(Wilmington, N.C.) – The U.S. Administration on Aging predicts that by 2030, there will be an estimated 72.1 million senior citizens in the U.S. – more than twice the number that existed in 2000. And as members of population ages, their ability to remain mobile in their daily lives becomes limited.

In response to the country’s evolving wellness needs, 101 Mobility— a full-service sales, service and installation provider of a complete line of affordable, high-quality mobility products—launched its franchise program in April 2010. Now the company is announcing the signing of its first franchisees in separate regions of the country. As of August, 2010, business owners Michel and Andrea Ragland, Reading, Penn; and Janice B. Gordon and Judy D. Barnhardt, Easley, S.C., will begin servicing residents in their respective territories. For the Ragland’s, those areas include Reading, Allentown, Lebanon, Coatsville, Pottstown and Bethlehem; for Gordon and Barnhardt, they include upstate South Carolina, western North Carolina and parts of Georgia.

The initial signings are part of an aggressive growth strategy that will position 101 Mobility as a leader in the arena of mobility product manufacturers says Chief Executive Officer, David Pazgan. He expects to have more than 150 franchises in operation within five years. Since its beginning in 2008, the company has generated high revenue in Midwest and East Coast markets through a network of sales representatives.

101 Mobility is the franchising world’s first full-service sales, service and installation provider of a complete line of affordable, high-quality mobility and accessibility products and equipment including: stair lifts, auto lifts, ramps, porch lifts, power wheelchairs and scooters and a wide variety of other mobility equipment such as walkers, hospital beds and more.

The company’s dedication to providing durable mobility equipment to its clients was a selling point for its first two franchisees—including the husband and wife team of Michel and Andrea Ragland. Already seasoned entrepreneurs, the Ragland’s opted to make a post-recession transition from their fourth commercial construction business into the realm of selling Boomer-savvy, home medical equipment.