Pocket RN
Founded 2021 · 107 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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PocketRN connects patients, caregivers, and nurses through a virtual platform that provides access to nursing care and coaching from home. The company focuses on closing the gap between home and healthcare for patients and their caregivers.
Also known as Pocket RN, Inc. · PocketRN
Founders & leadership
Pocket RN was founded in 2021 by Ryan Saunders.
Investors · 3
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Pocket RN, Inc. (PocketRN) operates a virtual care platform that connects patients, families, and caregivers with registered nurses and other licensed professionals by video from home. Its central offering is a "Nurse for Life" model, in which a patient and their caregivers have continuous access to a dedicated virtual nurse rather than one-off consultations. Services described include virtual nursing, remote monitoring, nursing assessments, caregiver education, and care coordination.
The company's current consumer-facing focus is dementia care delivered under Medicare's GUIDE Model. For eligible Medicare beneficiaries, PocketRN offers a personalized care plan, 24/7 access to a care team, caregiver education and support, and in-home respite hours at no cost to qualifying families; the site cites 76 hours of respite based on GUIDE's $2,625 annual respite services amount for the 7/1/2026-6/30/2027 period, noting annual totals may vary with Medicare policy and reimbursement rates.
PocketRN itself is structured as a technology and administrative services company rather than a healthcare provider. Per its terms of service, it supports and is affiliated with physician-owned professional corporations ("Practices"), including PocketRN-affiliated Professional Corporations, which employ or contract with the nurses and other professionals who deliver the clinical care. The services are not intended for emergencies and are restricted to users 18 or older.
Business model
PocketRN acts as a technology platform and administrative support layer for affiliated physician-owned professional corporations that employ or contract the registered nurses and licensed professionals delivering virtual care. It also partners with home care agencies, deploying dementia care, nursing assessments, and other nurse-led services through them.
Dementia care is delivered under Medicare's GUIDE Model, which reimburses services so that eligible patients and families pay nothing; the company also positions its services to home care partners as a way to increase their revenue.
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Market position
A virtual nursing company operating in Medicare-reimbursed dementia care and home-based care support, working alongside home care agencies rather than replacing them.
Continuity through a dedicated, ongoing virtual nurse ("Nurse for Life") rather than episodic telehealth encounters, combined with delivery of dementia care at zero cost to eligible families under the Medicare GUIDE program and a model that home care partners can layer onto their existing services.
Technology
A virtual care platform supporting video visits with nurses, remote monitoring, care plans, and messaging, operated across pocketrn.com and related development domains.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-patient eligibility screening for the GUIDE Model through its website, combined with partnerships with home care providers; the company is listed as a home care provider member of the Home Care Association of America.
Medicare beneficiaries living with dementia and their family caregivers, patients receiving care at home, and home care agencies seeking to add nurse-led clinical services for their clients.
Geography
United States; the company lists a Washington, DC address in its home care association listing and is described elsewhere as headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
History
Pocket RN, Inc. was co-founded by Jenna Morgenstern-Gaines, who serves as chief executive officer, and Samuel Thomas, MD, MSc, who serves as chief medical officer. The leadership team also includes a chief technology officer, chief growth officer, chief nursing officer, and heads of customer success and people. The company published its current terms of service in August 2024 and its consumer offering now centers on Medicare's GUIDE Model for dementia care.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Pocket RN do?
- PocketRN provides virtual, nurse-led care at home, including Medicare GUIDE Model dementia support for patients and family caregivers.
- Who founded Pocket RN?
- Pocket RN was founded by Ryan Saunders in 2021.
- Who are Pocket RN's investors?
- Pocket RN's investors include Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc, MedMountain Ventures, Signal Peak Ventures.