Michael Hanson

Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

IKOR of Western PA

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Location: Pittsburgh
Industry: Healthcare
Year Founded: 2010
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Creation/Idea
Entity Type: Limited Liability Company
Description: Disability and Elder Care Advocates LLC will do business as IKOR® of Western Pennsylvania. IKOR® is a franchise system that offers a variety of services to the elderly, injured, ill, and disabled - regardless of age. An in house team of highly experienced Registered Nurse Patient Advocates (RNPA) and Personal Needs Coordinators (PNC) provide a vast array of entirely customized services. IKOR® has created a comprehensive assessment system to understand the needs of our clients and we create a care plan to help families manage short-term health crises and long-term care issues for seniors and disabled adults. Please see the following website (URL removed) As Baby Boomers and their parent's age, the number of people facing limitations and challenges is growing faster, and it will continue to grow over the next several decades. (7,918 people turned 60 each day in 2006; that amounts to 330 every hour. U.S. Counts One in 12 Children as Disabled.) IKOR® meets the growing needs of the communities by providing much needed services and helping families manage short-term health crises and long-term care issues. IKOR offers franchises in areas where there is at least 12% (national average) of the population is 65 years of age or older with a median income of $60,000 per year and 1.4 million in population. The Demographics of Allegheny & Westmoreland County According to Census Total Population: 1,581,279 65+ POPULATION: 86,991 Percentage of 65+: 18% Median Family Income Area: $ 62,663 In Pennsylvania 13.4 % of adults in have disabilities and the national average is 12.1%.