Leading EHR Vendor And Provider To Launch The Next Generation Of LTPAC Care Coordination Tools

Bloomington, MN – MatrixCare®, provider of the industry leading EHR for long-term care and senior living providers, today announced a strategic partnership with Los Angeles Jewish Home to commercialize MatrixCare CareCommunity™, a platform to power the next generation of care coordination and care team engagement, necessities for improving quality of care and lowering cost across LTPAC care settings. Los Angeles Jewish Home is one of the foremost multi-level providers of senior healthcare and housing in the United States and is the largest single source provider of senior housing in Los Angeles, California.

John Damgaard, MatrixCare President and CEO, commented, “Los Angeles Jewish Home is at the forefront of the integrated delivery of post-acute care and is setting the standard for excellence in the quality of care. Their approach to providing care across the continuum is a model for success in a fee for value world. MatrixCare is excited to partner with the entire Los Angeles Jewish Home team in commercializing our powerful CareCommunityTM platform to drive better outcomes for seniors.”

“Los Angeles Jewish Home is dedicated to excellence in senior care reflective of Jewish values. We believe effective care coordination is critical to maintaining a high quality of life for the seniors we serve,” said Molly Forrest, CEO and President of Los Angeles Jewish Home. “MatrixCare has been our strategic partner for many years and we look forward to collaborating to create the next generation of care coordination tools.”

The MatrixCare CareCommunity™ proactively engages care team members and provides mobile access to role-specific portions of resident health records needed to coordinate care and improve outcomes. It is designed to proactively engage all members of the care team, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, dieticians, residents and family members, as active participants in the care process.

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About MatrixCare
MatrixCare enables long-term, post-acute care (LTPAC) organizations to provide better health outcomes for seniors while successfully managing risk in out-of-hospital care delivery. Multiyear winner of the Best in KLAS Award for Long-Term Care Software, MatrixCare is trusted by thousands of senior living, skilled nursing, and accountable care organizations; life plan communities; and private-duty, home health, and hospice agencies. MatrixCare’s active care management platform helps providers connect and collaborate to keep America’s seniors healthy and optimize outcomes for the populations under their care.

MatrixCare is a wholly owned subsidiary of ResMed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD). To learn more, visit www.matrixcare.com and follow @MatrixCare on Twitter.

About Los Angeles Jewish Home
Founded in 1912, the non-profit Los Angeles Jewish Home is among the largest providers of senior healthcare services in Los Angeles. Each year, more than 6,000 seniors benefit from the Home’s community-based and in-residence programs. Community-based programs include: Brandman Centers for Senior Care (BCSC, or PACE), Skirball Hospice, Jewish Home Care Services, Jewish Home Center for Palliative Medicine, community clinics, the Ida Kayne Transitional Care for short-term rehabilitation and acute psychiatric care in the Auerbach Geriatric Psychiatry Unit. Their Reseda campuses serve seniors with options for independent-living, residential care, skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitation, and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care. The Home recently announced plans to build its second continuing care retirement community, the Gonda Healthy Aging Westside Campus in Playa Vista, CA. Further information regarding the Jewish Home can be found online at www.jha.org or by calling (818) 757-4407.

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