ihcare

What ihcare does

IHCare Health (Innovation Hospital Care) is a privately-held Portuguese healthcare products company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Coimbra, Portugal. It operates with a small team (1-10 employees) and serves two customer segments: institutional healthcare buyers (nursing homes, clinics) and individual consumers purchasing for home care use. Its sole commercial product is Shellty Pro Care, a 2-in-1 technical sheet that combines the functions of a traditional fitted sheet and a mattress protector into one waterproof, hydrophobic layer.

The product is positioned as a hygiene-and-comfort solution for care environments where nighttime accidents and frequent linen changes are operational pain points. Customer testimonials from Vida Maior group facilities (Maceira and Atlântico) and individual users cite silk-like comfort, easier repositioning for patients, and reduced laundry cycles. The company markets via its institutional website (ihcarehealth.com), a consumer e-commerce storefront (myshellty.com), and a blog/content channel.

The business model operates on dual GTM motions: direct institutional sales to care facilities (lares, clínicas, home-care providers) and direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales to individuals. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company received a single seed round of approximately $123,384 from Portugal Ventures in January 2021, and shows apparent engagement with the Portugal 2030 (PT2030) EU funding program. No patents, certifications, partnerships beyond customer relationships, or recurring revenue mechanics are disclosed in the available data.

Name

ihcare

Website

https://ihcare.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IHCare Health is a Portuguese healthcare products company that sells Shellty Pro Care, a 2-in-1 waterproof technical sheet, to nursing homes, clinics, and individual home-care customers primarily in the Portuguese-speaking market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Bedding & Medical Textiles

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Incontinence & Urological Supplies (Catheters, Briefs, Ostomy Supplies) (HSABAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Hygiene Disposables (Underpads, Disposable Washcloths, Bed Bath Products) (CRADALAK)

Keywords

• Healthcare bedding products
• Waterproof technical sheets
• Elderly care textiles
• Medical hygiene linens
• Home care bedding

Headquarters

HQ city

Coimbra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ihcare sells the Shellty Pro Care technical sheet, a 2-in-1 impermeable and hydrophobic bedding product that replaces traditional sheets and mattress protectors. The product is marketed to elderly care homes, clinics, and home care users, providing waterproof protection, silk-like comfort, and reduced laundry cycles.

Product overview

IHCare Health (Innovation Hospital Care) operates as a healthcare bedding solutions provider offering a single core product line. The primary offering is the Shellty Pro Care technical waterproof sheet, which serves both institutional clients (healthcare facilities, nursing homes, clinics) and individual consumers. The product portfolio consists of this specialized bedding solution sold through the company's website and affiliated e-commerce channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Shellty Pro Care: Technical 2-in-1 sheet for health, hygiene, and comfort - an impermeable technical sheet that replaces traditional sheets and mattress protectors, designed for care homes, clinics, and home care.

Products and services

• Shellty Pro Care Shellty Pro Care is a technical 2-in-1 waterproof sheet that replaces traditional sheets and mattress protectors in a single product. It is impermeable and hydrophobic, providing silk-like comfort and improved ease of movement, and is designed for elderly care homes, clinics, and home care patients.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Cardinal Health: Global medical-products distributor supplying hospitals, ambulatory, and home-care providers with incontinence, DME, and consumable products. Adjacent comparator whose scale and channel breadth illuminate what a fully built healthcare-supply distribution operation looks like.
• Medline Industries: Large US-based manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, including incontinence, skin health, and bedding products distributed to hospitals, nursing homes, and home-care agencies globally. Comparable as a distribution-plus-manufacturer model supplying overlapping institutional customers.

Broad incumbents

• Attends Healthcare: North American incontinence-products brand supplying briefs, underpads, and skin care to long-term care facilities and retail — comparable via shared institutional and home-care buyer profiles in the incontinence-protection category.
• Abena: Danish manufacturer of incontinence products, wound care, and hygiene supplies distributed to care homes, hospitals, and individual users across Europe — overlapping institutional customer base and incontinence-protection category with IHCare.
• Drylock Technologies: European personal-care manufacturer with proprietary incontinence and hygiene brands (e.g., Revercare, Libresse Up to Date), selling into retailers and care institutions across multiple EU markets. Overlaps with IHCare's hygiene-for-elderly-care value proposition.
• Ontex: Belgian personal-hygiene manufacturer with dedicated incontinence, baby, and feminine care portfolios, selling into European retail and institutional channels. Comparable as a large-scale European hygiene-product competitor to elder-care buyers.
• Tena (Essity): Global incontinence-care flagship brand of Essity, serving both institutional elderly care and consumers with disposable briefs, underpads, and skin-care products. Broad incumbent operating across the same incontinence-protection problem space IHCare targets.
• Hartmann Group (MoliCare): German medical-products group whose MoliCare line sells incontinence and hygiene products to care homes, hospitals, and home care across Europe — a broad incumbent with overlapping customer base and channel into European long-term care.

Direct peers

• NorthShore Care Supply: Specialty incontinence brand selling reusable/washable protective underwear, bedding, and pads to consumers and care institutions. Closely comparable in offering reusable, premium-feel incontinence protection sold through D2C e-commerce to individual and institutional buyers.
• Principle Business Enterprises: US-based manufacturer of Tranquility-brand reusable and high-absorbency incontinence products, including washable protective bedding sold into care facilities and home care — directly comparable in targeting healthcare-elderly incontinence protection via reusable textile formats.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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