As part of the commitment to growth and the development of its connected health portfolio, GreatCall has acquired the assets of Lively, a connected home health platform for older adults.

“GreatCall’s leadership in active aging is rooted in customer knowledge. With a deep understanding of the needs of our customers, we have been uniquely positioned to build awareness of key issues and develop products and services that address the needs of both older adults and their caregivers,” says David Inns, CEO of GreatCall. “Acquiring Lively builds upon that ideal and as we move forward into our second decade, we will continue to innovate, build our customer base and develop our connected health platform based on that foundation.”

Founded in 2012, Lively developed a safety watch and a system of passive activity sensors to alert family members and share daily routines. GreatCall will use Lively’s technology to support the need of aging Baby Boomers; to that end – earlier this year, GreatCall added automatic fall detection to its service.