The Florida State University College of Nursing and its Institute on Digital Health and Innovation announced a collaboration with Samsung Electronics America, Inc. to create a Smart Health Home space at Latitude Margaritaville Watersound (LMWS), a 55-plus community in Bay County, Fla.
The groundbreaking initiative is the result of a recent partnership with Minto Communities USA, Margaritaville Holdings and St. Joe Company, and will harness the power of Samsung’s end-to-end wellness platform, SmartThings IoT technology and Health AI, to facilitate proactive health monitoring and wellness management for aging adults.
“The Smart Health Home Initiative represents an exciting step forward in the evolution of aging and the expanding role of health technology,” said Jing Wang, dean of the FSU College of Nursing. “By combining FSU’s deep commitment to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and technology through its Institute on Digital Health and Innovation, involving multiple disciplines and colleges through our FSU Health umbrella, with Samsung’s industry-leading smart technology and wellness platform, we can better understand the health needs of aging adults and leverage these insights to develop novel solutions that empower individuals to take charge of their health from the comfort and convenience of their own homes.”
The Smart Health Home at LMWS is an innovative connected care solution that bridges devices and systems in the home to encourage better wellness and improve health outcomes. Through sensors, automation and connected devices, the state-of-the-art space will leverage best-in-class hardware and software, alongside emerging technologies developed by third-party partners, to provide connected, virtual care that integrates into a person’s daily life, and centered around the home.
“Technology is playing a transformative role in health, bringing together digital tools, connected devices, services and data to reshape how we approach health and wellness,” said Ken Honeycutt, director of Digital Health, Samsung Electronics America. “With the seamless integration of these tools into our daily lives, we can better understand our current health status and manage our well-being effortlessly. We look forward to our collaboration with the FSU College of Nursing to better understand the way technology can help people manage their health proactively, and holistically, as they age.”
Set to debut in mid-2025, the Smart Health Home at LMWS will serve as a model for the future of home-based wellness, as FSU College of Nursing and Samsung continue to advocate for best practices in home health technology and explore opportunities to expand into additional communities.
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