In-Home Device - GrandCare Releases

April 4, 2024

This minor release added support for a new Zooz Zwave sensor and fixed an issue with Eastern Daylight Time. It also updated radio stations, added some trivia, added some new radio content, and removed a few stock photos.

Added	Added support for Zooz Q Sensor (ZSE11 800LR)
Added	Added March 2024 Car Talk episodes and Time Machine audio book
Added	Added entertainment trivia
Changed	Removed requested stock photos
Changed	Updated radio stations for Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, and Delaware
Fixed	Fixed issue with API not applying DST to Eastern timezone

March 6, 2024

This release provided a few minor fixes to the Resident Directory. Residents will be able to find themselves in the directory but will no longer have the option of calling or messaging themselves. The Message and Video Call buttons were fixed with correct icons and made slightly larger. A few other fixes were provided in addition to the Directory changes.

Changed	Removed PDF menus and extension services for custom client configuration
Changed	Used YouTube thumbnail in instructional if other one is not added
Fixed	Prevented users from messaging / calling themselves from resident directory
Fixed	Fixed broken styles on message / call button on resident directory

February 9, 2024

This release enables the use of YouTube videos in instructionals and adds support for the Homeseer HSM200 plug-in motion sensor. It also fixes some quirks with battery level reporting on some Zooz sensors and adds some new curated content.

Added	Added support for direct YouTube usage in instructionals
Added	Added support for HSM200 plug-in motion sensor
Added	Added "Great Expectations" and "The Wizard of Oz" audiobooks
Added	Added new Car Talk episodes
Added	Added new pop-culture trivia
Changed	Changed ZSE11 behavior to ignore 0.0 battery readings
Changed	Changed ZSE11 wakeup to be every 12 hours

January 24, 2024

We’ve finally done away with the legacy need to identify which USB port you plug your Z-Stick into — you can now just set it to “Auto” and plug it into any of the ports. We also added some more support for our new Shuttle DH9 hardware and tweak a few behaviors of the resident directory.

Added	Added "Auto" option for USB antennas
Added	Added antenna support for Shuttle DH9 model systems
Changed	Changed resident directory to search by room number digits from the beginning
Changed	Changed "Menu" terminology to “Options” in matching game
Fixed	Fixed display of improperly formatted phone numbers in resident directory

December 19, 2023

This release was primarily for improving reliability of Bluetooth communications and resolving a few issues.

Added	Added improved checking for invalid software installations
Changed	Improved Fora health device discoverability
Fixed	Fixed intermittent bug where resident was duplicated on system
Fixed	Fixed removing text-to-speech from dialog when it closes
Fixed	Fixed dialogs not popping after PIN dialog completion

November 8, 2023

This release had two primary focuses — text-to-speech and the resident directory. For text-to-speech, we have increased the size and visibility of the button and made it always appear in the same place on the screen. You can now cancel currently playing text-to-speech audio by pressing the button again. For resident directory, we improved the readability of the details pages, improved handling of phone numbers, and fixed handling of very large directories.

Added	Added ability to cancel text-to-speech by pressing text-to-speech button a second time
Added	Added local radio needle reactivity to touch, bringing up station select
Changed	Improved readability of directory detail
Changed	Increased size of text-to-speech button
Changed	Moved text-to-speech button to always be in a fixed location in the upper right corner of screen
Changed	Changed door rule cool-down to be 5 minute intervals, like motion
Changed	Changed Holly Creek branding and layout for new system
Fixed	Fixed NetworkHealth survey and end-of-life removal
Fixed	Fixed directory handling of poorly formatted phone numbers
Fixed	Fixed API paging with very large directories

September 26, 2023

This release provides two new features: a door open rule “cool-down” and simplified medication creation.

The door open rule cool-down allows caregivers to prevent multiple alerts from going out for what is generally the same event. This reduces workload for caregivers by allowing them to only respond to the initial alert, not any subsequent events for a time period.

The simplified medication creation allows a caregiver to quickly add a morning, midday, or evening medication schedule. This removes all the complications of defining NDC and all the individual medication fields and creates the defined schedule, all by pressing a single button.

Finally, a number off issues were resolved in this release related to assessments.

Added	Added "apply every X minutes" to door rules to allow for cool-down
Added	Added simplified medication entry
Changed	Reorganized project structure to minimize write failures
Fixed	Fixed rendering of scale-based assessment questions
Fixed	Fixed legacy assessment list module
Fixed	Fixed activity stream issues with devices with apostrophes

September 12, 2023

This release has a few minor visible changes, primarily a release to support custom assessments.

Changed	Changed care plan sort order to be alphabetical if start time is the same
Fixed	Fixed issue preventing manual vital entry from emulation

August 30, 2023

This release provides two new features and a number of fixes. The first feature is logging the source of a power off, namely if the physical power button was pressed. This will help diagnose issues with systems turning off. The second is an updated solitaire game with significantly more modern look and feel.

Added	Added power button press logging
Changed	Updated solitaire game
Fixed	Fixed ugly error message when displaying deleted event
Fixed	Fixed issue with blank main menu after applying brand
Fixed	Added slight UI delay before system reboot and shutdown to prevent errors
Fixed	Fixed a module message by adding a wait for settings to load in today module

August 15, 2023

This release provided back-end support for many of the upcoming changes on the server side. Additionally there were some minor changes to the visibility of assessments and photo ordering.

Added	Added support for all-day todo items
Added	Added support for calendar read-only mode
Added	Added support for timed ToDo reminders
Added	Added PHQ-9 assessment as a menu item
Changed	Changed photo sort order in album to newest first
Changed	Updated video calling signal libraries

August 2, 2023

This minor release has a few fixes and improvements in the medication and video calling modules.

Changed	Changed medication list to be chronological by schedule instead of alphabetical
Changed	Increased video title size in video list if it does not have a description
Fixed	Fixed pausing and resuming radio when making an outgoing call
Fixed	Fixed showing medication dialog with no medications
Fixed	Tweaked video call handling to prevent “lock-out” situations
Fixed	Fixed error reporting for local radio failures

July 19, 2023

This minor release resolved a few issues, mainly focusing on an intermittent issue that made residents unable to make or receive calls for 5 minutes after a restart.

Fixed	Fixed issue with video call that caused intermittent 5 minute delay to logging in
Fixed	Fixed touch related issue with King's Corners game
Fixed	Replaced missing WI radio stations

July 12, 2023

This release added support for variable video call ring lengths and video call availability. Call availability limits a resident to making outgoing calls between specific times. Both of these functions are managed through the account settings for a particular account.

Added	Added support for video call availability and ring length
Added	Added local radio station for all US states
Changed	Changed new ZWave devices to start at 100% battery level
Fixed	Fixed Wifi MAC address detection
Fixed	Refactored touch handling for King's Corners game

June 28, 2023

This minor release fixes a issue with the end of King’s Corners game and prepares photo folders for a number of upcoming enhancements.

Changed	Improved description / source of photo albums
Fixed	Fixed restarting King's Corners game

June 21, 2023

Changed	Improved lockdown of YouTube video player
Fixed	Fixed quirks in local radio player

June 15, 2023

This major release reimagines how ZWave devices are managed on the system. You can now add ZWave devices directly from the touchscreen without having to handle the antenna. This works for Z-Sticks and allows the usage of the Zooz 700 and 800 series antennas. You can also rename devices directly on the touchscreen once they are added using the new device edit dialog:

We also added the King’s Corner and fixed a few issues.

Added	Added ZWave management dialog
Added	Added King's Corner game
Added	Added support for Zooz ZSE11 Q Motion/Temp Sensor
Added	Added support for Zooz 700 and 800 series USB antennas
Changed	Changed medication dialog to not preempt video calls
Changed	Updated device view dialog to allow description/location editing on the touchscreen
Changed	Changed dialog centering to be more predictable
Fixed	Fixed all YouTube links to open in embedded viewer
Fixed	Fixed video link icons on Main Menu
Fixed	Fixed Next rules not correctly disabling after firing

May 16, 2023

This release adds the Profile module under Caregiving. Once a caregiver has logged in on the touchscreen, the Profile button is available as seen below:

This module displays the Resident Profile / Notes and photo set for the resident in GCManage. It also lists any Account Documents associated with the touchscreen’s account and allows them to be viewed directly on the touchscreen.

In addition to the Profile module, this release fixes a few minor issues related to the browser.

Added	Added Profile module under Caregiving
Changed	Normalized back button and icons for most modules
Fixed	Fixed scrollbar icons on browser
Fixed	Fixed blocking of new windows when clicking news links on browser

May 4, 2023

Although not highly visible to the end user, this release brings a full rewrite of the touchscreen menu. These changes will allow for very deep customization of the resident’s experience. For now, the customization of the menu is still done via the care menu. As always, there were several other minor tweaks and fixes to the system.

Added	Modernized main menu and sub-menus
Added	Added caregiver actions (check in/out, check care plan, add care note) to activity stream
Added	Added support for more advanced radio streams
Changed	Removed stock websites options for main menu
Changed	Improved "black screen" detection and repair
Changed	Improved radio program error detection
Fixed	Fixed bubble popper back button and multi-popping
Fixed	Fixed sudoku back button
Fixed	Fixed broken game styles

November 15, 2022

The 6.14 releases marked a major refactor of several of the underlying touchscreen rendering technologies. We have been improving and adjusting this new code for the last several limited releases, ensuring that any issues are ironed out before we have a more widespread release. Two of the more visible changes have been an improved display of photos in the slideshow and a greatly improved monthly calendar. We will likely have one more release after this one before the 6.14 changes are pushed out to everyone.

Added	Added new monthly calendar module
Added	Added Bubble Popper Game
Added	Added PHQ-9 assessment
Changed	Improved browser pop-up keyboard to work on more websites
Changed	Improved slideshow crossfading and image display
Fixed	Fixed Restart Application button under Settings

July 19, 2022

This maintenance release fixed a number of issues, the primary of which was allowing incoming video call rings when a resident was already in a video call.

Fixed	Fixed ringing when resident already in a call
Fixed	Fixed legacy style issues in FA brand

July 12, 2022

This release added an indicator for actively online users in the video calling menu.

Added	Added green dot indicator for actively logged in users in Video Call module
Added	Added support for caller name and image override in video calls
Added	Added FA brand
Fixed	Handled missing stock photo directories

June 28, 2022

This release expanded on how scheduled services are displayed in the calendar. It also gives residents the ability to cancel service requests.

Added	Added check mark to services that already have a confirmed appointment
Added	Added resident ability to cancel services
Added	Added support for Service reminder events
Added	Added TTS support for event view dialog
Changed	Changed "Concierge" notification type to "Service" in notifications
Fixed	Improved trivia frequency and region targeting

June 7, 2022

Sometimes when setting up a rule you may want to simply record the triggering of the rule without sending out a notification. We have added this ability. This can also be used to create managed alerts without associated notifications by setting the rue severity to Critical.

Added	Added support for internal dashboard alerts for all rules
Fixed	Fixed CLC brand and associated items
Fixed	Fixed image filenames in captions
Fixed	Fixed pairing instructions for AnD UA-651BLE Blood Pressure Cuff
Fixed	Separated medications that start on another medication end in schedule

April 27, 2022

This minor release added/fixed support for the Zooz ZWave sensors and fixed a few other minor issues.

Added	Added support for Zooz ZSE40 Motion/Temp Sensor
Fixed	Fixed support for Zooz ZSE41 Door Sensor
Fixed	Fixed incorrect subject of emergency message playing on two different calls

April 13, 2022

Another minor release, 6.12.5 fixed a few issues around the Caregiving functionality on the systems.

Added	Added external speaker enable automatically as part of volume control
Changed	Removed ability for caregivers to check in using emulation
Changed	Removed Posit Brain HQ game
Fixed	Fixed behavior if user cancelled PIN login for caregiving

April 7, 2022

This maintenance release fixed a few minor issues and added Wordle by New York Times under games section (which works quite well on the system, including remembering your scores).

Added	Added Wordle by New York Times under games
Fixed	Fixed issue with rule severity not saving for certain sections
Fixed	Fixed an issue with incorrect timezone for certain applications

March 17, 2022

This primarily back-end release added support for a new ZWave door sensor and added a few content items.

Added	Added support for Zooz open\|close xs sensor
Added	Added brochures to NH Blog section
Added	Added Satisfaction with Life assessment
Changed	Updated directory downloader to work with gclinux 4 and 5 OSes

March 2, 2022

There have been several interim releases since the last one we documented on this site (6.11.2) that were mostly of a back-end nature. 6.12.2 is the first to have visible changes for the end user. We have overhauled the Activity / Instructional display to match our existing UI and improved the layout. These events will now show up correctly in the calendar reminder dialogs.

Changed	Changed instructional styles to match existing UI
Changed	Updated on-screen button press confirmation to show affirming icon
Changed	Improved audio handling through back-end consolidation
Fixed	Fixed radio pause / resume during video playback and video calling
Fixed	Fixed audio for emergency messages

January 5, 2022

This small release fixes a number of minor issues discovered in the new year.

Fixed	Fixed button layout on sidebar
Fixed	Added check for inconsistent timezone between UI and back end
Fixed	Fixed broken NH December survey
Added	Added a few more Missouri radio stations

December 23, 2021

This minor update primarily fixes a few issues in the previous release. It also adds a bit of new content.

Added	Added December Survey for NH
Added	Added local radio stations for Missouri
Changed	Replaced a number of NH fall prevention videos
Changed	Tweaked EN brand
Fixed	Added check for broken como-electron installs
Fixed	Fixed button layout on bottom button bar for all modules
Fixed	Fixed error handling radio program audio streams

December 7, 2021

This release provides significant improvements to the support of BLE health devices including support for a number of new devices. This includes adding buttons to restart the Bluetooth stack on both the pairing page in setup wizard and the Vitals page for taking readings. Several ZWave support issues were also resolved.

Added	Added support for A&D UC-352BLE Scale
Added	Added support for A&D UA-651BLE Blood Pressure Monitor
Added	Added support for NONIN 3230 Oximeter (v3 and above)
Added	Added Restart Bluetooth button on wellness device page in setup wizard
Added	Added Restart Bluetooth button on vitals module
Added	Added Seizure assessment and November Survey for NH
Changed	Removed character limit to "location" field in calendar database
Fixed	Fixed misaligned bottom bar buttons on touchscreen
Fixed	Fixed support for a number of Aeotec ZWave devices, including EU certified

November 11, 2021

Minor release that adds support for the Recessed Door Sensor 7 and fixes a minor issue.

Added	Added support for Recessed AeonLabs D/W 7 sensor
Added	Added NH October Survey
Fixed	Fixed hanging bugs in care menu under certain circumstances

October 26, 2021

Added	Added EN brand
Fixed	Fixed no communication rule firing more than once a day

October 20, 2021

Added	Added optional completion text for assessments
Added	Added optional action button to video lists
Added	Added Fall Prevention section for NH

October 13, 2021

Added	Added NH Fall Risk Survey
Added	Added support for new AeonLabs D/W 7 sensor
Changed	Switched Fora LE devices to use simplified LE pairing
Fixed	Fixed duplicate reading detection for Fora V10 glucometer
Fixed	Fixed low battery/no communication once per day limitation

October 6, 2021

Added

Added NH September Survey

September 30, 2021

This minor release added support for the Low Battery / No Communication notifications that can be enabled per account. See the GCManage Server 2.7.4 release for details. Minor tweaks to the Rule Severity Level were made as well.

Added	Added Orange/High rule severity level
Added	Added device notification on low battery / no communication
Changed	Changed "Dashboard Priority" to "Rule Severity Level" when creating rules
Fixed	Fixed support for critical level rules generating managed alerts

September 21, 2021

The primary focus of this release is to remove a number of legacy modules and clean up a few existing features. We have fully removed the old Wellness module and replaced it with the Vitals module across all brands.

Added	Added logging for EULA signing by resident
Changed	Swapped Vitals in for Wellness on Main Menu for all systems
Changed	Combined Main Menu / Slide Show buttons and added Screen Off button for NH Brand
Fixed	Fixed issue with adding calendar events from the care menu
Fixed	Fixed issues with unknown devices in ZWave adding process
Removed	Removed coroHealth music programs and associated configuration screens
Removed	Removed legacy Skype implementations
Removed	Removed legacy flash player installation
Removed	Removed legacy wellness module

September 8, 2021

In preparation for our new remote monitoring dashboard, we are building out a number of features under the hood. In this release we added the back-end components for the "activity stream" which gives a snapshot of the activity on a system across all its modules. We hope to expose this in the next server release. As always we released a number of bug fixes in this release as well.

Added	Added activity stream logging for events on system, including resident actions
Added	Added NH August Survey
Added	Added region detection for local radio module to provide radio stations local to the system's home state
Fixed	Fixed issue with notification of calls when caregiver is already in call
Fixed	Removed reapplication of NH brand that was removing customizations
Fixed	Fixed issue with main menu caching after updates

August 25, 2021

This release is primarily to resolve issues, but also adds improvements to the resident user experience should the device go offline. When pressing the on-screen button or accessing video calling, the resident will be notified that their unit is offline.

Added	Added better messages for on-screen button and video chat if the system is offline
Added	Added Blog section to mynetworkhealth module
Fixed	Added Caregiving app back into the 21 brand
Fixed	Fixed issue with health rules saving incorrectly when edited
Fixed	Fixed message when low vital reading is manually entered

August 12, 2021

This release marks a significant change to the wellness device behavior, and therefore will not be generally released immediately to preserve existing user functionality. Added is a new vitals module that triggers the listening by the Bluetooth devices and allows for manual entry and viewing of history. Additionally, we improved the size of the YouTube player and added a new Word Search game.

Added	Added new vitals module
Added	Added manual vital add dialogs
Added	Added word search game
Added	Added support for health rules on manually entered vitals
Changed	Changed BTLE device behavior to only listen while in new vitals module
Changed	Modified on-screen button to be at bottom of button area
Changed	Improved size and behavior of YouTube player dialog
Changed	Updated behavior of failed callout service calls to not proceed with next number on call lists
Changed	No longer display old health reading warnings on touchscreen
Fixed	Improved reliability of Fora IR20b pairing
Fixed	Improved pop-up keyboard behavior for MDLive site on browser
Fixed	Fixed overlapping video entries in video list
Fixed	Muted external resident notifications when in DnD and Away Modes
Fixed	Fixed deleting of thermometer readings

August 3, 2021

This minor release will be released only to our NetworkHealth members. These changes will come available for all other customers in the 6.10.0 release, tentatively scheduled for release next week. This update provides the July Survey and a few content changes.

Added	Added NH July Survey
Added	Added 0 - 7 scale for assessment responses
Added	Added video lists for LD brand
Added	Added Car Talk episodes for July
Changed	Removed stock photos deemed offensive by some members

July 14, 2021

Minor release to resolve a few of the outstanding issues from the recent VPN changes in the operating system and add peripheral support for the new iView systems (1780AIO). Also fixes a number of specific provider issues.

Added	Added peripheral support for 1780AIO
Added	Added dynamic NH support phone number based on distributor
Added	Added help video for Mix and Match
Fixed	Fixed Issue with care menu detection of VPN
Fixed	Fixed Full Circle brand issues

June 29, 2021

Bugfix release to deal with a few new issues with the slideshow and VPN detection.

Added	Added NH June Survey
Fixed	Cleaned up messages for autologin
Fixed	Handled potentially different VPN names (tun1, tun2, etc)
Fixed	Fixed failure to start slideshow issue

June 22, 2021

Primary focus of this release is to add support for missed call notifications for Caregivers on the server side. Added some hardware support and fixes for networking as well.

Added	Added support for missed call notification on server for outgoing calls
Added	Added support for ZWA011A Aeon Labs Door Sensor 7
Fixed	Added fixing of resolv.conf (at startup and periodically) to improve DNS reliability

June 8, 2021

This release provides an improved user experience when using notifications. The resident can now view older notifications and notifications clear once they have been viewed.

Added	Added display of old/read notifications
Added	Added community photo in slideshow preference
Changed	Revamped notifications to use modern API

June 2, 2021

Clean-up release, polishing existing features and resolving issues.

Added	Added NH May survey
Changed	Revised mynetworkhealth module to include WellNews and website/portal views
Changed	Increased connector update push frequency by checking for changes
Changed	Updated EULA to include fitness video clause
Fixed	Filtered common web rendering issues from sentry.io reporting
Fixed	Fixed permissions script to be more selective about resetting path settings (namely excluding log directory)
Fixed	Cleaned up service calling script
Fixed	Shortened timeout on system shutdown service call to speed up shutdown
Removed	Removed periodic permission resetting