In-Home Care

ER Care is Now Comes to Patient Homes for a Fraction of the Cost

 
Lon Hecht, CEO of Care2U, a physician-led company that delivers hospital-level, ER-equivalent care directly to patients in their homes, and at a fraction of the cost operating across the New York metro area joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Healthcare Channels.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Lon Hecht discuss the following:
First, can you speak more about why you wanted to bring ER-level care to homes? What is the benefit of offering care directly to the patient vs. going the traditional route?
What has been the most impactful part of your work since adopting your own model of ER care? Can you talk about some of the successes and why you think your approach actually works for patients?
You also mention how ER care at home is offered at a fraction of the cost. Can you talk about how you made this happen, and what trends you've seen in the past that have caused healthcare pricing to increase?
Are there some other reasons why patients today are moving toward the home? Beyond wanting quality care, can you talk about the mental and emotional impact of staying in the home?
What's one thing you hope audiences take away from your work and your mission?
What are your hopes for the future of emergency care? In general, where do you want to see the healthcare industry go in the next 10 years?
Lon Hecht is a healthcare leader and strategist with more than 25 years of experience transforming how care is delivered across the continuum, from health plans and hospital systems to physician groups and post-acute providers. As Chief Executive Officer of Care2U, he leads a mission-driven organization that delivers hospital-level, high-acuity care directly into the home, helping health systems and payers manage risk, improve outcomes, and create safer, more human experiences for patients and caregivers.
Before Care2U, Lon served as Senior Vice President of Growth for Optum Home & Community Care, where he was responsible for growth strategy and execution across the Full Population Management solution. In that role, he led a cross-functional sales and marketing team to expand market share, drive revenue, and strengthen customer satisfaction by aligning value-based models with the real-world needs of complex, high-risk populations.
Known for making complex care models simple and compelling, Lon frequently shares his perspectives on healthcare innovation, home-based care, and the future of hospital-at-home as a podcast guest and host, translating insurance economics and clinical workflows into stories that resonate with patients, payers, and providers alike.
Lon holds a degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and is an active advisor to early-stage healthcare companies, helping founders navigate strategy, growth, and partnerships in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Website: https://www.care2u.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care2uhealth
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Why At-Home Care Is Reshaping Everyday Health

 
Jim Prussak, CEO of Applause Home Care, which is a non-medical, in-home caregiving service helping individuals achieve the optimum wellness they deserve joins eHealth Radio and the In-Home Care & Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Jim Prussak discuss the following:
Why do you think more families are turning to in-home care instead of traditional facility-based care? Why is it becoming a more sustainable form for long-term support?
Applause Home Care talks about “care partnering” rather than simply caregiving. What does that philosophy mean?
Along with that, how does care partnering improve dignity, independence, and quality of life for patients?
What are some misconceptions people still have about caregiving today? In your view, what needs to be improved across the system?
What message would you like families listening today to hear about seeking help and support through home care? Additionally, what do you hope for the future of caregiving as a whole?
Jim Prussak is the CEO of Applause Home Care. During the latter part of his 25-year career in control functions within the financial services industry, he volunteered to assist elders in the community. The satisfaction and care that Jim received from helping others in the “encore” of their lives helped him to learn about care partnering, not just “care giving.” These experiences also made Jim reconsider what he wanted to do with the rest of his career and life.
Jim holds a BS Degree from New York University in Accounting and Finance and an MBA from Fordham University. He is also a Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide by the NJ Board of Nursing and a Certified Public Accountant in New York. Jim also serves on the Board of Bergen Volunteers.
Website: https://applausehomecare.com
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Zeen, a Mobility Device Beyond a Wheelchair or Walker

 
Rick Sherak, the CEO of Zeen, a mobility device beyond a wheelchair or walker joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel. Rick has been a major player in the medical device industry for over 30 years within the medical diagnostic industry as a commercial and product development executive.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Rick Sherak discuss the following:
Can you tell the audience about your early career in the Air Force and what drove the transition to the medical health and diagnostics industry?
What is Zeen and how did the company start?
What makes Zeen different than a standard wheelchair?
What were some of the early obstacles of Zeen?
What is the foundation that Zeen is associated with?
Rick Sherak has over 30 years experience in the medical diagnostic industry as a commercial and product development executive. He became CEO of Exokinetics in March 2024 to lead the company into its next expansion phase of market awareness and revenue growth.
Throughout his career, Rick has been a passionate and proven commercial leader building, training, and unifying teams to deliver on aggressive revenue goals for Fortune 500 and early-stage medical diagnostics companies. After serving as an Air Force officer, he began his medical diagnostic career with Abbott Laboratories based outside of Chicago.
Recruited by Ventana Medical Systems in Tucson, Rick spent over 15 years as a commercial leader growing the company until it was purchased by Roche Diagnostics. Leveraging his broad leadership, product development, and medical domain experience, Rick has worked with start-up clinical oncology companies, where he built several world-class sales, marketing, and customer service divisions tolaunch new products and drive revenue growth. He has also helped early-stage companies bring their novel diagnostic technology ideas to market assisted by third-party design and development engineering firms.Rick has a passion for bringing innovative technologies to market for underserved communities and for building and growing best in class organizations.
Website: https://gozeen.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gowithzeenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/go_zeenYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/GoZeen
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Health Carousel: Keeping up with the digital trends while providing a personalized career experience

 
 
John Sebastian, the CEO of Health Carousel, one of the largest and fastest growing healthcare staffing and workforce management solutions in the US joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and Health News Channels. John discusses the important balance of keeping up with the digital trends, continuing to provide a personalized career experience, and ensuring we are contributing to an ethical and sustainable workforce in healthcare.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest John Sebastian discuss the following:
Can you tell us a bit about Health Carousel and the types of challenges the company offers solutions for?
Your company’s higher purpose is “Improving Lives and Making Healthcare Work Better”. Can you explain a little more about that and why it’s meaningful to you?
What trends are you starting to see & how do Health Carousel’s offerings stand out?
Health Carousel was recently recertified by the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, can you talk a little bit about what that means for the company and the industry?
What’s next for Health Carousel?
John Sebastian is Chief Executive Officer at Health Carousel and has been with the Company for nearly 6 years. John previously served as President of Travel Nursing, Chief Digital officer, and Chief Marketing Officer .
Prior to Health Carousel, his career demonstrates broad business leadership across healthcare staffing, consumer products and industrial sales. He is an award-winning marketer and digital/e-commerce native, building successful businesses like Old Spice and Febreze.  He also has significant sales experience, leading sales organizations that work with top e-retailers, distributors, and healthcare customers.
John graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in accounting and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephan M. Ross School of Business.
His main drive at Health Carousel is to deliver on the Company's purpose: to improve lives and make health care work better.
Website: https://www.healthcarousel.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/HealthCarousel  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/discover/Health-carousel  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/health-carousel  Instagram: https://instagram.com/healthcarousel 
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How Digital Technology is Changing the Landscape of Elder Health Care

 
 
Avanlee Christine, the CEO and Founder of Avanlee Care, a new app that improves how families communicate and manage their care receiver’s health in real time joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Avanlee Christine discuss the following:
Tell me about the Avanlee Elderly Care APP and how it is different than what is currently on the market?
What is the most important feature of the Avanlee Care APP?
What are the challenges of caring for an aging parent or relative?
How has digital technology improved elder care and what does the future hold in your opinion?
What does the future hold for senior care in America?
Avanlee Christine is a founder, technologist and businesswoman. Throughout her career Avanlee has worked to provide better health and social care solutions for the elderly. Her experience caring for others and working with her own family to care for her ailing grandfather for 8 years, led her to realize that there was no technology solution available on the market that helped families and care-givers effectively support the health and social needs of an aging relative remotely. With the pandemic that need became all the more acute. She founded Avanlee Care to address that gap and provide families with a solution to transform the quality of remote health and social care for their elderly relatives.
 
 
Website: AvanleeCare.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/AvanleeCare Instagram: instagram.com/avanlee_careTwitter: twitter.com/avanleec

The evolving role of digital AI companions in at-home healthcare

 
 
Dor Skuler, the CEO & Co-Founder at Intuition Robotics, which creates empathetic digital companions that positively impact people's lives joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care & Technology Channels.
The company's first product, ElliQ, is an artificial intelligence driven proactive social robot for older adults to keep them healthy, active, and independent at home, bridging the gap between them and their healthcare providers.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dor Skuler discuss the following:
What is ElliQ and how did you develop the technology?
How have companion robots been affecting seniors' health and well-being at home and how have they evolved over the past several years?
Why did you decide to expand into healthcare during COVID and what did you learn that led to this pivot in strategy?
What impact do you think ElliQ will have on the healthcare field?
What role should digital companions play in the grander healthcare market and challenges doctors face in patient communication?
Conclusion: To help older adults age independently at home for as long as possible, consider a proactive digital companion that can help efficiently connect them to the world, their families, and their healthcare teams.
As a serial entrepreneur, Dor Skuler has co-founded five ventures, the most recent being Intuition Robotics, following his passion to develop artificial intelligence-driven robotics that address major social issues of the 21st century.
Having trained in Israel’s elite military intelligence unit 8200, Dor made a mark on interactive broadcast technology with Zing Interactive Media (acquired by Invesco, NASDAQ: IVZ) and security software through Safend (acquired by Wave Systems Corp, NASDAQ: WAVX). Dor then joined Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) to create and lead innovative ventures, most notably as Founder and GM of Cloudband, the world’s first platform for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), cited by Nokia as a major motive to purchasing the French-American telecoms giant. As Senior Vice President at Alcatel-Lucent, Dor was a regular speaker on the telecoms circuit, frequently cited in the media and made the Global Telecom Business ’40 under 40’ list in 2009, 2011 and 2013. Dor also served as Vice President of Strategy and Global Head of Corporate Development for Alcatel-Lucent in its corporate headquarters in Paris.
Dor holds an MBA and Master’s of Science in Marketing from Temple University, has co-authored ‘Cloud Computing: Business Trends and Technologies’ published by Wiley in 2016 and holds board level advisory and director roles for several telecoms, cyber security and tech-led social impact ventures.
 
 
Websites: intuitionrobotics.com  | elliq.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/elliqsidekick  Instagram: instagram.com/elliqsidekick  Twitter: twitter.com/intuitionrobo

5 Ways Seniors Are Saving the World Right Now

 
 
Thelma Reese, an aging expert and co author of "How Seniors Are Saving the World, Retirement Activism to the Rescue!" joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Retirement Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Thelma Reese discuss the following:
What inspired you to write this book?
Who are the people you write about in your book, and how did you find them?
Is this a “how-to” book?
What do you hope readers will get from this book? What have you learned about retirement from writing this book?
What is so important about this book for today’s readers?
 
 
Thelma Reese is the author of The New Senior Woman, The New Senior Man and now her 3rd book "How Seniors Are Saving the World, Retirement Activism to the Rescue!" Thelma is the creator of the blog, www.ElderChicks.com. She’s a retired professor of English and Education, the former spokesperson for Hooked on Phonics, and has long been active in national and Philadelphia-based educational and cultural initiatives. BJ Kittredge is a former health care professional and educator.
Website: www.senioractivism.com  Blog: www.ElderChicks.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/elderchicks  Twitter: twitter.com/elderchicks

What are the signs to look for when my aging parents or loved ones need assistance or help at home

 
 
Porsha Vogt, Owner and President of Golden Care that providing seniors, post-surgical patients, and those in need of assistance due to a debilitating diagnosis, with in-home care joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care & Health News Channels. Golden Care believes that everyone should have the right to live in their home for as long as they can.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Porsha Vogt discuss the following:
What are some of the telltale signs to look for when visiting your parents who may need care in their homes?
Do you have adult children that call you in crisis mode that have come to town to visit a parent and are shocked to find their parents needing urgent & immediate help?
Do you ever deal with adult children who do not know how to have "The Conversation" with their parents when it is obviously time to call for In-Home-Care? What do you do in those cases? How do you deal with the guilt of not taking care of your loved one yourself.
Can you refer your clients to other professionals for additional help, ie Medication Management, Hospice Agencies, Concierge Care Managers ( RN's )
What do you do when it is no longer safe for a client of yours to live in their own home? Perhaps they are wandering or an elopement risk?

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As the owner of Golden Care, Porsha enables seniors in Carlsbad and San Diego County area to live safe, happy lives in their own homes for as long as they can. Her mission, and the mission of ... Golden Care, includes assisting family members with elder care for their loved ones while maintaining their own professional and personal lives; creating a family-oriented environment, staffed by professional caregivers that go the extra mile to serve seniors; and increasing respect and concern for seniors in our society.
Porsha has a degree in Business Management from the University of Colorado and brings her background in finance and entrepreneurialism to the service of seniors and their loved ones through Golden Care.
 
 
Website: www.getgoldencare.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/GoldenCareSanDiego  Twitter: linkedin.com/company/golden-care

Preventing Caregiver Burn-out with Dr. Nikki Martinez

 
 
Dr. Nikki Martinez, Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor again joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care, Health News & Psychology Channels to discuss preventing caregiver burn-out.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Nikki Martinez discuss the following:
We think a great deal about the patient with the chronic illness, but why is it so important to think about the caregiver as well?
What are signs of caregiver burn-out?
What can we do to help support the care-giver and prevent burn-out from happening?
What is the grieving process that many caregivers go through?
In what ways can the caregiver ask for help? Health Psychology is one of your specialties. How can someone reach you for help?
 
Dr. Nikki Martinez received her Masters and her Doctorate from Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship at Gateway Foundation in Lake Villa, Illinois.
She is the Head of Clinical Development for www.DrNikkiMartinez.com, where she can be reached if you are interested in individual or couples work with her. She is an Adjunct Professor for 2 graduate programs, a Blogger for the Huffington Post, Everydaypowerblog, Older Dating, Success Stories, Sivana Spirit, Proud Stories, and a Contributor for the Chicago Tribune. She just published her first 8th book through Amazon.com.
 
Website: www.DrNikkiMartinez.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-martinez-35b36231 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNikkiMartinez Twitter: @DrNikkiMartinez
 
The views and opinions expressed on any program are those of the persons appearing on the program and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the eHealth Radio Network.

Independa Closes Convertible Note Funding at $2.35 Million

Independa Closes Convertible Note Funding at $2.35 Million
with Kian Saneii
Kian Saneii, a veteran technology entrepreneur, founded Independa to develop easy, integrated technology solutions to help our growing elderly population age in place and joins the show to talk about Independa's recent funding news.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Kian Saneii discuss the following:
Congratulations on securing additional investments. How much new funding did Independa raise, and what does that bring total investments to?
Who supported the new funding round?
What makes Independa attractive to investors?  Can you give us a recap of recent milestones?
How will Independa use the new investment?
How is Independa leveraging emerging trends in wireless healthcare?
Do you have a closing tip for other startups that offer telehealth or telecare?


About Independa, Inc.
Independa offers integrated technology-enabled independent-living solutions for the elderly. Independa’s best-of-breed Integrated CloudCare services enable organizations and individuals to cost-effectively help the elderly to remain independent longer, safer and more comfortably. The company, which has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, provides holistic solutions that seamlessly operate across otherwise not connected devices, such as telephones, tablets, touchscreen computers and TVs. Services include medication and appointment reminders, support for activities of daily living, comprehensive social engagement benefits, and wireless health and safety monitoring.

Links:
Web: http://www.independa.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/independa
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Independa