Friday, April 19, 2024

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts—Elara Caring, a national home health provider offering high-quality clinical and personal care services across the patient continuum, has partnered with Constant Therapy Health—a next-generation digital health company—to bring AI-driven, speech-language and cognitive therapy to home health clinicians and patients at scale.

Elara Caring said insights available through Constant Therapy’s enterprise platform complement it's use of population health data, improving care plans for patients with neurological disorders. With the partnership, Elara clinicians can now deliver a highly personalized course of therapeutic exercises—and measure patient progress—to best meet the needs of patients recovering from conditions such as stroke, brain injury or dementia. Simultaneously, Elara patients are given unlimited access to the Constant Therapy mobile app—allowing them to maintain engagement with their therapy program outside of their scheduled clinical visits.

“Elara Caring is well recognized for its use of advanced technology and data insights that help proactively treat and monitor patients,” said Mark Salley, VP of innovations and rehab solutions, Elara Caring. “We are wholeheartedly dedicated to delivering compassionate, cost-effective care to our patients by leveraging the latest and most innovative tools available. With the integration of Constant Therapy’s digital program, we’ve improved therapeutic outcomes and look forward to building on our momentum.

“We employ 26,000 caregivers across 17 states," Salley continued. "By streamlining the design of personalized therapy programs—and efficiently documenting patient progress—we aim to alleviate clinician burnout, promote workplace wellness and solidify Elara Caring’s position as an employer of choice."

“Elara Caring, a trailblazer in the home health industry, is revolutionizing patient care through cutting-edge technology and data-driven solutions,” said Veera Anantha, founder and CEO of Constant Therapy Health. “As we collaborate with Elara Caring, we’re excited to contribute to their mission of delivering exceptional, personalized care to every patient they serve who is diagnosed with a neurological disorder or brain injury.”

Constant Therapy Pilot Program Impact

Prior to this full-scale launch, Elara Caring launched a Constant Therapy pilot program in June 2023 with 115 patients across three markets. Results included:

Increased Time Savings
  • 10-15 minutes per patient session
  • 60-90 minutes per day for a clinician with a six-patient caseload
Increased Patient Access
  • 115 patients performed 92,000 additional exercises independently at home
Improved Patient Outcomes*
  • 17% average increase in task accuracy
  • 54% improvement in task processing speed (latency percentile)*

    *Patient outcomes calculated using Constant Therapy task performance