Participants in a new program at Element Care are adopting virtual pets. These “byte-size” critters provide a sense of companionship and remind their “owners” to take medications or exercise. They also keep an eye out for distress.
To better serve its nearly 1,000 patients, nonprofit Massachusetts-based healthcare organization Element Care extended its services in participants’ homes through the use of avatar technology developed by California-based care.coach. (Article on pages 9-11)
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Element Care was honored with the Service Partner Award from Harborlight Community Partners at their Unlocking Doors, Opening Communities event at the Kernwood Country Club in Salem.
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Element Care’s Avatar program was featured in Thomson Reuters publication. The article features an Element Care participant and how the care.coach™ Avatar has benefited her health.
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A Case study by Leading Age on the benefits of the care.coach™ Avatar for Element Care participants.
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The goal of Element Care’s PACE Olympics is to promote wellness and a healthy, active lifestyle for older adults so they can live in their homes and communities, safely and comfortably, for as long as they can, keeping their stays in hospitals and nursing homes as minimal as possible.
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These special events were held to thank and recognize each participant for setting such a shining example of how to age well. The celebration included a thank you from Bob Wakefield who also presented participants with a “Partner in Excellence” certificate. A special video was recorded at the Emerson PACE Center by Kory Curcuru.
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As part of the Lowell Women’s Week, Element Care, in collaboration with Lowell Community Health Center, will share the journeys of successful Khmer Women in the community.
PACE at Element Care was featured in the Union Leader publication from New Hampshire as part of their ‘Silver Linings’ series, focusing on issues of aging in NH.
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Element Care’s Vanessa Salas-Wright on WCEC 1490AM
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Upon enrollment participants must receive all health care, primary care and specialist physician services–other than emergency services–as authorized by PACE, or be fully and personally liable for costs of unauthorized services.
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Last updated Aug 19 2019