Healthsense: Healthsense raises $2.5M to help seniors stay in their homes longer

Healthsense Inc. has closed on a $2.5 million round of financing amid a push to get its technology into more seniors' homes. The Mendota Heights-based company makes sensors that attach to household items like cabinets and refrigerators. The devices can detect when seniors' eating, bathroom or other habits change, signaling a possible deterioration - or improvement - in health. The company has mostly sold its products to senior-living facility operators so far and revenue was up about 20...