How it started
A decade ago, the director of a nursing home approached us with a problem. His residents were regularly losing their dentures, and he was spending thousands of dollars on replacements and dealing with angry families. We started a project to develop a system that would eliminate denture loss in nursing homes, and after a couple of years of research, antenna design, and testing, Scandent was born.
Where we are
Since our launch, Scandent has been expanded to protect hearing aids, eyeglasses, wallets, cell phones, clothing, wheelchairs, and various electronic and medical devices. We have also developed wristbands for wander management so that nursing homes can ensure the safety of their Memory Care residents, protect residents’ personal items, and secure their own assets with one integrated system.
Where we’re going
Scandent is now deployed in over 40 nursing homes and healthcare facilities across the country, from New York to North Dakota, and from Arkansas to Idaho. We are continuously striving to improve our system and develop new and better tags for all types of items and devices found in nursing homes. As we did at the start, we aspire to help all nursing home residents live happier and healthier lives.
SCANDENT NEWS AND MEDIA
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Wellington Woods Picks Scandent for Wander Management and Asset Tracking
Little Rock, Ark. - October 21, 2022 - Wellington Woods Memory Care will use Scandent for wander management and asset tracking when it opens in early 2023. Five Scandent checkpoints mounted at facility exits will scan for wander management wristbands and resident belongings. The brand new facility will house up 20 residents in an intimate, home-like environment that preserves well-being and dignity, and will offer specialized activities and exercises designed for people affected by Alzheimer's and dementia. |
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Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids Expands Scandent System
Grand Rapids, Mich. - September 22, 2022 - A year after openings its doors to members, the new Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids installed additional Scandent checkpoints in each of its four neighborhood laundry rooms to prevent its members' dentures, hearing aids, eyeglasses, and cell phones from being destroyed in the wash. The new checkpoints scan laundry bins and hampers for tagged items, and when tagged items are detected, Scandent alerts staff through alarms and a combination of emails, text messages, and phone calls. |
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New Michigan Veteran Homes at Chesterfield Township Implements Scandent
Chesterfield Township, Mich. - March 26, 2022 - The new Michigan Veteran Homes at Chesterfield Township will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony next week, and when veterans start moving in, Scandent will already be there to protect their belongings. Its 128 spacious private suites are spread between four neighborhoods that connect to a massive 33,000 square foot community center, which houses various therapy spaces, a cafe and bistro, prayer room, barbershop, and beauty salon. Chesterfield is the first veterans' home in Metro Detroit. |
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Vladimir Djuric
Chief Executive Officer
Vlad is the CEO and cofounder of Scandent. Prior to Scandent, Vlad was an Associate and a founding member of OpenView Venture Partners, a $1.5 billion venture capital fund that invests in software companies. While at OpenView, Vlad sourced and helped deploy $50 million into seven new investments and worked with portfolio companies to develop their finance functions. Before OpenView, Vlad was an Analyst at Insight Venture Partners. Vlad graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Economics. Vlad holds a patent in the RFID field.
Akshay Athalye
Chief Technology Officer
Akshay is the CTO and cofounder of Scandent. Prior to Scandent, Akshay was a Research Scientist at the Research Foundation at Stony Brook University, where his research interests focused on RFID hardware design, protocol development, and signal processing. Akshay holds several RFID-related patents and has been involved in RFID research for over a decade. Akshay has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stony Brook University, and has numerous RFID-related publications in academic and industry journals.
Richard Yao
Principal Systems Engineer
Richard is the Principal Systems Engineer at Scandent. He is a former Gentoo Linux developer with extensive experience in computer operating systems and storage. He was previously a major contributor to OpenZFS and has contributed to dozens of open source projects, including the Linux kernel. He enjoys work that improves humanity’s quality of life. He holds a B.S. in both Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University.