Within days from publishing my original blog on this company, Neil Moore, CEO of Connect for Healthcare contacted me. I sensed the proactiveness and passion in the virtual communication we had over e-mail and it was later reiterated by the presentation they have given me. Neil has an extensive background in the industry and the drive to make this business succeed. 

One of my first questions was around the integration points into the Long Term Care facility's systems. The answer is simple - currently there is none. Reason is simple as well - caregivers most often just want to know key wellness parameters such as mood, food and good (forgive my poor rhyming). No medical record from an LTC system can provide those human characteristics.

The user interface was simple, clean and effective both for the LTC-facing UI as well as the end-user. The free-format field available leaves room for things like "Please bring another book for your loved one to read. They are done with the current one". As a caregiver, those little coments mean a lot!

I have spoken to a few of my connections in the Long Term Care industry and the response was - it has been done before but never went anywhere. To me the difference now is that non-medical terminology is being used to communicate with caregivers, technology such as SMS and e-mail is in everybody's pocket these days, and nursing facilities are trying to differentiate themselves more and more in this tough economy vying for the private payer's dollars.

Neil, we wish you all the best in your endeavor!