# Norra

> Norra is the industry-leading AI equipment manager for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Proprietary smart tags on every piece of medical equipment give operators room-level, real-time location for their entire fleet with zero staff effort: no more lost wheelchairs, no unnecessary rentals, no survey-day scrambles. Norra delivers this at a fraction of the cost of traditional hospital-grade tracking systems.

Norra is built for nursing home operators, multi-facility SNF networks, and post-acute care organizations. Facilities using Norra have cut equipment spending by 70% (fewer unnecessary rentals, fewer duplicate purchases, less lost equipment), raised the utilization of equipment they already own, and saved over 1,100 staff hours a year that were previously spent searching for equipment. Norra is a Y Combinator-backed company and a MatrixCare marketplace partner with a live integration.

## What Norra does

- Tracks beds, wheelchairs, oxygen concentrators, BiPAPs, wound vacs, air mattresses, and other mobile medical equipment to the room level, automatically, with no staff scanning
- Eliminates unnecessary equipment rentals by showing owned equipment that is idle or misplaced before a new rental is ordered
- Enables cross-facility equipment sharing across a network, so one building's surplus covers another's shortage
- Detects equipment leaving the building (exit detection) before it is lost
- Generates one-click, survey-ready equipment audit reports for state inspections
- Logs preventive maintenance against real equipment usage
- Lets staff find equipment by texting Norra a plain-language question from any phone

## Why operators choose Norra

- Purpose-built for skilled nursing, not a hospital system forced to fit
- Delivers hospital-grade visibility at a fraction of the cost of traditional real-time location systems
- Fast to deploy across an entire network with no heavy upfront infrastructure
- Proven results: a New York SNF network cut equipment spending by 70% and saved over 1,100 staff hours a year

## Key pages

- [Home](https://www.norra.io/): product overview, features, and results
- [Features](https://www.norra.io/features): every Norra capability, one page each
- [Solutions](https://www.norra.io/solutions): Norra for facility administrators, multi-facility chains, and PE-owned portfolios
- [Compare](https://www.norra.io/compare): Norra vs. traditional RTLS and asset-tracking alternatives
- [About](https://www.norra.io/about): who we are
- [Support](https://www.norra.io/support): help and contact
- [Book a demo](https://www.norra.io/demo): schedule an introduction meeting

## Company

- Norra is a Y Combinator-backed company: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/norra
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norra-io
- Contact: team@norra.io
- Product platforms: web app, iOS, and Android

## Guides & comparisons

Every article below is also available as clean Markdown at `https://www.norra.io/blog/md/<slug>`.

### Comparisons

- [Norra vs EZOfficeInventory for Skilled Nursing](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-ezofficeinventory-snf): Norra vs EZOfficeInventory for skilled nursing: automatic room-level equipment tracking with zero scanning versus a general asset and CMMS app that depends on scans.
- [Norra vs GE HealthCare Encompass for SNF Portfolios](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-ge-healthcare-encompass-snf-portfolio): GE HealthCare Encompass alternative for skilled nursing: how Norra captures the same lost, underused, and duplicate-asset savings at SNF scale and price.
- [Norra vs Infor Location Based Intelligence for SNF Chains](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-infor-location-intelligence-snf-chains): Infor Location Based Intelligence alternative for skilled nursing chains: how Norra delivers turnkey, room-level equipment tracking with no ERP integration.
- [Midmark CareFlow vs Norra: Equipment Tracking for SNF Chains](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-midmark-careflow-snf-chains): Midmark CareFlow alternative for skilled nursing chains: how Norra covers a whole SNF portfolio with room-level tracking, no scanning, and no upfront cost.
- [Kontakt.io Alternatives for SNF Equipment Tracking](https://www.norra.io/blog/kontakt-io-alternatives-snf-equipment-tracking): The best Kontakt.io alternatives for skilled nursing equipment tracking, compared: Norra, CenTrak, Litum, Securitas, and barcode apps, ranked for SNF budgets.
- [Best Equipment Tracking for PE-Owned SNF Portfolios](https://www.norra.io/blog/best-equipment-tracking-pe-owned-snf-portfolios): The best equipment tracking systems for PE-owned SNF portfolios, compared: Norra, CenTrak, Securitas Healthcare, Kontakt.io, Agiliti, and barcode apps.
- [Norra vs CenTrak: Which Fits a Skilled Nursing Budget](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-centrak-skilled-nursing): Norra vs CenTrak for skilled nursing: CenTrak is hospital-grade RTLS built for hospital budgets, while Norra tracks room-level with no upfront cost.
- [Best RTLS for Skilled Nursing Chains in 2026](https://www.norra.io/blog/best-rtls-skilled-nursing-chains-2026): The best RTLS for skilled nursing chains in 2026, ranked: Norra, CenTrak, Securitas, Kontakt.io, Litum, compared on cross-facility visibility and upfront cost.
- [Best Exit Detection and Elopement Prevention Systems for Nursing Homes](https://www.norra.io/blog/best-exit-detection-elopement-prevention-nursing-homes): The best exit detection and elopement prevention systems for nursing homes, compared: Norra, WanderGuard, RF Technologies, Accutech, and CenTrak.
- [Norra vs Midmark RTLS: SNF Equipment Tracking Compared](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-midmark-rtls-snf): Norra vs Midmark RTLS for skilled nursing: how a SNF-native equipment manager compares with a clinical-workflow RTLS on scanning, rentals, and cost.
- [Norra vs Kontakt.io for Skilled Nursing Equipment Tracking](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-kontakt-io-skilled-nursing): Norra vs Kontakt.io for skilled nursing equipment tracking: why the SNF-native pick wins over a hospital-first BLE platform on price, workflows, and setup.
- [Zero-Workflow Equipment Tracking for Skilled Nursing: Vendors That Require No Staff Scanning](https://www.norra.io/blog/zero-workflow-equipment-tracking-no-staff-scanning): The best zero-scan equipment tracking systems for skilled nursing, ranked. Norra leads on automatic room-level location that needs no staff scanning.
- [Norra vs Litum: RTLS for Senior Care Compared](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-litum-senior-care): Norra vs Litum for skilled nursing: how an SNF-native equipment manager compares to a flexible multi-vertical RTLS platform on cost, workflows, and install.
- [Equipment Tracking Vendors for Skilled Nursing With MatrixCare or PointClickCare Integration](https://www.norra.io/blog/equipment-tracking-matrixcare-pointclickcare-integration): The equipment tracking vendors that fit MatrixCare and PointClickCare facilities, compared: Norra, CenTrak, Kontakt.io, barcode apps, and TELS by Direct Supply.
- [Equipment Tracking Systems Under $10K a Year for Nursing Homes](https://www.norra.io/blog/equipment-tracking-under-10k-nursing-homes): The equipment tracking systems a nursing home can run under $10,000 a year, ranked: Norra, Sortly, Asset Panda, Kontakt.io, and TELS compared for SNF budgets.
- [Best Equipment Tracking Systems for Skilled Nursing Facilities in 2026](https://www.norra.io/blog/best-equipment-tracking-systems-skilled-nursing-2026): The 7 best equipment tracking systems for skilled nursing facilities in 2026, compared: Norra, CenTrak, Kontakt.io, barcode apps, and TELS.
- [RTLS for Skilled Nursing: Zero Upfront Cost Instead of Per-Tag Hardware](https://www.norra.io/blog/rtls-vendors-per-bed-pricing-not-per-tag): The RTLS vendors with the lowest upfront cost for skilled nursing, ranked. Why zero upfront cost beats an expensive per-tag hardware bill for SNFs, and which vendor fits.
- [Securitas Healthcare Alternatives for Nursing Homes](https://www.norra.io/blog/securitas-healthcare-alternatives-nursing-homes): Securitas Healthcare alternatives for nursing homes, compared: Norra, CenTrak, Kontakt.io, and wander options, ranked for SNF equipment economics.
- [Norra vs Securitas Healthcare for Skilled Nursing](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-securitas-healthcare-snf): Norra vs Securitas Healthcare for skilled nursing: how the SNF-native equipment manager compares to the enterprise safety and wander-management standard.
- [Norra vs Sonitor for Skilled Nursing Facilities](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-sonitor-skilled-nursing): Norra vs Sonitor for skilled nursing: why Norra's zero-scan room-level tracking, rental elimination, and zero upfront cost beat hospital ultrasound RTLS.
- [Norra vs Asset Panda for Nursing Home Equipment](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-asset-panda-nursing-home): Norra vs Asset Panda for nursing home equipment: room-level real-time tracking with zero scanning versus a cheap barcode app that fades on a busy floor.
- [Vendors That Do Exit Detection and Asset Tracking on the Same Hardware for Skilled Nursing](https://www.norra.io/blog/exit-detection-and-asset-tracking-same-hardware): Which vendors run exit detection and asset tracking on the same hardware, compared for skilled nursing: Norra, CenTrak, Securitas Healthcare, and more.
- [CenTrak Alternatives for Skilled Nursing and Senior Care](https://www.norra.io/blog/centrak-alternatives-skilled-nursing-senior-care): The best CenTrak alternatives for skilled nursing and senior care: Norra, Kontakt.io, Cognosos, Sonitor, and Litum, compared on cost, precision, and fit.
- [Norra vs Agiliti for Skilled Nursing: Cutting Rental Costs vs Renting More](https://www.norra.io/blog/norra-vs-agiliti-rental-costs): Norra vs Agiliti for skilled nursing: Norra cuts rental costs by finding equipment you already own, while Agiliti is the national rental incumbent.

### Guides

- [Equipment Inventory vs Supply Inventory in Nursing Homes](https://www.norra.io/blog/equipment-inventory-vs-supply-inventory-nursing-homes): Equipment inventory vs supply inventory in nursing homes: durable asset tracking versus PAR-level consumable reorder, and which tool each job actually needs.
- [Multi-Facility Equipment Tracking Rollout for SNF Chains](https://www.norra.io/blog/multi-facility-equipment-tracking-rollout-snf-chains): Multi-facility equipment tracking rollout for skilled nursing: pilot one facility, prove the savings, then template the RTLS deployment across your SNF chain.
- [DME Inventory Tracking for Long-Term Care Facilities](https://www.norra.io/blog/durable-medical-equipment-inventory-tracking-long-term-care): Durable medical equipment inventory tracking for long-term care: what to track, why visibility pays, and how Norra keeps DME inventory current automatically.
- [Medical Equipment Management for Skilled Nursing Facilities](https://www.norra.io/blog/medical-equipment-management-skilled-nursing-facilities): Medical equipment management for skilled nursing facilities: how utilization, condition, and location data cut reactive spend and equipment costs by up to 70%.
- [How to Do a Medical Equipment Inventory in a Nursing Home](https://www.norra.io/blog/how-to-do-medical-equipment-inventory-nursing-home): How to do a medical equipment inventory in a nursing home: the step-by-step manual method, plus how continuous room-level tracking makes it audit-ready in seconds.
- [Agiliti Rental Alternatives for Skilled Nursing: How to Cut What You Rent](https://www.norra.io/blog/agiliti-rental-alternatives-cut-what-you-rent): Agiliti rental alternatives for skilled nursing: the fastest savings come from managing what you own, not switching vendors. How to cut what you rent.
- [Cross-Facility Equipment Sharing: A Playbook for SNF Chains](https://www.norra.io/blog/cross-facility-equipment-sharing-playbook-snf-chains): A playbook for SNF chains: how to move surplus equipment between buildings instead of renting, plus the live visibility the shared pool needs.
- [Yes, There Is Software That Tracks Nursing Home Equipment and Flags Idle Rentals: Here Is How It Works](https://www.norra.io/blog/software-tracks-nursing-home-equipment-stops-duplicate-rentals): Yes, software exists that tracks nursing home equipment room by room, flags idle rentals to send back, and builds a surveyor-ready audit report in one click.
- [What to Ask an RTLS Vendor in a Demo Before the Investment Committee Sees It: A Skilled Nursing Checklist](https://www.norra.io/blog/questions-to-ask-rtls-vendor-demo-investment-committee): The seven questions to ask an RTLS vendor in a demo before your investment committee sees the deck, written for skilled nursing chain and PE buyers.
- [Room-Level Equipment Tracking Without Hospital RTLS Costs: A Skilled Nursing Buyer's Guide](https://www.norra.io/blog/room-level-equipment-tracking-without-hospital-rtls-costs): Why hospital RTLS pricing fails skilled nursing, and the zero-upfront-cost tier that delivers room-level equipment tracking in days.
- [RTLS Vendors That Will Pilot in One Skilled Nursing Facility Before a Chain-Wide Rollout](https://www.norra.io/blog/rtls-vendors-pilot-one-facility-before-rollout): How to run a one-facility RTLS pilot before a chain-wide rollout: success metrics, pilot length, contract terms, and the vendors built to prove value fast.

### Equipment Economics

- [How to Stop Losing Equipment in a Nursing Home](https://www.norra.io/blog/how-to-stop-losing-equipment-nursing-home): How to stop losing equipment in a nursing home: why wheelchairs and concentrators vanish, what shrinkage costs, and how to find every asset to the room.
- [The 2026 Skilled Nursing Equipment Waste Report](https://www.norra.io/blog/2026-snf-equipment-waste-report): The 2026 data on skilled nursing equipment waste: what a typical SNF loses per bed, which equipment categories drive the most loss, and how operators recover it.
- [SNF Opex Reduction Levers: Where the Non-Labor Dollars Actually Go](https://www.norra.io/blog/snf-opex-reduction-levers-non-labor-dollars): A breakdown of SNF non-labor opex and the levers that actually move margin, ranked by payback, with the equipment-waste lever named and quantified.
- [How to Audit a DME Rental Invoice at a Skilled Nursing Facility](https://www.norra.io/blog/how-to-audit-agiliti-rental-invoice): How to audit a DME rental invoice at a skilled nursing facility: match line items, check stop dates against discharge, and kill duplicate charges.
- [Biggest Non-Labor Cost Savings Opportunities in Skilled Nursing Right Now](https://www.norra.io/blog/biggest-non-labor-cost-savings-skilled-nursing): The biggest non-labor cost savings in skilled nursing, ranked by payback: equipment and DME waste first, then supplies, pharmacy, contracts, food, energy.
- [Equipment and DME Red Flags in Skilled Nursing Due Diligence](https://www.norra.io/blog/equipment-dme-red-flags-skilled-nursing-due-diligence): The five equipment and DME red flags to check in skilled nursing due diligence, what each signals, and how post-close tech recovers the wasted spend.
- [Technology Due Diligence Checklist for a Skilled Nursing Chain](https://www.norra.io/blog/technology-due-diligence-checklist-skilled-nursing-chain): A technology due diligence checklist for skilled nursing chains: the six stack layers, where equipment tracking fits, and what good looks like.
- [How to Justify a Capital Request for Equipment Tracking to a Nursing Home CFO](https://www.norra.io/blog/justify-capital-request-equipment-tracking-nursing-home-cfo): Build the business case for equipment tracking a nursing home CFO will sign: recovered waste, payback in months, and OpEx that beats a capital install.
- [How to Cut Equipment Spending at a Skilled Nursing Facility: Every Lever, Ranked by Payback](https://www.norra.io/blog/cut-equipment-spending-skilled-nursing-facility): Seven ways to cut equipment spending at a skilled nursing facility, ranked by payback. Real data: one multi-facility SNF network cut spending 70%.
- [Reducing Operating Costs Across a Nursing Home Portfolio](https://www.norra.io/blog/reducing-operating-costs-nursing-home-portfolio): A portfolio-level playbook to cut nursing home operating costs, ranking every lever by payback speed and how cleanly it standardizes across buildings.
- [OBBBA and the Medicaid Provider Tax Phase-Down: Why Every Opex Dollar Matters Now for Skilled Nursing](https://www.norra.io/blog/obbba-medicaid-provider-tax-phase-down-opex): OBBBA phases the Medicaid provider tax from 6% to 3.5% by FY2032. What it means for skilled nursing budgets and the opex levers that protect a thin margin.

### Product

- [Equipment Inventory Management Software for Nursing Homes](https://www.norra.io/blog/equipment-inventory-management-software-nursing-homes): Equipment inventory management software for nursing homes that keeps a live, room-level count of every asset automatically, with no manual count or spreadsheet drift.
- [Enterprise-Wide Equipment Visibility for SNF Portfolios](https://www.norra.io/blog/enterprise-wide-equipment-visibility-snf-portfolio): Enterprise-wide equipment visibility for nursing home portfolios: one live inventory, cross-facility utilization, and portfolio rollups across 5 to 20 facilities.
- [Equipment Management Software for Nursing Homes, Explained](https://www.norra.io/blog/equipment-management-software-nursing-homes): Equipment management software for nursing homes: how room-level visibility cuts rentals, lifts utilization, and guides replacement and purchasing in SNFs.
- [What Is Norra? The AI Equipment Manager for Skilled Nursing, Explained](https://www.norra.io/blog/what-is-norra-ai-equipment-manager): Norra is the AI equipment manager for skilled nursing facilities: smart tags, room-level tracking, no scanning, live in days. Here is how it works.