CarePenguin Product and Features Archives

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CarePenguin Enterprise: Non-Invasive Check-In for Independent Living

We are excited to announce a new enterprise product for senior living and in-home care organizations to non-invasively keep tabs on residents! CarePenguin’s Consumer Product CarePenguin successfully brought peace of mind to families with elderly loved ones living independently with our In-Home Activity Sensor and CarePenguin app. Our customers range from adult children with parents …

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The Sensor that Saves Lives: CarePenguin Detects Falls Faster

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

Since starting CarePenguin, I’ve heard countless stories about elderly loved ones that fell while living alone and no one found out for days, some of which lead to death. It’s heartbreaking to hear this recurring story, so to prevent that from happening to my own grandparents, I created CarePenguin, a simple sensor that tells me …

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CarePenguin is Now Available at Best Buy

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

We are so excited to share that CarePenguin is now available to purchase on Best Buy’s website! This is a huge milestone for our company and we couldn’t ask for a better partner than Best Buy. Why CarePenguin’s partnership with Best Buy will be awesome Best Buy is dedicated to serving the aging population and making the …

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CarePenguin’s New Pricing

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

We have switched up our pricing structure, now offering a FREE version of the CarePenguin app! What is CarePenguin CarePenguin brings peace of mind to families with elderly or disabled loved ones living independently by detecting activity in a house through water use. The act of turning a tap on or off is recognized by …

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Share the Responsibility of Caring for a Loved One, Even from Afar

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

CarePenguin customer Emma and her mom work as a team to care for her grandmother. Emma lives out of state, and her mom lives about ten minutes away from her grandmother. Even though her mom is close by to help out, Emma still worries about her grandmother, which is why she signed up for CarePenguin. …

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In the News: How the Taps in Your Parents’ House Can Tell You if They’re Okay

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

We were honored to be featured on the Denver7 news segment “In Good Company.” CarePenguin brings peace of mind to families with elderly loved ones living independently by detecting activity in a house through water use. That activity is displayed on our app where family caregivers can see it and receive alerts if there is …

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Useful Products to Help Seniors Live Independently

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

Older adults are expressing a desire to age with dignity, and a part of that is they want to remain in their homes for as long as they are able. After all, they are the greatest generation! They’re strong, independent, live life on their own terms and they want to keep living that way. We’ve …

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Join Our Facebook Group for Older Adults Living Independently

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

Our recent blog 3 Steps For Senior Citizens to Safely Age in their Own Homes sparked quite a discussion on Facebook among older adults living independently. This inspired us to start a Facebook group called Independent Living it Up! Join the community The purpose of this group is to create a community where people who …

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What Your CarePenguin Data Should Look Like

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

You’ve signed up online for your CarePenguin subscription, you’ve received your sensor in the mail, you’ve downloaded the app, you’ve installed the sensor in your loved one’s house…now what? How do you know if it’s working correctly and what should your CarePenguin data look like? Tips to get the most accurate data To get the …

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How To Set Up Lack of Activity Alerts with CarePenguin

Blog / By Marlo Vernon

Want to get alerts if there is a lack of activity at your loved one’s house? Then set up Activity Zones in the CarePenguin app! What are Activity Notifications? Activity Notifications allow users to set up blocks of time during the day when you know your loved one will be active. During these times, CarePenguin …

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