Tag: DwellSafe
DwellSafe partners with Duke to improve home accessibility for individuals with low vision
February 16, 2026HME News Staff
RALEIGH, N.C. - DwellSafe has signed a memorandum of understanding with Duke University School of Medicine to support a student-driven Duke Bass Connections project, “Home Design for the Visually Impaired.” This effort aims to advance innovation, translational research, and evidence-based solutions that improve home safety and accessibility for individuals with low vision. “This collaboration advances our mission to treat the home as part of the clinical encounter,...
DwellSafe says it’s bringing clinical-level home-safety assessments into every home
October 6, 2025HME News Staff
RALEIGH, N.C. - DwellSafe has officially launched its artificial intelligence-powered home safety and accessibility platform to help older adults, people with disabilities and post-acute patients live more safely and independently. The launch coincides with National Falls Prevention Month, which aims to raise awareness about the risks of falls and promote strategies to prevent them. “DwellSafe was created to bring clinical-level home-safety assessments into every home—supporting families...
New tech, new vision: Greatorex helps push for smarter home access
July 3, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – In his new gig as a strategic advisor for DwellSafe, Jim Greatorex aims to help the company expand the customer base for its virtual home safety platform to home access and other professionals.
“We’re looking at educating them on it,” he said. “Those that have tried it are getting positive results. Once it takes hold, it will take home access to a different level.”
Greatorex was previously vice president of VGM Live at Home,...
In brief: CQRC urges caution, ASAA rebrands, Dr. Oz turns 65
June 13, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – While it commends the Trump Administration for finalizing a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for “Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure consequent to COPD,” the Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) is concerned about its quick implementation and potential access issues.
The effective date of the final NCD is the date of publication, but the CQRC continues to urge CMS to provide...
Greatorex joins DwellSafe
June 12, 2025HME News Staff
RALEIGH, N.C. – Jim Greatorex has joined DwellSafe, a virtual home safety platform, as a strategic adviser. A longtime industry leader and former vice president of VGM Live at Home, Greatorex brings more than 30 years of experience in home safety, accessibility and care-centered innovation, the company says. “Jim has played a key role in shaping the home access space and pushing it forward,” said Jonathan Hills, co-founder of DwellSafe. “He knows where the system falls short—and...