Nursing Care Facilities

The Sensor Light can be directly distributed to providing facilities such as nursing homes, in which it can be used to increase the level of care and protection that these establishments provide.

SIC

Industry

Companies

Annual Sales
(in $ Billions)

8051

Skilled Nursing Care

15,733

$131.851

8052

Intermediate Nursing Care

4,402

8059

Nursing/Personal Care NEC

10,945

8082

Home Healthcare Services

17,747

8361

Residential Care Facilities

27,092

$20.194

Of the 2.487 million home healthcare recipients, 72.2 percent are senior citizens, 87.5 percent of whom require mobility assistance devices in their personal transport. The Sensor Light can allow these facilities to improve the protection they provide to their patients, and this improved safety can actually reduce the risk and liability of these establishments.

Hospitals

The Sensor Light can offer its security provisions to hospitals and their patients, especially due to the high frequency of patients with mobility impairments during their hospital stay periods.

SIC

Industry

Companies

Annual Sales
(in $ Billions)

8062

General Medical & Surgical Hospitals

6,021

$346.517

Hospitals in the U.S.

Community Hospitals

5,015

Non-government, non-profit

3,026

Investor-owned, for profit

771

State and local government

1,218

Long-term General/Specialized and Institutional Hospitals

771

Federal Government Hospitals

275

Total

6,021

(Please note that psychiatric hospitals are not included in this total.)

Senior Citizens

Mobility and vision problems grow in occurrence along with one’s growth in age. This is evidenced by the fact that 80 percent of Americans ages 65 years and older report inability to independently perform basic tasks within their homes. Because this age group is more likely to be impeded by such problems that can require the assistance of the Sensor Light, than a primary target market can be identified within this age group.

Americans Ages 65 Years and Older

57.077 million

Private Households that Include Disabled Senior Citizens

Over 5 million households in the United States include secondary residents of senior citizen ages that have disabilities. These disabled seniors are minded and cared for by the principal residents of these households.

U.S. Households Caring for Disabled Senior Citizens

5 million

Moreover, 42 percent of these particular households have stated needs to and desires for home modifications to better assist these disabled senior citizens and to help prevent their injuries due to their impairments.

U.S. Households Seeking Modifications to Better Accommodate Disabled Senior Citizens

2.2 million

Disabled Citizens

Disabled citizens can use the Sensor Light to revitalize, maintain and improve their independence, regardless of the status of assistance they require.

Disabled Citizens in the United States

46.534 million

Disabled Citizens Requiring Wheelchairs/Walkers in the United States

9.291 million

Sources: Hospital Statistics, Advance Data, U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Bureau of the Census, and Vital & Health Statistics.

 

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