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Sales Of Emergency Devices For Elderly Grow, But 'Can't Get Up' Too Much

May 10, 2018

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Marketers do see an uptick. Parks Associates estimates that over 10% of the 65+ population will own a PERS system by 2021, and that figure will jump to 15% for seniors 75 and over. By that year, more than 56 million Americans will be 65 and over and nearly 7 million will be older than 84.

From the article "Sales Of Emergency Devices For Elderly Grow, But 'Can't Get Up' Too Much" by P.J. Bednarski.

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