Use this thread to introduce yourself!
- What is your name?
- Where are you from?
- What got you interested in the Adult Day Space?
- If you run or work for an Adult Day Center, what is the name of the center and where is it located?
Hello!
I’m Cameron Graham, Co-Founder & CEO of StoriiCare, a leading software platform for Adult Day and Residential Care Providers.
I’m originally from Glasgow, Scotland but I now reside just south of San Francisco in San Mateo, California where I have lived for the past 5 years.
I originally was exposed to the Adult Day Care industry back in Scotland, where we started our software company. I started StoriiCare shortly after after falling ill with kidney failure as a result of a charity run. You can learn more about why I started the company via the video below.
Our original product was solely focused on connected family members with their loved ones in care, which we sold to residential and adult day care providers in the UK. We then heard from providers that they would like to use our system to record more data points about their clients, and we began building feature after feature working very closely with providers to ensure our system was genuinely fit for purpose and enjoyable for staff and families.
Six years later, StoriiCare is now serving hundreds of Adult Day Care providers across 20+ states and 8 countries. With a growing suite of over 40 features, we’re geared to support providers in almost every area of their business operations.
I’m a real supporter of the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA), and have been a strategic sponsor for three years. We decided to create this forum as we saw an unmet need and wanted to support the growth of the Adult Day Care Industry as much as possible.
I’m incredibly excited to see the discussions we will have on this new forum, and look forward to speaking with you all!
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Hello everyone, and thank you Cameron for the invitation!
My name is Bill Zagorski and I am the CEO of American Senior Care Centers, Inc. a small Adult Day Health Care organization in Middle Tennessee. My company was started by my parents more than 30 years ago as the first medical model day program in the state as my grandmother has attended a social model program before her dementia progressed to needing incontinence care and medication assistance which could not be provided in current social model programs in TN. Hence, Centennial Adultcare Center was born in 1991.
Although I left for school and had a career in academic research in Cincinnati (cancer biology first, then molecular genetics, immunology and virology) I returned home in 2011 back to where it all began. We entered the home care market in 2005, and we opened our second and third adult day locations in 2015 and 2018, and entered the non-medical transportation market in 2019 (great timing!).
I have served as the President of the Tennessee Association of Adult Day Services since 2016 and am a huge supporter of the National Adult Day Services Association as well. I have the honor of serving as the chair of the Research Committee as well as the Board Chair for NADSA since 2020. It is an honor and a privilege to be part of such an amazing organization to say the least!
Just like Cameron, I can’t wait to meet more people here and am happy to welcome you to this forum and would love to talk to anyone interested in joining NADSA and helping with any of the work we do throughout the country!
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Hello! I’m Ila Schepisi, Director of the Engagement Center for Creative Aging at Virginia Tech. Our flagship program is VT Adult Day Services. I’ve been working there for 20 years.
Ila
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Hi Everyone! My name is Jordan and I am the VP of Operations at the Special Education Center of Hawai’i (SECOH). At SECOH, we provide personalized services to people with disabilities in the spirit of enriching lives. We have different services that we offer our families/clients, with one of them being Adult Day Health services. We joined StoriiCare back in 2021 and just recently went live at our organization. Definitely a major game changer for us!
Looking forward to collaborating together and being a part of this forum!
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Hello, I’m Alan Wikman, Founder and CEO of iCARE Adult Day Center in Prescott, AZ. We just celebrated our 1 year anniversary the end of September! I’m lookin forward to collaborating and learning from the forum.
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Hi,
My name is Tiana, I am the Assistant Program Director at Evergreen Adult Development Center.
We are an adult family owned and operated day program located in San Jose, CA.
My grandmother, Deanna L. Corpuz started this business over 43 years ago. Since her passing due to COVID, I now help run the operations of EADC with my mother, Caroline Mayo.
We are happy and honored to be a part of Adult Day Space to discuss Person Centered Topics and ideas, build and gain new friendships, and share new perspectives and insight. I am looking forward to collaborating with other Adult Day Programs like ours to better serve our community.
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Hello Everyone!
My name is DeShane Johnson, Program Curriculum Manager for Ability Now Bay Area. We offer adults with developmental and physical disabilities a variety of adult learning programs that focus on increased self-confidence and autonomy.
We are extremely excited and appreciative for the invitation to join the Adult Day Forum and I personally look forward to offering and receiving insight on person centered subject matters.
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