Aquinas Senior Living Achieves 99.8% Resident Adoption of Teton AI Monitoring Across Pennsylvania Portfolio
Aquinas Senior Living has scaled Teton's AI-powered monitoring platform across its Pennsylvania communities, achieving near-universal resident adoption and integrating an E-call system to unify fall detection and assistance requests.
Aquinas Senior Living, Inc., a tech-enabled senior care provider, has expanded its use of Teton's proactive care platform across its Pennsylvania portfolio, reporting a 99.8% resident and family adoption rate. The deployment, which began with a pilot at Heritage Springs Memory Care in Montoursville in November 2025, has now been successfully implemented at Wynwood House communities in State College and Centre County, with the Lewisburg community scheduled to go live in May 2026.
The technology uses passive optical sensors installed in resident rooms that require no interaction, wearables, or charging. Privacy is maintained by avoiding live video streaming or audio capture; instead, the system processes movement data locally and provides care teams with safety signals and brief anonymized clips when needed. The platform is HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 certified, and it integrates directly into clinical workflows.
According to Teton's own research, analysis of more than 2,000 falls across four countries found that measurable signals such as night-time movement patterns and changes in respiration precede falls by hours or days, enabling early intervention.
As part of this expansion, one Aquinas facility is serving as the official Beta test site for the integrated E-call resident call system. This technology folds traditional resident assistance requests into the Teton.ai dashboard, unifying fall detection and manual assistance requests to eliminate alarm fatigue and prioritize critical needs in real time.
“What we saw in Montoursville was the proof of concept; what we are seeing today in State College and Centre County is proof of scale with near universal adoption,” said Stephen J. Schmid, President and CEO of Aquinas Senior Living. “Our residents and their families aren’t just accepting this technology - they are embracing it.”
Jim Burnham, Chief Operating Officer, added: “By integrating Teton’s computer-vision AI with our new E-call resident response system, we are moving away from disparate ‘point solutions’ toward a truly unified ecosystem. This ensures that whether a resident pushes a button or the AI detects a potential risk, our team is there exactly when they are needed.”
Katie Grant, President U.S. of Teton, highlighted the broader implications: “The reality of moving care from reactive to proactive is that it changes the quality of life for residents. A fall that doesn’t happen, a hospitalization avoided, a family member who sleeps better at night knowing their loved one is safe.”
The announcement underscores a shift toward proactive care in senior living, with technology enabling earlier detection of health changes and reducing reliance on reactive measures. For more information about Teton, visit www.teton.ai. To learn more about Aquinas Senior Living, go to aquinasseniorliving.com. View the original release on www.newmediawire.com.