Area Agencies on Aging and Community Based Organizations typically face the following challenges in serving older adults
The Challenge
Many older adults are homebound and are unable to travel to senior centers to participate in health and wellness activities.
The Challenge
Beyond time-consuming phone calls, if can be difficult for social care agencies to consistently communicate with older adults at home.
Most popular ways agencies use Claris Companion:
Social Isolation is a Chronic Disease
“The mortality impact of being socially disconnected is similar to that caused by smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.”
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, US Surgeon General
Claris Companion has been improving the lives of seniors for over 10 years.
Virtual Visits
Exercises
Check-ins
Messages
Video Calls
Collaboration
Games
News
Websites
Call Requests
Surveys
Messages
Virtual Classes
Library Access
Education Apps
Creative Games
Photography
Coloring Apps
Medications
Treatments
Exercises
Family Connection
Virtual Meetings
Photo Sharing
Exercises
Care Programs
Treatments
Nutrition
Medication
Isolation Surveys
Funding Opportunities
Older Americans Act (OAA)
Title III B – Supportive Services
Claris Companion allows care agencies to deliver health promotion and disease prevention virtual programs to seniors at home. Our customers have performed health screenings and assessments, organized physical fitness activities, EBP programs, medication management, home injury control services, information, education, and prevention strategies for chronic disease and other health conditions.
Title III C – Nutritional Education and Counselling
Claris Companion helps care agencies provide virtual nutrition classes and counselling by making it easier to run group video sessions and automating the delivery of the educational resources directly to seniors in their home.
Title III D – Evidence Based Programs
Claris Companion enables care agencies to deliver Evidence Based Programs (EBP) virtually. Our customers rely on Claris Companion to more easily provide classes such as Bingocize, Tai Chi, Mind Over Matter, Active Living Every Day, Moving for Better Balance and more…
Title III E – Family Caregiver Support
Claris Companion is a valuable tool that eases the burden of family caregiving by providing a central platform to communicate, manage the ADLs, and monitor their isolated loved ones.
Including senior focused content automatically delivered to the tablet to maximize engagement.
Exercise &
Wellness Content
Music & Faith
Based Content
Entertainment
Content
Patients love using Claris Companion
We have 10 years of experience helping all types of patients, including
those with little or no experience with technology, receive the care they need from home.
What Our Happy Customers Are Saying
"Wonderful Customer Service and a Fantastic Product! I highly recommend Claris Companion! I purchased the Claris Companion for my 92 year old aunt who lives out of state in a convalescent home. She absolutely loves the tablet, and enjoys playing Solitaire, watching the news, receiving emails and photos, and Zooming with family members. Claris Companion has been a real game changer for our family. I highly recommend it!"
Pam King
US
"Claris Companion is working so well for my grandmother. Thank you! Your product helps change perspective towards technology, keep international families in touch, and reduce stress on primary caregivers and people living abroad. I have witnessed all four of these aspects in as many weeks."
Jeff Rea
NEW YORK
"I LOVE the Claris Companion! I’ve been telling everyone about it and giving demos to my friends with elderly parents. It has improved my mom’s quality of life because she feels more in touch with her family and friends. I can’t say enough good things."
Joyce Rosenthal
MINNESOTA
"My mother says that Claris Companion is like having a friend and company in the house. As soon as she comes in she checks it, looks at the pictures and sends a message to the grandkids about what she did and where she is/was going. The look on her face and the smile is priceless. SHE LOVES IT and it makes her day very special!"
Julie Ray
SEATTLE
"After 3 months Claris Companion users reported a 30% decrease in depression symptoms, and a 20% increase in social interactions"
Meals on Wheels of Rowan
The results are undeniable.
The results are undeniable.
Senior care agencies trust Claris Companion.
"After 3 months Claris Companion users reported a 30% decrease in depression symptoms, and a 20% increase in social interactions"
Meals on Wheels of Rowan
"We love our tablets and prefer virtual activities to in-person because we feel engaged, safe, and enjoy interacting with each other"
Client of Sowega Council on Aging
"It has opened up a world that I never thought I’d be able to learn"
Client of Cobb County Senior Services
"The project is a lifeline for seniors. The access it gives them has been sensational and impactful in their lives."
De Givens Director, MIFA
"Companion was one of the good things that came out of Covid... we saw the isolation, how it could impact not just physical health, but mental health...coming out of COVID, we needed to do more for our clients."
Catriona Carlisle Executive Director at MOW Greenville
Talk to us about Funding
Our customers have been able to successfully fund their programs with us through a variety of government grants such as OAA, ARP, EHCE etc. We also provide a lot of support and research in finding the right grant sources for our customers, who are able to find recurring annual funding 90% of the time.
Our experienced team works with you
to ensure success.
1. Project Management
We know that process change can be difficult. Both older seniors and their care providers can struggle with change so we leverage 10 years of experience to guide customers step-by-step through each phase of a successful project.
2. Configuration
We deliver a white-glove experience. Our implementation staff work directly with our customers to maximize their software and hardware investment. We appreciate that every customer is unique. Our experienced implementation staff work directly with our customers to configure the Claris software and hardware to achieve their goals.
3. Staff Training
We know that knowledge is power. We ensure that customer staff are appropriately trained to be as efficient as possible when using the Claris platform. We provide online interactive training, training videos, and in depth training articles to ensure staff can become power users.
4. Ongoing Support
We understand seniors. Our customer support staff appreciate all the challenges that can come from working with older seniors so we’re available to help and support our customers with all the small details that make a big difference to senior engagement. Even the smallest technical issue can become a big problem so we’re always monitoring our services, servers, and apps for potential issues.
5. Optimization
The needs of seniors change all the time, so our team will continue to work with you to optimize the configuration of your Claris system to ensure your seniors are achieving the highest levels of engagement.
Claris Companion includes security, remote management and support.
