Beyond Call Buttons: How Amber is Using Passive Sensors & AI to Transform Senior Living Care

Update: 2025-10-01

Description

What if senior living operators could predict health risks before they turn into hospitalizations? What if caregivers had real-time insights—without relying on cameras, push buttons, or wearables residents don’t want to use?

On this episode of Foresight Radio (Tech Tuesday edition), host Steve Moran sits down with Stuart Hamilton, Founder & CEO of Amba, to explore how passive sensors and AI are creating a new standard for senior living care.

Stuart shares the journey of building Amba after moving his own father into a community and realizing the technology gap. Today, Amba’s platform helps operators in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. reduce falls, detect infections earlier, and give caregivers back valuable time—while protecting resident dignity and privacy.

Top Takeaways

Why “no cameras, no buttons” matters: Passive sensors track health, sleep, and activity in the background.
Real outcomes: Communities using Amba report 50–60% fewer nighttime falls and 30% fewer hospitalizations.
Caregiver empowerment: Alerts are simple, customizable, and reduce low-value tasks—so staff can focus on meaningful interactions.
AI in action: From natural language EHR summaries to voice-activated dashboards, AI is making care easier, not harder.
Medicare reimbursement opportunity: Learn how communities can offset costs through physician partnerships and clinical monitoring codes.

If you’re a senior living operator, innovator, or tech partner, this episode will change how you think about the role of technology in aging services.