FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kelowna, BC — March 5, 2026
LiLo Health and the Jim Pattison Centre for Health Systems Learning + Innovation (JP Centre) have formalized a partnership to support the real-world deployment and evaluation of home-integrated care infrastructure designed to extend earlier insight and coordinated support beyond traditional clinical settings.
Implementation is now underway in Kelowna, British Columbia, where LiLo’s home-based monitoring and care coordination system is supporting seniors and their care teams while generating real-world learning to inform broader health-system integration.
Across Canada, health systems are facing mounting pressure: aging populations, caregiver strain, workforce shortages, and rising rates of avoidable emergency visits among seniors living independently. In many cases, early warning signs of health or functional decline first appear in the home — yet these signals have historically remained invisible to the broader care system.
LiLo Health is working to change that.
“At the end of the day, healthcare comes down to one simple question: ‘How are you?’” said Blase Wayken, Founder and CEO of LiLo Health. “For many seniors, the first signs that something isn’t quite right show up quietly — small changes in daily routines, sleep, or mobility. Our goal is to make those signals visible earlier, so families and care teams can respond before challenges escalate.”
Through this collaboration, LiLo and the JP Centre are working to:
- Support early community-based deployments across British Columbia
- Generate real-world implementation and evaluation insights
- Explore responsible pathways for health-system integration
- Strengthen aging-in-place support for families
The collaboration operates within the JP Centre’s sustainable social enterprise model, providing structured implementation and evaluation support while enabling broader partnership and investment in scalable health system improvement.
“This partnership is exactly why the JP Centre was created,” said Dr. Deanne Taylor, Founding Executive Director of the JP Centre. “We exist to ignite, support, and scale innovations that strengthen health systems in practical, measurable ways. LiLo represents an implementation-ready solution that aligns with our values – community-rooted, equity-minded, and built for real-world impact.”
LiLo is on track to support more than 200 families across British Columbia by September 2026, with expansion anticipated across North America.
The shared objective is straightforward: help families stay ahead of problems instead of reacting to crises, while generating meaningful learning that can strengthen health systems more broadly.
Families and caregivers interested in early access to LiLo’s home-integrated care system can learn more at lilohealth.care.
About the JP Centre for Health Systems Learning + Innovation
The Jim Pattison Centre for Health Systems Learning + Innovation is a BC-rooted social enterprise dedicated to accelerating innovation and strengthening health systems. Founded through a transformative gift from the Jim Pattison Foundation and co-created with Interior Health and the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, the Centre brings together community members, health professionals, researchers, innovators, and decision-makers to ignite, support, and scale solutions that create lasting impact.
The Centre operates at the intersection of implementation, evaluation, and collaboration, advancing practical innovations that improve health system performance, equity, and patient outcomes.
About LiLo Health
LiLo Health is building an integrated home health care system that enables earlier insight, coordination, and response within the home environment. Designed as infrastructure rather than a single device or application, LiLo supports individuals, families, and care teams through longitudinal understanding and system integration.
Media Contacts
JP Centre
Dr. Deanne Taylor
Executive Director
236-420-6307
LiLo Health
Blase Wayken
CEO, Founder
