LivingWell@Home (Senior living)
In 2010, the Good Samaritan Society launched LivingWell@Home, a three-year research study that will evaluate the effectiveness of using sensor technology, telehealth services and personal emergency response systems in helping seniors maintain their wellness.
The study, funded by an $8.1 million grant the Good Samaritan Society received, is being conducted by the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health. A total of 1,600 seniors from five states will participate in the free research study for one year.
The LivingWell@Home research study was constructed to help the Society answer how technology in the home can help:
- reduce health care costs;
- reduce utilization of health care services (e.g., hospitalizations, re-hospitalizations, and admissions to nursing homes);
- lead to better outcomes in health status, quality of life, functional status, and client satisfaction; and
- support “aging in place” by delaying transfers to higher levels of care.
Individuals participating in the study are helping to prove how the Good Samaritan Society’s LivingWell@Home technologies can change the way seniors receive care and maintain wellness in the place they call home.
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The Society is currently seeking LivingWell@Home research participants.
Participants must fall into ONE of the following groups:
- Recently discharged from a hospital; or
- Recently discharged from a rehabilitation/skilled care center; or
- Eligible for both Medicare & Medicaid/Medicaid Waiver
To learn more, please fill out the form below or call 1-888-771-9164.
