GrandCare CEO Slated to Speak at Sixth Annual Connected Health Summit

WEST BEND, Wis., Aug. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Remote patient monitoring and virtual caregiving technology pioneer GrandCare Systems announced that their CEO, Laura Mitchell, will be speaking this week at the Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness, held August 27-29, 2019 at the Pendry San Diego in San Diego, CA. Mitchell will participate in the session "Senior Tech Channels: Home Service Providers, Builders, Care Agencies" on Thursday, August 29 at 2:15pm.

The sixth annual Connected Health Summit, hosted by research firm Parks Associates, features keynote presentations from CirrusMD, GreatCall, Livongo Health, Philips and UnitedHealthcare, with more than 300 industry healthcare and technology leaders networking and discussing case studies for successful solutions in the complex digital health industry.

According to Parks Associates research, 64 percent of consumers aged 50 and older are interested in a home monitoring system that can sense emergencies and notify caretakers.

"The days of technology tire kicking are over," said Laura Mitchell, GrandCare CEO. "Studies show that seniors wish to remain independent and in their homes for longer. Families and care service organizations are beginning to rely on technology in order to serve this large and growing population."

Moderated by Parks Associates' Lindsay Gafford, this session features GrandCare's Laura Mitchell, Independa, CEO, Kian Saneii, and AprilAire President, Dale Philippi. The panelists will examine new distribution avenues for Aging/Tech companies such as: in-home care service providers, home builders, aging service organizations, pharmacies and big box retail organizations.

"The expansion of connected medical devices and telehealth services into the home, as well as the increasing movement of consumer devices into health and wellness, is growing new markets for independent living solutions that serve the elderly, patients with chronic conditions, rural households, and caretakers," said Elizabeth Parks, President, Parks Associates.

Information about the Connected Health Summit is available at connectedhealthsummit.com. Press passes for the event are available at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connected-health/media. Follow the conference on Twitter at @CONN_Health_Smt and #CONNHealth19.

About GrandCare Systems
GrandCare is designed to reduce healthcare costs and improve outcomes by enabling designated family members, caregivers and healthcare professionals to remotely care for an individual in a residence, regardless of geographic location. The heart of GrandCare is a large touchscreen in the residence, which provides the individual with social communications, instructions, reminders and medication prompts. Optional telehealth & activity sensors wirelessly report information and can send alerts if something is amiss. No computer skills are needed for the resident. For more information, visit: http://www.grandcare.com, call 262-­338-6147, or contact [email protected].

About Connected Health Summit
Connected Health Summit: Independent Living & Wellness analyzes the role of innovative connected health solutions in driving changes in consumer behaviors as well as healthcare systems, insurers, and hospital networks. The event focuses on four areas of consumer health, which require active consumer participation to be successful: remote health monitoring for accountable care, consumer-centric wellness and fitness solutions, independent living technologies and services, and innovative convenience care models.

The sixth-annual Connected Health Summit: Independent Living & Wellness will take place August 27-29 at the Pendry San Diego in San Diego, CA. http://www.connectedhealthsummit.com.

Follow the event on Twitter at @CONN_Health_Smt and #CONNhealth19. Subscribe to Parks Associates' digital health newsletter at http://www.parksassociates.com/newsletters_subscribe.

SOURCE GrandCare