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The Bottom Line
1.0 Notes on Methodology
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Scope of Report
2.0 The Generational Burden
2.1 The Elderly Get Older
2.2 The Sandwiched Generation
2.3 The Resource Crunch—Institutional Long-term Care Market
2.4 To Age at Home
3.0 Analysis of Technology for Eldercare
3.1 Sensor Technology
3.2 Home Networking Technology
3.3 Medical Device and Software
3.4 Communication Platforms
4.0 Living Independently—the Service Aspect
4.1 Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Service
4.1.1 Emergency Monitoring
4.1.2 Behavioral Tracking
4.2 Chronic Care Management at Home
4.3 Retirement Communities: Market Opportunity?
4.4 Monitoring the Elderly at a long-term Care Facility
5.0 Revenue Model and Business Plan Discussion
5.1 Out-of-Pocket Pay: Drivers and Barriers
5.2 Insurance Coverage: Perception and Requirements
5.3 Private Pay and Reimbursement Medley: Any Chance?
6.0 Market Forecasts and Implications
Resource Book
1.0 Consumer Data and Industry Background
1.1 The Senior Population and Their Health Conditions
1.2 Overview of the Eldercare Market
2.0 Company Profiles
2.1 1-800-MED-ALERT
2.2 American Medical Alarms, Inc.
2.3 American Medical Alert Corporation
2.4 CareGuide
2.5 Dovetail Health
2.6 IgeaCare Systems Inc.
2.7 iMetrikus
2.8 Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc.
2.9 Link to Life
2.10 Living Independently Group, Inc.
2.11 Medical Alarm Concepts
2.12 Personal Response Corp.
2.13 Philips Lifeline
2.14 ResponseLink (subsidiary of Pacific Pulmonary Services Corp.)
2.15 Tunstall
2.16 ViTelNet /ViTelCare
