We are going to Nashville

On Wednesday, May 20, the DAR.WIN team will be in Nashville for the AgeTech Connect Aging and Longevity Innovation Showcase. We were invited to be one of the spotlighted companies. We said yes immediately.

What it is.

The AgeTech Connect Nashville showcase brings together people working in aging services, senior care, home health, and AgeTech. Operators, clinicians, caregivers, builders, investors, and a few founders trying to change what it means to grow older in this country.

The event runs 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Ed Jones Auditorium, Ellington Agricultural Center. If you are working in this space and you are anywhere near Nashville, this is the kind of room worth being in.

Why we are going.

We did not start DAR.WIN to sell a product. We started it because one of us had a father aging alone in upstate New York, hundreds of miles from his kids, and there was no good answer to the question every adult child asks at some point. Is he okay right now?

Four years later, we have an answer. Four smart plugs. Fifteen minutes to install. The home learns the daily rhythm. When something changes, the family knows.

But a product is not enough. The problem we are trying to solve is bigger than any one company. It is about how an entire country supports an entire generation that wants to stay in their own home for as long as possible. That takes operators, caregivers, builders, regulators, and family members all rowing in the same direction.

Events like Nashville are where that alignment starts.

What we hope to find.

A few things on our list.

• Operators running independent living, assisted living, and home health businesses who are honest about what is working and what is not. The staffing shortage is real. The gap between visits is real. We want to listen.
• Caregivers who spend their days walking into homes and trying to read what changed since last week. They are the most undervalued profession in American healthcare. We want to hear what would actually help.
• Builders working on adjacent problems. Aging in place is not a product. It is an ecosystem. The companies solving meal delivery, medication management, transportation, and social connection are all part of the same answer.
• Families who have lived this story and want a better one for their kids.

What we will bring.

A small team. A demo. Honest answers about what DAR.WIN does and what it does not do. We do not do fall detection. We do not have cameras. We do not have wearables. We are not trying to replace caregivers. We are trying to give them better information about what is happening in the home when they cannot be there.

If any of that resonates with you, come find us.

“Aging in place is not a feature. It is a movement.”

And the only way it works is if the people building, operating, caring, and living it stay in the same room together.

We will see you in Nashville.