Successful pervasive wellness programs require subject compliance and receptivity to personalized wellness information and advice. Novel technology focused approaches can leverage ubiquitous physiologic sensing, the power of data mining and informatics that can “nudge” subjects toward health positive lifestyles. We developed a ubiquitous wellness monitoring system embedded in a home environment (termed “telehomecare”) that measured cardiovascular/pulmonary parameters, body temperature, gait, breathing, mood, and socialization passively (termed “passive wellness monitoring”). The direct result of employing pervasive wellness monitoring programs are reduced costs of healthcare since it delays or avoids many of the outcomes of chronic disease, reduced medical interventions, an improvement in mental health, and a reduction in caregiver burdens.