Aquinas Senior Living, Inc. (ASL), a tech-enabled senior care provider, announced the expansion of its integrated resident safety ecosystem powered by Teton, a proactive care platform for senior living communities. Following a successful deployment at Heritage Springs Memory Care in Montoursville, ASL has launched the system at its Wynwood House communities in State College and Centre County, achieving near-universal adoption rates.
The Teton monitoring system went live at Wynwood House State College on April 1, 2026, and at Wynwood House Nittany Valley in Centre County on April 8, 2026. Across these communities, resident and family adoption reached 99.8%, with only one family opting out. This high acceptance rate underscores the value residents and families place on the technology, which is designed to enhance safety without compromising privacy.
Teton’s AI technology uses passive optical sensors installed in resident rooms. The system requires no resident interaction, wearables, or manual calibration. Privacy is built in: no video is streamed live, no audio is captured, and movement data is processed locally on-site. Care teams receive safety signals and brief anonymized clips when needed, not live video feeds. The platform is HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 certified.
The technology is grounded in Teton’s own research: an analysis of more than 2,000 falls across four countries found that measurable signals—including night-time movement patterns, sleep disruption, and changes in respiration—consistently precede falls by hours or days. This allows care teams to intervene before an incident occurs. The system integrates directly into clinical workflows, enabling staff to act on insights within existing systems without added administrative burden.
As part of this expansion, one of Aquinas’s Pennsylvania facilities is serving as the official Beta test site for Teton’s integrated E-call resident call system. This technology merges traditional resident assistance requests into the Teton dashboard, unifying fall detection and manual assistance requests into a single interface. This integration aims to eliminate “alarm fatigue” and allow staff to prioritize the most critical resident needs in real time.
The rollout timeline includes: November 2025, Heritage Springs (Montoursville) achieved 100% adoption; April 1, 2026, Wynwood House (State College) went live; April 8, 2026, Wynwood House (Nittany Valley/Centre County) went live; and in May 2026, the Teton platform is scheduled for adoption at the Lewisburg community.
Stephen J. Schmid, President and CEO of Aquinas Senior Living, stated, “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. 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.”
Katie Grant, President, U.S., Teton, remarked, “The reality of moving care from reactive to proactive is that it goes beyond operational gains, 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.”
This expansion represents a significant step in proactive senior care, potentially reducing fall-related injuries and hospitalizations while providing peace of mind to families. The high adoption rate suggests that such technology can be widely accepted in senior living communities, setting a new standard for safety and quality of care.
