Enurgi, a social network that connects caregivers to patients, is being acquired by Univita Health, a health care services platform that promotes independent aging through home care and support, for an undisclosed amount.
Enurgi brings to the table a valuable database of 1.5 million caregivers and an established social network of care recipients and caregivers. Univita will most probably add the social network to its roster of services to help the elderly make their homes comfortable places to age.
Univita is slowly building its independent aging one-stop shop via acquisitions and mergers. The company, which is backed by San Francisco-based private equity Genstar Capital, recently merged with Minnesota-based Long Term Care Group a national long term care insurance service that processes claims.
We previously wrote about Enurgi when it launched in 2007. Enurgi not only streamlines the finding process between caregivers and patients, but it also facilitates the payment transactions (through PayPal) between the two parties.
a great lesson in making acquisitions in social media, acquire a community, not a technology.
Is it active enough??
as i have seen many social networks of health care people ..but almost all are inactive & spam zone.
Are we connected or socially disconnected…I personally believe that technology has reduced our social capital—the
relationships that bind people together and create a sense of community.
Consequences include decreased civility, loss of behavioural boundaries
and increased crime. We must find ways to deal with our profound loss of
social connectedness.Even though technological advances have contributed significantly to the problem of isolation, the emphasis on individualism in today’s society has
compounded it.
Two social networks with names that sound more like social diseases infect each other. Details at 11.
Congratulations to Chira Bell and the Enurgi Team,
you have come a long way since TechCrunch 20
@B-Boy – lol!
@Programmer Helper and Karl Long – We created a social network where it allows people to get help for addictions — its called Beating Addiction (http://www.Beat...ngAddiction.com)
1.5 million caregiver files is probably just big enough to be substantial. I suppose only a few percent of the population could possibly be caregivers regardless of the need. I guess paypal is the best option for them, even 3% at a time. I’d be checking gemalto to make sure it was secure first though.