Halifax-based Tenera Care, a provider of location-based monitoring solutions for senior living communities, has integrated its product with Chicago-based ALIS (Assisted Living's Intelligent Software).

Tenera’s system uses wearable devices to track the movements of seniors in residential care homes. The company’s Real Time Location Service, or RTLS, helps long term care homes keep track of their residents, staff and assets with the goal of improving safety and operations.

The company said the system, which is used by homes across North America, analyzes data to improve workflow, care, and business outcomes. Tenera has said that residents can use its system to call for assistance, and it identifies situations where they may need help and automatically calls for them. The system also identifies trends in resident mobility, socialization and other factors.

The new collaboration uses a mobile interface that's designed to create better health outcomes for residents while capturing all aspects of care delivery. The company said integrating its data with the ALIS platform improves:  

* Health and Safety Outcomes: When an alert is triggered, caregivers can access the resident's health plan through the Tenera Care mobile app. Tenera also measures the time caregivers spend with the resident after responding to the alert. Location data provides resident health insights, including fall risk, depression risk and more.
* Real-Time Care Tracking: The location data reveals how much time caregivers spend with residents, allowing managers to better understand staffing needs while capturing billing data for care delivered.
* Improved Compliance: The mobile app and location tracking allow staff to document their work.

"This integration with ALIS solves a fundamental problem in senior living operations – the disconnect between care planning and care delivery," said Stephen Fitzgerald, CEO of Tenera.

"Communities can now see not just what care was scheduled, but what care actually occurred, when it happened, and how residents responded. This visibility eliminates guesswork in staffing decisions, ensures accurate service billing, and gives families confidence that their loved ones are receiving the care they need."

In March this year, Tenera announced it had closed a $7.4 million round that was led by Build Ventures and Export Development Canada. The round included $2.1 million in bridge funding to finalize product development and $5.3 million to support a Canadian and U.S. growth plan. The company previously announced a $750,000 raise in 2021.