Home care growth pulls Joson-Care beyond ICU bed market

A Japanese partner and the Relive Next brand are anchoring the company's push into household settings.

Rising demand for home care in Taiwan and Japan is pushing medical bed manufacturers to adapt products once aimed mainly at intensive care units and general hospital wards.

At the Medical Taiwan 2026, Kevin Wang, who handles Overseas Sales at Joson-Care Enterprise Co., Ltd., said that household care has become the company’s main growth focus.

“The rising demand is mostly focused on home care,” Wang said. “Right now, our main focus is home care because it is a growing market, both in Japan and Taiwan.”

The shift reflects a wider move towards caring for ageing patients and people with long-term needs outside hospitals. Beds used in homes must often suit smaller spaces and be easier for family members or caregivers to operate without constant clinical support.

Joson-Care has built much of its business around intensive care and general hospital beds, but is now widening its reach into household settings. A Japanese partner and the Relive Next brand are supporting that expansion.

“Most of our beds are focused on hospitals, like ICU and general hospital beds,” Wang said. “But we’re also trying to break into home care.”

Over the next three years, Wang expects medical equipment makers to add more artificial intelligence and cloud-based data functions to beds and other devices.

“We’re trying to implement AI and cloud data research into our products and devices,” he said.

Such features could allow caregivers or medical teams to check equipment use and patient information remotely, although their value will depend on whether they are simple enough for households to use and secure enough to protect personal data.

For bed manufacturers, the larger challenge is bringing hospital-grade functions into homes without making equipment too costly, bulky or difficult to maintain. Growth in the sector will depend less on adding technology for its own sake and more on whether products meet the daily needs of patients and caregivers outside hospitals.