A Conversation with Trine Healthcare
Many thanks to Natasha Perez and Trine Healthcare LLC for hosting our Founder and CEO Todd Smith on their podcast to discuss tech for older adults, advice for entrepreneurs, and what’s on the roadmap for the future at OdessaConnect. #AgeTech Watch the interview >>
A Visit With Ms. Pat
Ms. Pat has been an OdessaConnect user for about two years now. She has about 30 family members and friends from all over the world registered through OdessaConnect to communicate with her through her TV. Ms. Pat now has over 1,200 photos in her photo album. One of her friends sends her a picture of […]
Introducing: Voice Features
We are happy to announce the launch of voice activated features in the Odessa connect system. The senior user navigates through the OdessaConnect system using a simplified remote control that was designed in collaboration with geriatric specialists. In the updated and enhanced OdessaConnect remote control, we have added a microphone and a talk button to […]
Introducing: One-Click Video Calls
We are happy to announce the launch of a highly anticipated new feature: one click video calls. Now family members can video call into their loved one’s television for a live two-way audio/ video conversation. Like everything else about OdessaConnect this feature was designed to be very simple for both the family member and the […]
Introducing: Mobile App For Families
We are happy to announce the launch of our OdessaConnect free mobile app for family members. Through the app, family members are able to communicate with their loved one in a senior living facility by sending messages, photos, and videos. Family members are also able to make live video calls from the app. Messages, photos […]
A Communication Solution to COVID-19
COVID-19 has shined a light on two issues that have challenged the senior living industry for years: resident communication and engagement. The Louisville-based company, myFamilyChannel, offers an engagement product tailored to senior living that allows communication between staff, residents, and families through their television. While families are taking many different measures to interact with their […]
myFamilyChannel Partners with Longevity Labs to Conduct Focus Groups
At myFamilyChannel, we live by a single commandment when it comes to product development: know thy customer. We’ve taken this approach from day one, and we’re still working hard to stay in tune with older adults’ evolving uses, thoughts and feelings when it comes technology. And like every other generation or age demo, there’s a […]
Meet the Team-Natalie Martin, Office Manager
Natalie Martin, Office Manager myFamilyChannel Team Member Since September 2019 What do you do for myFamilyChannel? I am the Office Manager, so I do a little bit of everything! Mostly administrative work. What is your career background? I graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in Interior Design. Prior to working for myFamilyChannel, I […]
Introducing “The Grand Tapestry” Podcast
If history is destined to repeat itself, shouldn’t we know how it went down the first time so we can do better the next? Our elders carry with them decades of experience and irreplaceable, practical wisdom – the stories that have shaped our nation. They could also help shape our future. That’s the premise behind […]
myDoctorChannel Expected to Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Costs – Through the TV
In the health care tech space, most of us are trying to solve the same fundamental challenges: help people stay healthy, ease the burden on caregivers and reduce costs for the system as a whole. At myFamilyChannel, we now have a new solution that accomplishes all those objectives: myDoctorChannel. Like myFamilyChannel, myDoctorChannel uses the technology […]