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Amica Senior Lifestyles Chooses Welbi to Enhance Their Personalized Life Enrichment ProgrammingAmica Senior Lifestyles Chooses Welbi to Enhance Their Personalized Life Enrichment Programming
Amica Senior Lifestyles Chooses Welbi to Enhance Their Personalized Life Enrichment Programming
Jan 30, 2023
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Welbi

With over 32 residences located across Canada, Amica switched to Welbi to help their teams create personalized life enrichment programming and monitor resident well-being in real time using data-driven insights.

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Welbi Achieves Top Score of IO Accelerator Program With 100 eNPSWelbi Achieves Top Score of IO Accelerator Program With 100 eNPS
Welbi Achieves Top Score of IO Accelerator Program With 100 eNPS
Oct 6, 2022
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Invest Ottawa

Invest Ottawa’s Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) exercise invites its ScaleUp and Accelerator firms to survey their employee engagement. This year, Welbi is the top scorer of the IO Accelerator program with an eNPS rating of 100.

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Techopia Live: How should Ottawa's tech sector plan for an economic storm?Techopia Live: How should Ottawa's tech sector plan for an economic storm?
Techopia Live: How should Ottawa's tech sector plan for an economic storm?
Aug 26, 2022
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Ottawa Business Journal

In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Susan Richards, the managing partner of Numbercrunch Inc., and Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau, CEO of Welbi, about financial strategies for changing economic times.

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Responsive Group Inc selects Welbi to elevate their resident experience in long-term careResponsive Group Inc selects Welbi to elevate their resident experience in long-term care
Responsive Group Inc selects Welbi to elevate their resident experience in long-term care
Mar 15, 2022
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GlobalNewswire

Responsive Group Inc., a leading organization in senior living management in Ontario, announced that it has selected Welbi’s resident experience platform to elevate its long-term care communities.

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Bria Selects Welbi to Help Deliver Exceptional and Unique Life Experiences to Their ResidentsBria Selects Welbi to Help Deliver Exceptional and Unique Life Experiences to Their Residents
Bria Selects Welbi to Help Deliver Exceptional and Unique Life Experiences to Their Residents
Jul 20, 2021
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Bria Communities

Creating vibrant communities where seniors lead active and purposeful lives is at the heart of what Bria does. That’s why they’re partnering with Welbi to help their communities deliver exceptional and unique life experiences to their residents

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Berwick Brings Welbi’s Wellness Platform To All Their CommunitiesBerwick Brings Welbi’s Wellness Platform To All Their Communities
Berwick Brings Welbi’s Wellness Platform To All Their Communities
Sep 15, 2020
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Berwick Retirement Communities

Berwick Retirement Communities has selected Welbi to deliver personalized experiences to all their communities! See what Lesley A. Sikorski, Director of Sales, Marketing & Internal Community has to say about why they selected Welbi.

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Ottawa health-tech firm Welbi lands deal with retirement home giantOttawa health-tech firm Welbi lands deal with retirement home giant
Ottawa health-tech firm Welbi lands deal with retirement home giant
Sep 1, 2020
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Ottawa Business Journal

New contract will see local company's recreation-planning software rolled out in retirement homes across Canada.

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Ottawa tech startup to be in 500 nursing homes across Canada | All in a Day with Alan NealOttawa tech startup to be in 500 nursing homes across Canada | All in a Day with Alan Neal
Ottawa tech startup to be in 500 nursing homes across Canada | All in a Day with Alan Neal
Aug 31, 2020
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CBC Listen

Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau's startup: "Welbi" will be partnering with Revera. The app to help retirement home residents avoid social isolation in will be used in nursing homes across Canada.

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Ottawa’s Welbi wins funding at Silicon Valley pitch competitionOttawa’s Welbi wins funding at Silicon Valley pitch competition
Ottawa’s Welbi wins funding at Silicon Valley pitch competition
Mar 5, 2020
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Ottawa Business Journal

After winning the Ottawa regional round, startups Welbi, founded by Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau, and Thawrih, founded by Sarah Abood, were invited to the final round to pitch to top-tier VCs for over US$600,000 in investment.

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App to track loneliness out to impress in Silicon ValleyApp to track loneliness out to impress in Silicon Valley
App to track loneliness out to impress in Silicon Valley
Feb 29, 2020
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CBC News

Ottawa health startup competing against other women-led ventures at global pitchfest.

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Four Ottawa tech firms to watch in 2020Four Ottawa tech firms to watch in 2020
Four Ottawa tech firms to watch in 2020
Jan 8, 2020
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Ottawa Business Journal

From startups to public companies, these local ventures are primed to break through in the new year.

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Ottawa startup that aims to better serve seniors with socialization needs, secures $50,000 grantOttawa startup that aims to better serve seniors with socialization needs, secures $50,000 grant
Ottawa startup that aims to better serve seniors with socialization needs, secures $50,000 grant
Oct 23, 2018
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Ottawa Citizen

An Ottawa startup has been awarded $50,000 by the Ontario Brain Institute for its new suite of products that aim to help elder care facilities become more social.

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Here’s what happens when you invest in businesses led by womenHere’s what happens when you invest in businesses led by women
Here’s what happens when you invest in businesses led by women
Jul 19, 2018
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National Observer

Women represent 47 per cent of business owners in Canada, but according to data from SheEO, a Toronto-based organization that supports women entrepreneurs, their companies receive only four per cent of available venture capital.

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Welbi brings total funding to $6 million to fuel expansion into long term careWelbi brings total funding to $6 million to fuel expansion into long term care
Welbi brings total funding to $6 million to fuel expansion into long term care
Jul 13, 2022
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Welbi is elated to announce a seed round that brings their total funding to $6 million to fuel further expansion into senior living communities across Canada and the United States.

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Responsive Group Inc. selects Welbi to elevate their resident experience in long-term careResponsive Group Inc. selects Welbi to elevate their resident experience in long-term care
Responsive Group Inc. selects Welbi to elevate their resident experience in long-term care
Mar 14, 2022
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Welbi

Responsive Group Inc., a leading organization in senior living management in Ontario, announced that it has selected Welbi’s resident experience platform to elevate its long-term care communities.

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Welbi launches new contact tracing feature to help senior living communities reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseasesWelbi launches new contact tracing feature to help senior living communities reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
Welbi launches new contact tracing feature to help senior living communities reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
Nov 18, 2020
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Welbi

Welbi is excited to announce our new contact tracing feature to help identify, contain, and limit, the spread of COVID-19 among Canada's most vulnerable population, seniors living in older adult communities.

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Revera chooses Welbi to personalize recreation programs for retirement living residents to reduce social isolationRevera chooses Welbi to personalize recreation programs for retirement living residents to reduce social isolation
Revera chooses Welbi to personalize recreation programs for retirement living residents to reduce social isolation
Aug 31, 2020
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Revera

Revera, one of Canada’s largest senior living companies, today announced that it has selected Welbi’s innovative recreation management platform for use by recreation professionals at its retirement living residences across Canada.

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November 25, 2022
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How Kelly Stranburg & Sara Kyle take community engagement to the next level

This month, host Terry Wang chats with Kelly Stranburg & Sara Kyle, founders of LE3 Solutions, a strategic consulting firm that works with senior living and aging sports services, about how to take your community engagement to the next level with joy, passion and vitality for all individual experiences.

September 20, 2022
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Making the Commitment to Wellness with Colin Milner, CEO of ICAA

This month, host Terry Wang chats with Colin Milner, founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging, about how senior living communities can renew their commitment to wellness.

August 23, 2022
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How Namrata Bagaria reduces senior loneliness and isolation through virtual programming

This month, host Terry Wang chats with Namrata Bagaria, co-founder of Seniors Junction, about how virtual learning circles can fill gaps in life enrichment staff's programming and allow them to be proactive about preventing senior isolation and loneliness.

August 3, 2022
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Why Brain Health Matters — with Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, MA

This month, host Terry Wang chats with Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, MA, Founder & Creative Director of Virtual Brain Health Center about brain health and how communities can take a more proactive approach to improving it for residents.

June 20, 2022
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How Tanya Snow uses data-driven goal setting to elevate life enrichment

This month, host Terry Wang chats with Tanya Snow, Director at Bria Communities about the data-driven process she uses to ensure outstanding results and continuous improvement for her team.

May 13, 2022
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How Cailey Massey uses art programs to engage older adults

This month, host Terry Wang chats with Cailey Massey, founder of Artfull Enrichment about the role of art in resident engagement.

April 22, 2022
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How Emily Johnson elevates resident experience through fitness

In the debut episode of Care: The Resident Experience Podcast, Terry meets with Emily Johnson, the Founder and Creative Director of StrongerU Senior Fitness. Emily is on a mission to innovate and elevate senior fitness globally by empowering recreation, fitness, and wellness professionals, and senior-serving organizations, to deliver high-quality senior fitness classes.