Revolutionizing Senior Care: How JIECANG Empowers Innovation in Elderly Products

• Population Aging Status

Aging society is a universal concern, as WHO reports” By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over.

At this time the share of the population aged 60 years and over will increase from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion. By 2050, the world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will double (2.1 billion). The number of persons aged 80 years or older is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050 to reach 426 million.”

How to provide proper care for those elderly people with disabilities or partial disabilities, and enable them to live with dignity, may be the most severe challenge facing modern aging work. It is also a major contradiction that urgently needs to be addressed.

• Trends of Senior Care Industry

Due to the aging population and the development of science and technology, there are numerous ways in which technology is enhancing the safety of aging in place for seniors. With the help of interactive robots that promote cognitive and physical activity, as well as advanced assisted products that can replace, compensate, and assist bodily functions.

Those products can enhance limited mobility caused by impaired or declining physical abilities, enabling seniors to experience a more convenient and efficient daily life

The increasing demand for rehabilitation aids poses a significant challenge for manufacturers, which has made them pay more attention to product research and development. They hope to launch more user-friendly products for hospitals, elderly care institutions, communities, and households to help improve the quality of life for special groups.

In this process, more and more rehabilitation aid manufacturers are choosing JIECANG to empower their product innovation.

• Solutions of JIECANG

As known, intelligent linear actuator system is widely used in elderly care and rehabilitation products to improve the daily activities, bathing, toileting, transportation, and rehabilitation training of elderly people with disabilities or partial disabilities.

Based on "linear actuator", surprising intelligent adjustable medical equipment products can be developed.

Over the past 20 years, JIECANG has developed and manufactured a variety of adjustable medical equipment innovative solutions to better address the challenges and needs of the future senior care industry.

1. For the Elderly's Bedroom

JIECANG’s linear actuator solutions for homecare bed, which is suitable for elderly bedridden patients. Those are bedridden due to accidents or illnesses, and special care patients after surgery, solving the nursing problems of poor quality of life and high labor intensity of caregivers.

The product has nursing functions such as electric turning, back lifting, leg lifting, overall lifting, and overall tilting. In addition, it can be equipped with an intelligent vital sign monitoring system to monitor the user's vital sign data in real-time.

Simultaneously, it can incorporate additional features such as a bedwetting alarm, bed detection, and fallback in case of resistance. These functions can alert and remind caregivers based on the unique circumstances of each user, promoting safer and more timely nursing care.

The hand controller is made of silicone buttons, which offer significant tactile feedback and are ergonomically designed for ease of use.

2.  For the Elderly Bathroom

JIECANG provides the solutions of bath lift, bath bed, lifting sink, and toilet lift are equipped with high waterproof linear actuator systems, adapting to the height and posture of the elderly. Therefore, helping elderly people with mobility difficulties to have a more convenient and comfortable bathing and toileting process.

Especially, the new bath lift JC35M3-1 features a simple and sleek design, making it easier to use and transport. The addition of supporting rods beneath the seat makes itself more stable and safer to use. The backrest and seat cushion are now better suited to ergonomic dimensions, with an 8mm upgrade in cushion, more skin-friendly material for a more comfortable and gentle washing experience.

It is noteworthy that this bath lift boasts an IPX8 rating for high waterproofing, rendering it impervious to water flow and submersion. This feature caters to diverse user requirements such as washing and soaking.

In addition to the bath lift, this toilet lift system in the bathroom features one-click seat lifting, which effectively reduces foot pressure and relieves muscle spasms.

Last but not least, JIECANG offers yet another intelligent solution with their washbasin lift, which can be adjusted to a comfortable height, allowing those in wheelchairs to easily wash while seated.

3. For Elderly Transportation

Electric wheelchairs with adjustable legs and backs and high-precision servo drive systems can enable the elderly to operate more independently and safely. The wheelchairs for unstable elderly people can be customized according to the user's physical condition by adjusting the position of the handle, and continuously improving the walking training program.

JIECANG has not only made significant investments in the wheelchairs but has also made remarkable strides in rehabilitation training. The company has directed a considerable amount of energy towards providing an excellent solution for actuator systems in patient lifts.

With its cutting-edge linear actuator technology, JIECANG guarantees a safer and more precise patient lift. The utilization of JIECANG's actuator system in daily operations considerably lessens the burden on nursing staffs, while its ergonomic design assures that patients experience enhanced safety and comfort.

• Conclusion

With the surge in demand for rehabilitation aids from special groups, particularly the elderly, it is foreseeable that the demand for assistive devices will continue to evolve in the future, and the product catalog will be continuously updated.

As a core supplier of rehabilitation aids, JIECANG will continue to focus on driving technological innovation, providing more diverse solutions, supporting product innovation for customers, jointly promoting industry development, and creating a safer, more convenient, intelligent, and user-friendly living environment for senior groups.