S1E36 - Connecting Seniors, Caregivers, & Smart Home Tech | HealthTech2Care Podcast With Bert Fernandez

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Jim Conti, Head of Partnerships at HomeSight & Nicole Will, Executive Advisor to HomeSight & Founder of willGather

Jim Conti (Guest):

🌐 HomeSight: https://www.vantiva.com/homesight/solution-overview 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimconti1 

📺 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@HomeSightCare 

Nicole Will (Guest):

🌐 willGather: https://www.willgather.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-will-willgather 

📺 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@willGather 

Bert Fernandez (Host):

🌐 HealthTech2Care: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙️ In this episode, Jim Conti and Nicole Will share how HomeSight evolved from a "smart camera" nobody wanted into a comprehensive wellness hub that's helping seniors thrive in place — using the TV as the familiar entry point into connected care. They walk through real stories of preventing emergencies (like the thermostat set too low), explain their growing ecosystem of fall prevention and cooking sensors, and reveal why 70% of older adults actually want technology that helps them stay home. From family connection to caregiver coordination, this conversation explores what it really takes to build trust through technology in senior care.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Jim and Nicole's backgrounds and what led them to build HomeSight

04:49 Why they shifted from "smart camera" to "wellness hub" for seniors

07:10 The role of caregivers in technology adoption

08:13 HomeSight's TV-based platform and what's under the hood

14:20 How the wellness hub connects families and caregivers

20:26 How HomeSight addresses care coordination gaps

26:12 Building trust, communication, and visibility across the care team

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