HomeFree demonstrates groundbreaking wireless eldercare monitoring solution at the White House 2005 Conference on Aging

HomeFree's Solution Featured in the Technology Pavilion Hosted by Non-Profit Center for Aging Services Technologies

WASHINGTON DC, December 12/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HomeFree Inc., a global provider of wireless monitoring solutions for the senior long term care and residential markets, is showcasing its break-through senior and health monitoring technology at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, December 12-13th in Washington DC.

HomeFree will host hands-on interactive demonstrations of its HomeFree at Home solution at Booth #17 in the conference's Imagine Technology Pavilion. HomeFree's active monitoring technology is designed to enable seniors to continue living independently at home by providing a monitored environment that reports their well being and health status in a manner that is reliable, cost-effective and convenient for the caregiver. Independent living is a key goal of the conference; including creating a means of allowing seniors to "age in place" within their home, whenever possible.

"Within a few years, over one third of America's population will be seniors - approximately 77 million people," said Guy Lerner, president of HomeFree Inc. "HomeFree joins the WHCoA, and industry, government and not-for-profit organizations in recognizing the importance of technology in bridging the gap between the critical needs of the growing elderly population and available resources."

HomeFree's innovative monitoring approach, stressed personal monitoring of the resident over peripheral monitoring of his environment. This approach is critical in emergency situations, when the patient is incapable of response or action. A few examples are:

- Automatic alerts when the monitored patient does not move for a period of time.

- Notification to caregivers to ambient temperature changes outside pre-set ranges.

- Alert feature if patient wanders outside of designated safe areas.

- Alert feature if personal watcher is removed or tampered with.

Current academic research is evaluating HomeFree's technology effectiveness in monitoring Parkinson's disease, dementia, neurological disorders and other health issues.

HomeFree will also demonstrate its senior housing wireless monitoring platform solution, already implemented in hundreds of senior care facilities using HomeFree system in North America and Europe. HomeFree's long term care facilities solution combines wandering alerts, nurse call, fall management, staff safety, and interfacing devices management solutions. HomeFree therefore brings the emerging residential-care industry a wealth of experience accumulated in a decade of core technology development and intensive exposure to senior care needs.

The Imagine Technology Pavilion will feature the largest number of technology exhibitions in the history of the conference, reflecting policymakers' commitment to technology as a tool for serving the needs of the nation's growing population of seniors.