Arthur: LiveFreely, provides digital health technology solutions that empower seniors and their caregivers to live safer, more connected, and independent lives. We’re creating an ecosystem where they can have greater peace of mind as they live their lives through an AI-driven personal health assistant app called BUDDY.
Daniel: BUDDY, monitors, tracks, and alerts caregivers, first responders, and emergency services of critical health issues in real-time. End users, loved ones, and home care providers download the mobile app on their cellphones, which pairs with their smart device (e.g. a Fitbit or Apple Watch). Users can then enable direct alerts to family members or designated first responders as desired. A secondary system alerts 911 and emergency medical services.
BUDDY has a suite of health monitoring solutions, including:
● Automatic fall detection and alerts
● Medication adherence and schedule reminders
● Location detection and alerts for individuals with dementia and Alzheimers
● “Code blue” cardiac detection and alerts, and
● Irregular health pattern detection and alerts
Arthur: The inspiration behind this entrepreneurial journey derives from our experiences in taking care of our father over a seven-year period during his final stages of life. Dealing with the huge amounts of data and tasks required to manage his care was overwhelming at times, Dad suffered an ischemic stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. He also developed vascular dementia, had a fall which resulted in a hip replacement, endured suspected abuse from a professional caregiver, had diabetes, heart arrhythmia, hyperthyroidism, hypertension, and a number of other age-related health issues that necessitated numerous medications. Mom and I took care of Dad initially. Then, when she suddenly passed away, I took care of him for another couple of years until my brother joined me in caring for him together.
Daniel: At the time, solutions to stay connected, monitor Dad, and ensure his well-being at home were very limited, marginally effective, and based on very old technology. Because of our professional backgrounds in technology as well as in biotech and life sciences companies, we began working on a solution to help others address many of the issues that we had faced during the various stages of aging and caregiving.