The TRECS Institute
A nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization established in 2004 and dedicated to improving care for our nation's seniors while saving money for our health care system.
Our Mission
TRECS' primary goal is to identify new programs, services and technologies that can effectively address complex problems within our health care system that are negatively impacting seniors and adding unnecessary costs to our health care system.
Current Research Areas
Social Robots
Utilizing social robots to support isolated seniors, promoting social interaction, reducing loneliness, and enabling remote patient monitoring.
New Technologies
Tools that help seniors remain independent at home while complementing the work of staff in care facilities.
Facility Model Innovation
Redesigning senior care facilities to improve accessibility, enhance quality of care, and reduce costs.
Proven Impact
646
Seniors avoided hospital readmission
$6.4M+
Estimated CMS savings
28
Florida skilled nursing facilities
Our 2022 telemedicine study demonstrated that nationwide implementation across 15,000 facilities could prevent over 300,000 unnecessary admissions annually, generating CMS savings surpassing $3 billion.
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