Top Reasons to Invest
Market Boom
Because of COVID’s effect on group care, federal regulators approved reimbursement for tele health and at-home care. This home-care market is now expected to grow to $813 Billion in the next decade.
Safe Care
Personalized, one-on-one care reduces the risk of infectious disease spread, offering a safer, healthier experience. Group care settings are especially vulnerable to outbreaks, highlighting the need for individualized care.
Customized Care
ppod® solutions offers personalized care options tailored to each client’s unique needs. Conveniently delivered to their door, it ensures easy access to high-quality, value-based care.
Accessible and Affordable
Our innovative lease-based business model eliminates the need for any upfront purchases or ongoing maintenance, making it more simple and convenient, for programs like Medicare and Medicaid, private insurance companies, as well as clients and their families. Our approach ensures accessibility for all income classes without the burden and costs of ownership.
Demanding Better Care
According to recent findings, a staggering 80% of people are dissatisfied with the current housing/care offerings in long-term care. They want new options that allow them to age at home with family. Underscoring the urgent need for improvements in care quality, accessibility, and innovation within the industry.
High Staff Turnover
Nursing staff turnover has reached alarming levels—128% annually in nursing homes and 79.7% in home health care. These extreme rates make it nearly impossible to provide consistent, high-quality care. The strain on the system is undeniable and reinforces the urgent need for new, sustainable senior care solutions.
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Cost Savings
ppod® offers significant cost savings, with families and government insurance programs potentially saving 46% to 70% monthly compared to traditional care. ppod is 20% cheaper for Medicaid-eligible seniors and 40% cheaper for self-pay seniors than the national average for a private care center room. Its adaptable and reusable design also reduces long-term healthcare and housing costs, making ppod® a more affordable and sustainable senior care option.
Easy Installation
ppod® is portable, temporary, and reusable. It goes where the senior is at. It has a 30-year fleet life through high quality design and engineering. When the need goes away so does ppod®. It is picked up and returned to a regional distribution center to be cleaned, refurbished, and preloaded before going on to its next waiting client.
Solo Aging
Many seniors rely on adult children for care, but those aging solo face challenges. ppod® addresses this by offering independent living within ppod® clusters, providing support and connection for those without family caregivers. These clusters can be established anywhere, with units sub-leased and managed by third parties.
ppod® By Living Solutions
ppod® offers leased, high-tech housing equipped with satellite internet, telehealth connectivity, vitals monitoring, motion sensors, and caregiving tools. It features a kitchenette, bathroom, and living space for long-term care needs. Once vacated, the unit is refurbished for the next client, ensuring sustainability.
The portable design lets seniors stay near loved ones while receiving personalized care. Caregivers are supported with tools for vitals monitoring, telemedicine, and resident transfer, all within an ADA-compliant environment. Our “One Call For It All” model is convenience based, simplifying health and care navigation, improving outcomes for all parties.
Customizable Turnkey Solutions
Flexible and adaptable, ppod® is a comprehensive solution connecting families, healthcare providers, and government agencies. It's ideal for rural areas, delivering cost-effective care and reducing isolation. With 38.6 million seniors aged 65-74 by 2030, ppod® represents the future of elder care.
Its built-in satellite internet connectivity provides a turnkey telehealth solution. Recent CMS approval for home-based eldercare and telehealth reimbursement further supports this innovation. Our model empowers family caregivers with decision-making tools and management capabilities, fostering collaboration between seniors and professionals for continuous care. This approach elevates care quality, reduces caregiver burnout, and provides emotional support. ppod® is a scalable, accessible platform designed to bring a supportive environment directly to homes across the US.
Product Roadmap: Insights Into the Future
2018
Mark Hunter identifies a problem that needs to be solved: Affordable home care for seniors. Living Solutions Inc. is founded.
2019
ppod® trademarked
2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded reimbursement for at-home healthcare, allowing patients to receive care, including telehealth and home visits, safely at home. This helped protect vulnerable populations while ensuring ongoing care.
2023
In November 2023, we were issued patent covering method and apparatus for providing residential housing assisted care and preventive healthcare to a primary care provider through 2043.
Our environments are so unique that we received a “utility” patent and are pending on our innovative “business use” patent. This could extend IP coverage through 2045
2023
We started identifying medical device manufacturers who would add the greatest value to our unique offering and delivery platform, which would benefit our clients.
2024
We are in discussion with potential manufacturing groups about building our unique environments.
Today
Now is the perfect time to invest in ppod®, a company revolutionizing the industry with its innovative business model. With a focus on forward-thinking solutions and strong growth potential, ppod® is poised to make a significant impact. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of something groundbreaking—invest today and help drive the future of innovation!
Market Opportunity
The home care market is poised for significant expansion, projected to reach $813 billion annually within the next decade. In addition to the 60 million seniors who will require long-term care in the coming 30 years, we've identified several underserved markets with a pressing need for alternative living solutions.
The ppod® unit effectively addresses diverse housing needs by providing self-contained living spaces. Whether used individually or combined into clusters with shared amenities, ppods create safe and comfortable environments for various populations.
Aging Prisoners
The U.S. elderly prisoner population (56+) is expected to double to nearly 400,000 in the next ten years, raising concerns about their care and housing needs.
Stroke Victims
A third of the 700,000 annual stroke victims are under 60, with many facing temporary or permanent disabilities requiring assisted living.
Spinal Cord Injuries
12,500 new cases occur yearly, adding to the 276,000 individuals already living with SCIs. 30% require hospitalization annually.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
1.7 million brain injuries happen each year, with 275,000 requiring hospitalization. Long-term housing options remain a challenge.
People With Disabilities
4 million individuals face a shortage of group homes and suitable housing.
Wounded Warriors
22,000 veterans with severe disabilities need assisted living support.
Homelessness
582,000 individuals lack safe and stable housing, many with severe mental illness.
Isolation/Quarantine
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent need for self-contained quarantine environments.
Emergency Housing
Natural disasters create an ongoing need for temporary housing solutions.
The Older Population's Pain
By 2040, 17 million households will be headed by an 80-year-old person.
Less than 2% of households have the needed design elements for people with disabilities.
Older adult population is increasing across all geographies.
Income Inequality is increasing.
Mortgage Debt has risen by 17% in the last 33 years.
Renting Cost have risen by 55% in the last 12 years.
Number of Cost-Burdened older adults is at an All-Time High.
60,000 older adults are Unhoused and the need for Assistance is Growing.
Accessible-Affordable Housing is not readily available nationwide.
80% of older adults do not want current long-term care offerings.
86% of those living alone aged 75+ cannot afford daily visits from a home health aide.
The national annual median cost of a private room in a nursing home expanded by 9% to $127,750 over the year before.
Demand for Care Increases with Age. Those reaching 65 will need long-term care for 3 years, 20% will need long-term care for more than 5 years.
ppod® Benefits
ppod all-inclusive design removes the increasing holding costs of home ownership; mortgage, utilities, insurance, repairs/maintenance all contributing cost burdens.
ppod is a platform that can help convert the $12.7 trillion aggregate home equity of homeowners age 62+ into higher care, improved health and quality housing.
ppod is more effective choice in utilization of older adults limited resources, helping to alleviate food, medicine, energy and housing insecurity.
ppod is not only housing, with its onboard vitals monitoring, satellite internet, and telehealth, it is preventive healthcare at new levels.
ppod reduces future health and care costs and increases one's health-span.
Older adult homelessness is 6X greater than three years ago. ppod creates accessible housing anywhere it is needed.
ppod's business model accepts reimbursement payments from multiple stakeholders. From partial consumer, partial employer, partial healthcare plan, partial retirement plans, partial insurance both private and government. We simplify a fragmented industry.
ppod's Audience? One would assume older adults are ppod's only audience. ppod's platform is designed around family members of all ages. Empowering them to become caregivers to elevate their aging family member's care and health and utilize their available resources at the highest levels of care and efficiency. Our goal is to become an effective advocate for family caregivers by helping to facilitate incentives and subsidies from all reimbursing stakeholders.
Invest in a More Sustainable Future
Our business model is as innovative as our ppods, designed to remove high upfront costs, making them accessible to all income classes. We've adopted a sustainable, 'circular economy' approach that benefits both our customers and the environment:
Refurbished, Reused, Released: Our portable units are leased monthly, eliminating large upfront and ownership costs. After each use, they're refurbished and re-leased, extending their lifespan and generating residual income for over 30 years. This approach maximizes resource use and minimizes waste.
Growth and Scalability
Our business model is engineered to be a win-win: customers gain access to affordable, high-quality living solutions while we build a sustainable, profitable enterprise that benefits society and the environment.
Exponential Growth
Customer patronage fuels the growth of our ppod® fleet, expanding availability across the U.S.
Unique Financing
We leverage equipment leasing to acquire ppods, delivery vehicles, and trailers, with automatic buyout after five years. This provides capital for fleet expansion while building company assets.
Additional Revenue Streams
To enhance profitability, we'll explore subleasing, joint ventures, sponsorships, and other opportunities.
Recession Proof
The long-term care industry is facing a multi-faceted crisis. A high employee turnover rate of 52% has led to a severe staffing shortage, further compounded by the retirement of the baby boomer generation without sufficient replacement from younger workers. This has made it nearly impossible to fulfill the new federal mandate requiring an additional 102,000 caregivers, putting the well-being of 290,000 nursing home residents at risk.
Stricter regulations and infectious disease protocols have also exposed the flaws of the traditional congregate care model, contributing to rising costs and a surge in nursing home bankruptcies and closures, especially in underserved rural communities. The industry desperately needs innovative solutions to address these complex challenges, particularly given the significant portion of the US population involved in caregiving - an estimated 110 million people either provide or receive care from a loved one at home.
Emerging Industry
Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
Several factors have traditionally stifled innovation in the senior care market. The industry's tight grip on CMS reimbursement, an inability to see internal flaws due to proximity, and reliance on increased government funding as the sole solution have all contributed to a stagnant environment. These obstacles have discouraged external innovators from entering the aging industry and addressing the escalating crisis.
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Empowering Family Caregivers
Our unique approach strengthens family caregivers, bolstering their confidence and recognizing their invaluable contributions. They are the unsung healthcare heroes, providing an estimated $500 billion worth of care annually. Our design puts them at the forefront, acknowledging their role as the eyes, ears, and greatest advocates for our aging population.
A Visionary’s Journey
Seven years ago, a personal journey inspired Mark to transform long term care. An outsider, unconstrained by industry influence, he saw the system for what it was - a model reliant on government funding and broken.
Despite recognizing these challenges, efforts to introduce change encountered resistance across both industry and government agencies, which prioritized maintaining established funding structures. The result was a system that masked deep-seated problems such as elder isolation, high employee turnover, and inadequate care quality.
Technological advancements offered hope, but delays in the patent office made protecting intellectual property a lengthy ordeal. Early discussions with government agencies confirmed his suspicions: securing reimbursement for anything beyond traditional institutional care would be an uphill battle.
Then came COVID-19, exposing the fragility of long-term care facilities. The daily death toll underscored the urgent need for change. It tragically took 241,000 deaths and a public outcry for these institutions to finally acknowledge one of America's most pressing social challenges: safely housing and caring for a growing elderly population. The pandemic thrust long-term care into the spotlight, and CMS responded by opening the door for reimbursement for home-based care and telehealth. This pivotal moment created new opportunities for innovative solutions like ppod.
Designed for rural America, where 30% of nursing homes have closed since 2020, ppod's timing is ideal. The long-term care industry faces record bankruptcies as CMS reinstates rules and new labor mandates.
This journey has taught the importance of timing and patience. They've reimagined the long-term care model, addressing its inherent flaws and creating a scalable solution for seniors and their families. With CMS reimbursement and the industry in flux, ppod is poised to make a real difference.
This innovation was born from a personal need - the desire to keep his parents together. The name and trademarked logo, featuring two peas in a pod, symbolize this love and commitment. Today, this logo signifies the possibility for seniors and their families to remain together until the very end, not in a distant bed, cared for by a turnover of strangers but in the comfort and love of their community.
Market Thoughts
Nigel Smith
Director of AARP Innovation Labs Washington, DC
“Wow, you have solved the greatest pain point facing our aging population in rural America.”
Lori Bitter
The Business of Aging, San Francisco, CA
“ppod® is the right product at the right time, this is huge.”
Jeevak Badve
Senior Advisor for Sundberg-Ferar, Walled Lake, MI
“You have done for the United States what Henry Ford did for the transportation industry. But you did it for the care and health of our aging population.”
Partnerships
Leadership Team
Mark Hunter
CEO
Mark Hunter, a serial entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience, has achieved two U.S. Patents and has several more pending. He has successfully launched four businesses from concept to reality and currently leads 3: Hunters' Retail Store, Western Wyoming Warehouse, and Living Solutions. ppod® is his third national product launch.
A passionate advocate for economic development in his home state of Wyoming, Hunter has spearheaded projects such as the Scenic Byway, the Yellowstone Science Center, and the Shop@Home Educational initiative.
The inspiration for ppod® came from his personal struggles in finding suitable living solutions for his parents.
Jerry Greenfield
CFO
Jerry Greenfield brings over two decades of commercial banking experience and a successful track record leading an electrical supply company and a fast food franchise.
He has served 16 years as the Lincoln County Treasurer in Kemmerer, WY, overseeing the collection and distribution of over $100 million in tax revenue annually and managing a $20 million budget for various county departments.
Greenfield has been instrumental in creating ppod's financial documentation. His 39 years of experience will be valuable to Living Solutions, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.
Justin Starbird
Marketing
Justin Starbird has been actively involved in business development, marketing, and sales since 2001, drawing early inspiration from the entrepreneurs he worked with. In 2014, he founded The Aebli Group, a full-service marketing agency, to help businesses tell their stories in ways that captivate and connect with diverse audiences. His team excels in translating complex ideas into compelling narratives that resonate with industry experts, regulators, and consumers alike.
By focusing on the real-world impact of products and services, Justin helps clients build trust and navigate difficult challenges, such as transforming complex technological concepts into captivating, relatable content.