Standers, Inc., inventor and manufacturer of innovative mobility solutions for the bed, bath, couch, and automobile, was founded by Jan Miller in 1998. A school teacher by trade, Jan identified a need for low cost, high quality products that could assist and empower people with mobility challenges. Over the past 10 years, Standers has become well known for listening to the needs of its market and then inventing affordable, high quality products that meet those needs.

After a mobility solution has been identified, Standers utilizes the industry’s best and brightest engineers and patent attorneys in bringing 3-5 new products to market each year. Standers practices a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee, yet has a product return rate of less than 1%. This low return rate can be attributed to the extensive in-field testing and extraordinary quality standards the products must meet before they enter the market. Each product is tested for functionality and strength by an independent engineering firm.

Standers’ has used a consistent process to invent over 20 products that help consumers overcome mobility challenges while meeting specific preferences such as:

• Ease of assembly
• Ease of use
• Appealing look
• Durability
• Safety
• Portability

Standers’ products are excellent examples of listening to consumers and then creating mobility solutions that meets their needs. Before creating the EZ Adjustable Bed Rail, Standers talked with consumers and healthcare professionals to find out what they would like to see in a home bed rail. Standers used the feedback to invent and patent the only bed rail on the market that adjusts in length after installation. This bed rail is also easily pivoted out of the way of the user, so that the bed can be made or the caregiver can attend to the user. Instead of resembling a hospital-type rail, the look and feel of the EZ Adjustable Bed Rail is something that most consumers feel comfortable using in their home.

The Ultimate Bed Rail & Tray, another top seller, is a rotating bedside tray attached to a pivoting bed handle. It comes fully assembled and is secured to any home bed with the included safety strap.

The Bed Rail Advantage Traveler is a portable option for consumers that need a hand in and out of bed. It’s equipped with a 4 pocket organizer pouch, perfect for keeping handy items close by. It comes fully assembled, includes a safety strap, weighs under 7lbs yet supports more than 400lbs.

Standers’ is known as the market leader in bed safety products and is now using the same recipe for success to invent mobility solutions for the bathroom and automobile. Home healthcare is becoming one of the fastest growing categories in retail for many reasons.

• In 2011 the baby boomers will begin to turn 65 or older
• By 2030, one in five people will be 65 years or older, 70 million people will be classified as “older population”
• Older adults want to age in the comforts of their own home. 63% of all surgeries are outpatient, 70% of adults would rather recover from an accident or illness at home and 90% of the older population would rather be home based for long-term care
• More and more home health care products are being bought without insurance as “cash and carry” items.

Standers’ ability to respond this growing demand has lead to 100% yearly sales growth and the company looks forward to inventing innovative mobility solutions for years to come.