BeClose
Technology, Information and InternetVirginia, United States2-10 Employees
BeClose was a health technology company based in Tysons, Virginia, founded in 2010. It delivered a platform combining custom IoT hardware with AI-powered cloud services to support healthy, independent living for older adults, using discreet in-home sensors to monitor daily routines and alert professional and informal caregivers via web and mobile interfaces when irregular patterns emerged. Studies and collaborations reported meaningful cost savings per patient and improved safety for individuals with mobility or cognitive impairment, with estimates ranging from $1,200 to $5,000 per month. In a program pairing BeClose with an evidence-based health coaching model, hospital readmissions declined significantly, contributing to reimbursement by Canadian provincial health authorities and US Medicaid Waiver programs. In January 2014 BeClose merged with its partner Alarm.com to form Alarm.com Wellness.