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Christopher Berke , Director of Offer Management, Digital Healthcare, is a seasoned executive with a passion for digital healthcare. He joined Eaton in 2021 to lead the company's Digital Healthcare organization. In this role, Christopher has been instrumental in developing Eaton's energy-based Activities of Daily Living insights offering, which leverages inferential sensing capabilities to provide valuable insights into households' behaviors such as movement, nourishment, and hygiene,...

Parks Associates is excited to announce the 2023 sponsors for the Connected Health Summit , including Alarm.com , Connectivity Standards Alliance , Electronic Caregiver , Rapid Response Monitoring , Calix , Lifeguard , Origin AI , and Independa .  Parks Associates ’ Connected Health Summit is a three-day executive conference focused on the impact of connected devices and IoT healthcare solutions on consumers at home.   Connected Health Summit...

Alarm.com is participating as a Platinum Sponsor of “Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation,” hosted by Parks Associates . The Connected Health Summit is a three-day executive conference focused on the impact of connected devices and IoT healthcare solutions on consumers at home.   Alarm.com is the leading platform for the intelligently connected property. Millions of consumers and businesses depend on Alarm.com's technology to...

Join leading industry executives and analysts at Parks Associates’ interactive Connected Health Summit virtual session, “ Seniors and Caretakers: Living Independently ” on Thursday, October 6 at 11:00 AM CT for insights on Seniors, Caretakers, Living Independently, and so much more. Panels and speakers include: Thursday, October 6 Seniors and Caretakers: Living Independently Integrating Tech and Services to Empower Seniors Adam...

Both seniors and caregivers are reactive purchasers of senior assistive technology, including PERS devices. The search for a solution typically begins only after an emergency occurs or when a senior is suddenly living alone after the death of a spouse. Fear-based marketing often plays into these scenarios, portraying a helpless senior unable to contact a loved one after falling. Though the original “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” commercial aired 30 years ago, the phrase remains...

Parks Associates’ Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation conference series is excited to announce Becklar as a 2022 Sponsor. Becklar LLC is the holding company for AvantGuard Monitoring Centers and Freeus. Freeus is a leader in North America when it comes to the development and manufacturing of PERS and mPERS devices and technology. AvantGuard Monitoring Centers is one of the industry leaders in wholesale monitoring and provides services to the fire,...

Parks Associates’ study “ COVID-19: Impact on Seniors, Caregivers, and Independent Living Solutions ”  reveals that nearly 33% of US seniors (ages 65 and older) are considering purchasing an independent living system. This interest follows a trend of increasing technology adoption among the 65+ US population. AI is growing in importance in senior and assisted living environments. With over 70 million baby boomers expected to retire by 2030, combined with increased...

Consumer familiarity with telehealth services and remote care is increasing across all demographics according to Parks Associates extensive consumer research. While the average telehealth user is 44 years old and likely to have children in the home, telehealth use has increased substantially across all demographic groups. Parks Associates Q2 2021 consumer data reveals the following changes in US broadband households: 54% of households with an annual income of less than...