About Sensara

Our mission statement

It's our aim to be the smartest (technological) solution provider for care institutions
and home care organizations, in order for them to offer their residents the care they need,
which is: "the best possible personalized care to live safely and independently in a trusted
environment for as long as possible.

Bed days monitored

Customers in Europe and USA

The RiverWoods Exeter experience

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Sensara over the years

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2002
2013
2014
2016
2017
2018
2019

2002 - 2012 | TNO study
At the beginning of 2002, TNO (https://www.tno.nl/en) ( a Dutch not for profit knowledge organization)
started research into supporting the elderly through smart sensors. The aim of the study
was to allow vulnerable elderly people to retain control of their own lives for as long as possible.
2013 | Establishment of Sensara
Sensara was established in 2013 as a spin-off from the TNO study. The objective was
to valorize the knowledge gained to make products for the healthcare market:
independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing.
February 2014 | First customer in The Netherlands
After its inception in 2013, Sensara received the first major customer in the Netherlands in 2014:
Futura Zorg. Futura Zorg still makes active use of SensaraCare to this day.
January 2016 | The first 100,000 beddays monitored
Sensara was soon able to record a major milestone. In January 2016,
100,000 beddays were monitored with Sensara.
December 2017 | First customer internationally
After the successful results in the Netherlands, Sensara made the first international step in 2017.
In December 2017, the Belgian healthcare institution Armonea became a Sensara customer.
Armonea still makes active use of SensaraCare to this day.
October 2018 | First customer USA
At the beginning of October 2018, RiverWoods Exeter started the implementation of the Sensara
system, with the aim of improving the quality of life, safety and privacy of the residents.
The pilot was successfully completed and further steps to roll-out SensaraCare are in progress.
May 2019 | Start McFarlan
On May 15, 2019 a new Sensara project started in the USA. McFarlan, part of the
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan. The pilot was successfully completed and won
an Excellence Award for its results.

Meet the Team

Reinout Engelberts

CEO

Irek Karkowski

CTO

Reinier Koeleman

Business Development

Djamilla Saris

Marketeer

Hans Redder

Project Manager

Stefan van Roosmalen

Team lead support & projects

Rob van Kol

Senior Support Officer

Rolf Welling

Sr. Customer Support Officer

Jan Willem Wolters

Business Development

Bryan Aaldering

Product Owner

Edesa Ciscar

VP Business Development USA

Ghazi Sablouh

Customer Support & Analytics

Partnerships

Sensara works together with partners who sell, service and support our customers so their residents can live safe and independently. Our partners are committed to deliver, implement and support innovative solutions built around SensaraCare.

Our Partners