigil representatives and we discussed some of their offerings for our dementia unit. We did not purchase at that time but I have continued to recommend the system. They also had mentioned a few years ago that they planned on entering the home marketplace at some point.
Check them out!
Comments