Paid and unpaid hands for the two ends of life that cannot look after themselves. It has the hardest economics in the map: labour-intensive, impossible to automate so far, funded by people with the least ability to pay, and facing demand that grows as the workforce shrinks.
21solutions
5public companies
17private, mutual, nonprofit, state
$20Bpublic market value
Its neighbourhood
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Public companies
| Organisation | Market value | Products | Serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ensign Group ENSG | $9B | skilled nursing facilities, senior living | Nursing homes, Assisted living |
| Bright Horizons BFAM | $7B | employer-sponsored childcare centres, back-up care, EdAssist | Daycare and childcare centres, Backup and sick-child care, After-school programmes |
| KinderCare Learning Companies KLC | $1.5B | KinderCare centres, Champions before/after school | Daycare and childcare centres, After-school programmes |
| Brookdale Senior Living BKD | $1.5B | assisted living, memory care, independent living | Assisted living, Memory care, Retirement communities |
| Aveanna Healthcare AVAH | $1.5B | pediatric and adult home care | Home care and home health aides, ABA, speech, and occupational therapy |
Private, mutual, nonprofit and state
Solutions in this sector
- Daycare and childcare centres
- Grandparents as childcare
- Backup and sick-child care
- Nannies and au pairs
- After-school programmes
- Summer camps
- One parent leaves the workforce
- Babysitting
- Geriatric care management
- Senior centres and clubs
- Senior transport services
- Home care and home health aides
- Care robotics and remote monitoring
- Assisted living
- Nursing homes
- Family caregiving
- Respite care
- Caregiver support groups
- Home and care robots
- Memory care
- Companion and visiting services
Trends reshaping it
- Humanoid and care robotics
- Ageing populations and the longevity economy
- Loneliness and the social recession
- Care moves home
- Immigration restriction and labour scarcity
- Multigenerational and co-living households
- Union revival and rising wage floors
- Private equity and consolidation in healthcare
- Clinician shortages and AI in medicine
- The shrinking pediatric economy