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The Vital Role Credentialing Plays in Providing Quality Care to Aging Americans

September 21, 2021

Insurance companies offering in-home care and support services face a major challenge: The demand, specifically from Medicare, for credentialed service providers for aging-in-place Americans is far greater than the supply.  Even with this reality, insurers don’t have the option to...

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CNA Launches The View From Home, Providing Long-Term Care Policyholders Added Support While Aging in Place

June 24, 2020

First phase of program rolls out Care Concierge services through partnership with The Helper Bees CHICAGO, June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CNA today launched The View From Home, an innovative program offering eligible long-term care policyholders additional services to help age in place....

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Industry First Activity of Daily Living Scoring Uncovers Results in Level of Care Needed

May 12, 2020

Overview This white paper demonstrates that a care-recipient requiring more hands-on assistance with their activities of daily living (ADL) correlates with a need for more intense hours of in-home care. This digital data collection methodology brings significant validation for home...

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The Coronavirus Effect on Older Adults Living at Home

April 9, 2020

During this incredible time, the world has unified around one element of best practice: protect older adults who are most vulnerable to this disease. Vigilance is taken in long-term care facilities, while friends and family are stepping in to grocery...

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Thoughts on new Alzheimer’s Research from our CEO

April 10, 2018

I heard this article on the radio and wanted to share my thoughts and point out the significance. Identifying the disease through biological changes to the brain, rather than symptoms matters a great deal to the scientific community and our data sets....

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Are We Developing Solutions For The Future Us

March 14, 2018

CEO and co-founder Char Hu of The Helper Bees speaks on aging technology at #SXSW’18. Upon receiving the SXSW Community Award, Char shares that we should be “building solutions that enhance the [invigorating] aspects of life.” He asks, “are we developing solutions with...

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In 2018 Healthcare Partnerships Are Driving Care To The Home

January 2, 2018

In 2017, we’ve seen the start to new healthcare alliances with the CVS acquisition of Aetna and Humana’s acquisition of Kindred Healthcare. Regulatory environments are also moving in the direction of expanded health services and performance tracking that looks at...

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Reflections on NIC: How My Startup Experience Is Helping Me Scale

October 5, 2017

The National Investment Conference (NIC) in Chicago was a great conference full of senior living practitioners and investors that shared the challenges and successes of growing our businesses in today’s changing landscape. One conference takeaway that stuck with me, is...

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Let’s meet for lunch or coffee at NIC Fall Conference 2017

September 7, 2017

Hey there! I’d love to chat with you at NIC conference! My name is Char Hu, I’m the CEO and founder of a memory care and home health agency called Georgetown Living, in Texas. I also founded a tech company for...

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White Paper – Service Diversification in Assisted Living Communities

June 27, 2017

"As the numbers of service providers grow, the amount of senior leads available to each facility diminishes: The question of how to differentiate oneself from another facility comes to the surface, and often more than usual, it boils down to...

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