THE HIDDEN COSTS: HOW TO SAVE MONEY BY USING THE RIGHT PRODUCT
Cost-effective solutions are not just about the price of a particular product. It means choosing the right size, absorbency and design of product for each individual, and making sure it is put on correctly for comfort and security.
The most important part of good incontinence care is to safeguard both your physical and emotional comfort. The key to this is using the products that provide maximum care and prevent the negative side effects that incontinence can cause. Things like leaks, slips and falls, waking to a damp mattress or skin irritation have physical, emotional and economic consequences.
- Because we have evaluated virtually every incontinence product in the market almost 35 years, we have found over and over that our clients that use quality products that fit properly:
- ✓ Use fewer products per day
- fewer changes per day saves money and reduces stress
- ✓ Have better skin health
- less leakage means less skin irritation and discomfort, less slip-and-fall risk, less spending on additional products to solve skin problems
- ✓ Are more comfortable
- quality product materials are softer and work better, less skin irritation and less leakage
- Sleep better
- less worried about leaking, no need to "double up at night", no wet sheets or wet skin
- ✓ Save money
- use fewer products per day, less spending on skin problems, less laundry
- It is vital to recognize that what is spent on incontinence products has two (2) considerations:
- The COST of each incontinence product you use
AND
- The NUMBER of incontinence products you use each day
| By way of example... |
| A Typical Retail Store Product |
$0.72 |
per protective underwear garment |
| Highest Quality Professional Product |
$1.04 |
per protective underwear garment |
On the surface, the retail store product looks like you can save money; HOWEVER, it's costing you MORE money!
|
Number of Garments Used... |
|
1 Hour |
1 Day |
1 Week |
1 Month |
1 Year |
| Typical Retail Store Product* |
1 |
8 |
56 |
243 |
2,912 |
| Highest Quality Professional Product |
1 |
4 |
28 |
122 |
1,456 |
|
Amount Spent of those Garments... |
|
1 Hour |
1 Day |
1 Week |
1 Month |
1 Year |
| Typical Retail Store Product* |
$0.72 |
$5.75 |
$40.28 |
$174.77 |
$2,094.42 |
| Highest Quality Professional Product |
$1.04 |
$4.15 |
$29.07 |
$126.65 |
$1,511.46 |
| Savings from Quality Professional Products |
($0.32) |
$1.60 |
$11.21 |
$48.13 |
$582.96 |
Low price products seem cheaper but actually COST YOU MORE because you have to use more of them every day (not to mention the additional leaking, multiple extra changes, disposal, ...). Monthly savings from using a better quality product is $48 per month or $583 per year!
CONCLUSION:
Even though the cost per garment is more for the higher quality product, you use fewer per day and thus save almost 30%!
