ROI Calculator
What is non-detection costing your facility?
Enter your facility details below. The calculator uses peer-reviewed cost benchmarks and published litigation data to estimate the financial exposure you carry today — and the payback period for deploying VitalSense.
Cost benchmarks sourced from: NIH/PubMed, CNA Aging Services Claim Report 2024,
AHRQ Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project, and MedPAC 2024 Congressional Report.
Your Facility
National avg: 1.7 falls/bed/yr in nursing homes (AHRQ, 2023)
27–40% of NH-to-hospital transfers are avoidable (INTERACT, NIH 2024)
Avg settlement $251,296/claim (CNA Aging Services, 2024)
Clinical studies report 30–60% reduction with continuous monitoring
View cost assumptions & sources
| Cost Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital readmission (avg) | $15,200 | AHRQ HCUP 2024 |
| Preventable NH transfer episode | $8,800 | PubMed — Ouslander et al. |
| Ambulance transport (avg) | $1,200 | CMS Fee Schedule 2024 |
| Fall injury – direct medical | $14,000 | CDC Fall Cost Data 2023 |
| Fall liability settlement (SNF avg) | $251,296 | CNA Aging Services 2024 |
| 27–40% NH transfers preventable | Benchmark | INTERACT Program, NIH |
| Staff overtime per incident | $850 | AHA Workforce Report 2023 |
| 1.7 falls/bed/yr — nursing homes | Benchmark | AHRQ Patient Safety Network |
| CMS readmission penalty estimate | $1,900/episode | MedPAC Report 2024 |
| 30–60% reduction, continuous monitoring | Benchmark | PubMed — NEJM 2022 |
| VitalSense CapEx per bed | $1,000 | VitalSense pricing |
| VitalSense monthly per patient | $100 | VitalSense pricing |
Annual Exposure Without VitalSense
Transfer Costs
$240,000
Hospitalization + ambulance
Fall Direct Costs
$267,000
Medical + staff overtime
Liability Exposure
$502,592
$251,296 avg/claim
Regulatory Penalties
$45,600
CMS quality penalties
Investment VitalSense Cost
One-Time CapEx
$100,000
$1,000 × monitored beds
Annual OpEx
$102,000
$100/patient/mo × occupancy
Total Year 1 Cost
$202,000
CapEx + first year OpEx
Projected Savings & Payback With VitalSense
Annual Cost Avoidance
$422,077
Exposure × risk reduction
Payback Period
5.7 months
To recover full Year 1 cost
Net Year 1 Benefit
$220,077
Savings minus Year 1 cost
3-Year Net ROI
487%
Cumulative 3-year return
Reputational Value Beyond the Numbers
CMS Star Rating ImprovementFewer readmissions and falls directly improve your Five-Star Quality Rating — the #1 factor families use when choosing a facility
Higher Occupancy & RevenueTop-rated facilities command higher private-pay rates and maintain 6–12% higher occupancy than lower-rated competitors
Staff RetentionContinuous visibility reduces nurse anxiety and burnout from caring for high-risk patients with limited floor coverage
Lower Insurance PremiumsDocumented monitoring programs are increasingly recognised by insurers as risk mitigation, reducing professional liability premiums
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$422,077
you could save annually
5.7 months
to full payback
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