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Monday, October 30, 2023

Able Innovations Demonstrates Push Handle System at AGEWELL AGM

Research partner Able Innovations demonstrated the push handle system at the AGEWELL AGM 2023. This is a direct result of the work done by Bahareh Chimehi in her MASc Thesis. So exciting to see the amazing path to commercialization of this work that is only possible through close collaboration between the SAM3 team and... More

Friday, October 27, 2023

Jayiesh Singh is the CEO of Able Innovations Inc. that created the Alta Platform.

Jayiesh, the CEO of Able Innovations and our partner for many projects with Able Innovations was interviewed by CBC Metro Morning (CBC Toronto). Hear the interview here.... More

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Solutions for aging in place have never been more important in Canada

Article about our work with Best Buy. Canadian Healthcare Technology - Aug 31, 2023 Reaching 40 million in population calls for a celebration in Canada! With nearly one out of five Canadians being at least 65 years of age as of July 2022, the need to have choices for quality aging has become even... More

Thursday, July 13, 2023

AGE-WELL SAM3 Book on Supportive Smart Homes

Link to Publisher Page About this book Significant health-industry human resource needs increase the reliance on family and friends to support older adults hoping to age in place. This book explores how recent improvements in integrated home technologies have the potential to address those challenges. The book considers how embedded home sensors... More

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Toch Sleepsense technology enables retirement home staff to monitor overnight bed-exits for seniors with real-time alerts

Link to original article Exciting new about a recent SAM3 Project with TochTech Inc. Sensor technology piloted in retirement home can improve health and safety of residents, study finds   May 2, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – Many seniors struggle with insomnia or may be living with dementia – conditions that can put them at... More

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Jayiesh Singh presenting the Able Innovation ALTA at envisAGE launch

See this great presentation by Jayiesh Singh CEO of Able Innovations at the recent envisAGE launch.  He tells the story of Able Innovations and the ALTA platform including the extensive collaboration with SAM3, Carleton and Bruyère across the years. See our many collaboration projects with Able Innovations.  ... More

Monday, February 27, 2023

Bruyère Procures Innovative Patient Transfer Technology Developed with Help of Carleton Researcher

Carleton News story on the Able Innovations ALTA purchase by... More

Monday, February 27, 2023

Bruyère Procures Innovative Patient Transfer Technology by Able Innovations

The full story including video links is here Research at the bedside has a literal meaning with Able Innovations, a Canadian robotics company focused on patient transfer technology. Today, Bruyère has announced the procurement of Able Innovations’ ALTA Platform™, a robotic patient transfer device akin to a hospital bed, for its complex... More

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Best Buy, Carleton, Bruyère work on aging at home

Coverage of SAM3 by Canadian Healthcare Technology link to article Best Buy Health, the Bruyère Research Institute, and AGE-WELL are partnering on new research into how technology is introduced into the home to support aging in place, in collaboration with experts from Carleton University. Researchers from Bruyère and Carleton’s Faculty of... More

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Search for high-tech dementia support takes on new urgency amid rising rates, aging population

See the full article. This is a story about our work with esprit.ai at Greystone.... More

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Innovation at the Bedside with Able Innovations

Link to Bruyère story Our frontline teams make hundreds of lateral transfers each year when helping patients move. Whether it is to move patients between units or appointments, or to facilitate bathing or changes to bedding, these transfers are a routine part of any hospital’s day. Yet, despite their commonality, transfers can pose challenges... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Using technology to keep seniors in their homes longer – CBC Radio Moncton

Here the story of our work in this CBC Radio Interview.... More

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