4 Aging in Place | Pocket M.D. TeleHealth

Meghan Phelan joins Suzanne Newman on the Answers for Elders podcast to talk about a TeleHealth service called Pocket M.D., as well as the expanded availability of support networks for seniors.Meghan says, "We call it the Pocket M.D. And basically it's like having a medical doctor in your back pocket, available to you 24/7 wherever you go, primary care in your back pocket. You're not paying for a doctor visit, because it's right there in your phone, all included in the Addison [AI] model of a subscription." Not feeling well? Just say, "Hey, Addison, can you call my Pocket M.D.? And they'll connect them with an M.D. on the other side. And from there, the M.D. will do the assessment and whatever is needed for follow-up care order... And in addition to that primary care aspect, there's wellness checks with nurses."Regarding support groups, Meghan says, "COVID was devastating, but in so many ways it opened the door for seniors to get more access to help, because a lot of businesses like mine and the Alzheimer's Association, we pivoted: how can we get to the client now? And that was virtually. So I do my support groups, and they do support groups through the Alzheimer's Association every month, and we do it online, or we do it call-in. But I'm on Zoom and that's how I'm running my support groups."✨ Call Meghan to set up a demo of the Electronic Caregiver, featuring Addison and Pocket M.D., at 786.759.1676.Mentioned in this episode:Chateau RetirementChateau Retirement