fall detection
The funding round comes months after the company raised $19.5 million in Series A financing.
Its device for senior folks can now predict a fall by triangulating all the user's data in real-time.
A new app allows seniors enrolled in the Lively Health & Safety offering to access in-home support services through Apple's wearable.
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The Best Buy subsidiary has also been hit by a class action suit due to an unspecified defect with the device's fall detection features.
The company is in talks with hospitals on how its product could be deployed to prevent readmissions.
The Lively Mobile Plus automatically connects aging seniors to emergency responders if it detects a fall.
Digital health innovators look to the wrist, the ears and the wall for new ways to keep seniors safe.
The device's secure alert can be triggered automatically or manually, and uses location tracking services to pinpoint the wearer's exact location to family members or caretakers.