The Berkeley City Council, creator of Berkeley’s Health Innovation Zone, has launched the pilot house for its Step Up Supportive Program Housing inititative. Aloe Care Health is a proud participant by invitation from Berkeley City Council Member Ben Bartlett.

Step Up integrates cutting-edge technology with uncompromising, person -centered care in its homes. Homeless or very low-income people will be able to transition into Step Up’s innovative new housing, seek jobs or education, reunify with family, and attain stabilizing social networks.

We are proud to announce that Aloe Care Health brings fall prevention and detection, emergency response, environmental monitoring, and sleep tracking into the pilot home through its devices, the  Smart Hub 2, Mobile Companion 2, and its integrated Sleep Tracking Mat from Withings. Aloe Care was selected as one of the leading-edge technology companies showcased in the pilot Step Up home, which opened on Friday, June 13th, 2025.   

Aloe Care Health has built the most advanced – yet easy-to-use –ecosystem of devices to keep people safe in their homes. The company's proprietary, AI-driven fall prediction and prevention, has made it the gold-standard for personal emergency response. The devices featured in the Step Up home include: 

‍The Smart Hub, giving residents voice-activated access to professional emergency response whenever they are in the home. It also features built-in motion, temperature and air quality sensors to ensure safe environmental conditions. 

• An on-the-go solution, with Aloe Cares’ 4G LTE Mobile Companion 2 with fall detection* ensuring they have access to professional emergency response 24/7. 
• Sleep tracking, featuring the latest add-on to the Aloe Care ecosystem, the Withings Sleep Tracking Mat. Fully integrated with Aloe Care’s predictive fall prevention algorithms, the Withings Sleep Tracking Mat measures changes to sleep patterns, heart rate, sleep interruptions, and more. 
• Care Collaboration through Aloe Care’s award-winning family app, enabling care collaboration, real-time updates, and the ability to call directly into the Smart Hub for effortless check-ins. 

Said Evan Schwartz, co-Founder and CEO of Aloe Care, “When Council Member Ben Bartlett reached out and asked us to participate, it was an immediate and enthusiastic ‘yes!’ Enabling people to live independently while staying safe is our reason for being. The innovative approach of the Berkeley City Council to protect and support its residents is to be admired and emulated throughout the country.” 

The pilot home featuring Aloe Care and other smart solutions opened on June 13, 2025. 

‍*Fall detection is not guaranteed to detect all falls.

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In the photo: Aloe Care Chief Revenue Officer, Paul Rooney (left) and Ben Bartlett, the Berkeley City Council member who invited Aloe Care to participate.

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