Elite Care

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Elite Care LLC
TypeLimited liability company
IndustryAssisted living, Memory care
FounderBill Reed
Lydia Lundberg
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon
Area served
North America
Websitehttp://www.elitecare.com

Elite Care, based in Portland, Oregon, is an elderly care company that operates assisted living facilities in the Pacific Northwest.[1] Their corporate offices are located in Tigard, OR, and they employ over 120 employees. As of July 2013, they housed over 110 total residents.

Company info[]

Elite Care founders are husband-and-wife team Bill Reed and Lydia Lundberg.[1]

Elite Care operates three communities: Elite Care at Oatfield Estates, in Milwaukie, OR, opened in 2000; Elite Care at Fanno Creek, in Tigard, OR, opened in 2008; and Sylvan Park in Vancouver, WA, opened in 2013.[2]

Technology[]

Elite Care has a patented tracking technology which allows for Elite Care staff (and resident family members, online) to locate and check on residents from afar.[1][3][4][5]

The company’s advisory committee included representatives from the Mayo Clinic, Harvard University, Providence Health System, Intel, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, Oregon Health Sciences University, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Sandia National Laboratory.

The system has bolstered national media attention for the company.[3][6][7]

Awards and recognition[]

Elite Care’s approach to resident housing, nutrition, staffing, activities, and technology has been nationally recognized by MSNBC, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. The latter writing that Elite Care is "One of the best examples of applied technology in U.S. long-term elder care" in their July 25 publication in 2002, and received positive attention as well from the Chicago Tribune and Wired magazine. Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News described Elite Care as "The model for the future of caring for aging parents."[8]

In 2001 Elite Care received one of 10 Computerworld Honors Program 21st Century Achievement Awards for their "smart home health care system" in 2001.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Assisted-living facility gets technology assist - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ "Alzheimers Residential Care & Love | Tigard & Milwaukie OR". Elite Care.
  3. ^ a b Stanford, Vince. "Using Pervasive Computingto Deliver Elder Care" (PDF). robotics.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  4. ^ "Keeping tabs while keeping care - American Boomers- msnbc.com". web.archive.org. 2006-08-06. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. ^ Stanford, Vince (2002). "Using Pervasive Computingto Deliver Elder Care" (PDF). PERVASIVEcomputing. 1536-1268 2002.
  6. ^ "Home for Seniors Trades Privacy for Security". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. ^ "Caregivers use technology to help faraway family | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Business News | Dallas Morning News". Dallas News. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. ^ "What is Assisted Living? - How Can I Find Assisted Living Near Me?". A Place for Mom.
  9. ^ "Facility gets notice for approach from technology, military". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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