1. BIGcare Plans
1. Build the first skilled nursing facility in the U.S.
dedicated 100% to obese care.
• Prototype for nationwide expansion of BIGcare model
• Designed, built, equipped, staffed and managed
to care for the 65+ age group with Type ll and lll obesity

2. 2. Create an effective, evidence-based treatment model
for the obese.
• Partner with Texas Obesity Research Center to study methodologies
• Help set universal standards that currently don’t exist
• Establish cost reduction strategies
• First opportunity of its kind to study obesity in a specialty setting

3. 3. Research and develop specialty medical equipment and
supplies for care of the obese.
• BIGcare facility will be a research center to improve existing designs and
develop new products that are currently unavailable
• Protect patients and staff from injury and significantly reduce care
delivery costs
• Create funding source from licensing production of new designs

4. 4. Create the first training and certification program in the U.S.
for Nurses and Nurse Assistants as Bariatric Care Specialists.
• Partner with a university nursing school to establish an educational
program based on the BIGcare treatment model
• Provide medical personnel with needed skills that are transportable to any
job market

5. 5. Establish a web-based education and outreach program for
caregivers, obese adults and children.
• Website will serve as an obese education and information center available
free of charge nationwide
• Features include a video training course for caregivers with online
certification
• Particular focus on outreach programs for children

6. 6. Assist others with our expertise to rapidly duplicate the
BIGcare model across the U.S.
• Regulatory compliance
• Facility design and construction
• Staff development
• Treatment
• Management

7. The first BIGcare facility will be located
near Houston in Waller County, Texas.
The Commissioners Court has already approved
90 Medicaid beds for the project.