Resident app and portal adoption in senior living

Many communities now run a resident app or portal for menus, calendars, announcements, maintenance requests and messages. The tools are good. The problem is that a large share of residents never get past the first login.

Life enrichment, IT and resident services teams end up running the same password resets and "where is the app" walkthroughs one resident at a time, often more than once.

Help more residents actually use your community app, with a patient helper they can call any hour. Ellis is $499 a month per community, with a 30 day pilot and month to month after that.

Start for $499 a month Talk to us by email Hear Ellis yourself: (928) 272-0355

Ellis is an AI assistant, not a person, and says so at the start of every call. Calling the number from any phone gets the first 5 minutes free, so you can test it with a real device problem before you decide.

Where residents get stuck

A simple adoption plan

  1. Pick the two or three features you most want residents to use, such as the activity calendar and maintenance requests.
  2. Put a large print card in the welcome packet with the app name and one number to call for help.
  3. Run a short group session, then let residents call for one on one help afterward at their own pace.
  4. Repeat the number in the newsletter and on the activity board after every app update.

Where Ellis fits

Ellis is a patient AI phone helper residents call at (928) 272-0355 for phones, tablets, apps, email, TVs, computers and video calls. It says up front that it is an AI, goes one step at a time, repeats as often as needed, and helps residents find, open and get around the apps on their own devices.

Ellis never asks for passwords, Social Security numbers or card numbers. For account resets that only your staff or the app vendor can do, it tells the resident exactly who to ask, so your team stays in control of accounts.

Pricing

PlanPriceIncludes
One community$499 a monthUp to 150 calls a month. Up to 25 registered phone numbers (resident cell phones, a lobby or activities phone, staff phones) get calls of up to about an hour with no pay prompts. 30 day pilot, then month to month. Cancel anytime by email.
Group, up to 5 communities$1,500 a monthUp to 600 calls a month across the group and up to 100 registered numbers.
6 or more communitiesAsk usEmail the number of communities and we quote the same week.

No setup fee and no contract term. When you cancel, billing stops at the end of the current month.

Limits

Questions operators ask

Does Ellis connect to our resident app or portal?

No. Ellis does not log in to your systems or see resident data. It talks residents through the steps on their own phone or tablet, the way a patient family member would.

Can Ellis reset a resident password?

No. It can walk a resident through the app's own "forgot password" steps. Resets that need an administrator stay with your staff or the vendor.

Will this raise our adoption numbers?

We cannot promise a number. It removes the most common blocker, which is a resident who is stuck and has nobody to ask at that moment.

What does it cost?

A flat $499 a month per community, with a 30 day pilot and then month to month.

Help more residents actually use your community app, with a patient helper they can call any hour. Ellis is $499 a month per community, with a 30 day pilot and month to month after that.

Start for $499 a month Talk to us by email Hear Ellis yourself: (928) 272-0355

Ellis is an AI assistant, not a person, and says so at the start of every call. Calling the number from any phone gets the first 5 minutes free, so you can test it with a real device problem before you decide.

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