GrandCare CEO, Laura Mitchell, will be joining several top experts in the disability technology industry for a panel on using technology in I/DD services at this year’s Starling Conference in Branson, Missouri.
Industry Expert Panel: Using Technology in IDD Services
November 18, 2025
2:20-3:00pm
Starling Conference
Hilton Branson Convention Center
200 E Main St
Branson, MO 65616
State of the Industry
According to the CDC, 61 million people in the US live with disabilities. In 2024, over half a million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities were on their state’s waiting list to receive services, with nowhere to go. An astounding 90% of agencies that employ DSPs nationwide report “moderate” or “severe” staffing shortages, and as a result, 69 percent experience difficulty meeting established quality standards (as set at the agency level, because there is no federal set of quality measures to date). In 2023, the average turnover ratio for DSPs was 40 percent, with 87 percent of DSPs staying on the job for fewer than 36 months.
With such high demand and a staffing shortage, is there a solution? It appears there is, and the solution is remote supports via technology. Besides serving more people with less staff, assistive technology and remote supports are improving the lives of those living with disabilities.
In fact, there is research to back this up. A study from Xavier University’s Department of Occupational Therapy showed that remote patient monitoring & telehealth technologies including the flagship platform, GrandCare Systems, increased client independence, reduced in-person caregiving hours, and cut the staffing costs dramatically.
One of the metrics used in the study was success in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). These include tasks such as: bathing, dressing, and eating, but also financial management, shopping and meal preparation. The technologies “allowed for residents to perform more of their ADLs and IADLs successfully, with less supervision.” Not only that, but technology-assisted care brought “increases in participants’ self-ratings of performance and satisfaction.”
Advantages of Technology Supports
GrandCare is a large intuitive and personalized touchscreen that provides residence-wide assists, tasks, and schedules. GrandCare also enables easy access to remote support with one touch video calls. It integrates with a wide range of remote activity monitoring sensors and telehealth devices that can alert designated caregivers if support is needed. It’s great for single occupant residences and for homes with multiple supported people. Providing support through GrandCare can enable greater independence for those already in community supported living, and it can often graduate individuals to a new level of independence.
The advantage of remote supports include:
Do MORE with FEWER resources
Achieve independence
Save money
Improve efficiency
Better health outcomes
Improved happiness
Better connection
About Starling Conference 2025
This professional development opportunity is designed for executives, managers, and emerging leaders from community providers who are eager to connect with others to learn new concepts, share ideas, and work together to strengthen services for Missourians with disabilities.
Want to Learn More?
Not able to attend the conference but would like to know more about technology for I/DD services? Schedule a consultation with us.
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As the demand for supportive, independent living solutions grows, GrandCare Systems is at the forefront of redefining what it means to live well at home. While our roots are in aging-in-place innovation, today GrandCare serves a broader community—including individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities—delivering technology that promotes safety, autonomy, and connection for people of all abilities.
Our comprehensive platform integrates activity monitoring, telehealth, and social engagement tools to create smarter, safer home environments. For aging adults, this means improved physical function, enhanced mental well-being, and reduced isolation. For individuals with developmental disabilities, it means greater independence, personalized support, and increased self-determination in daily life. Families and care teams benefit from better oversight and simplified coordination, helping shift care models from reactive to proactive.
The rapidly evolving living-in-place market is no longer one-size-fits-all. GrandCare is meeting that moment with intuitive, empowering technology that makes daily life more manageable, meaningful, and connected—supporting people to live where they choose, with dignity and confidence.
If you’d like to learn more, we invite you to attend the Z-Wave Alliance Summit & Unplug Fest. GrandCare’s CEO, Laura Mitchell, will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, October 29.
Empowering Living in Place Through Technology
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
10:00-10:45am PT
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GrandCare will be exhibiting and speaking at the OPEN MINDS Technology & Analytics Institute October 21–23, 2025. Executive attendees will be immersed at the forefront of technological innovation for specialty populations throughout three days of interactive learning opportunities.
Picture Yourself With GrandCare
Stop by our “photo” booth and add your photo. We’ll also be giving away a cool neck fan and other goodies.
Booth Hours
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, October 22, 2025: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 23, 2025: 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Reimbursements for Assistive Technologies in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, like many states, has a pathway for agencies to receive reimbursement for assistive technologies such as GrandCare through Medicaid waivers and self-directed programs.
What is GrandCare?
GrandCare is a touchscreen-based remote supports and monitoring technology that:
Empowers individuals to self-support and build independence
Enables agencies to serve more clients without adding staff
Lets you set up your own remote supports — no outsourcing required
Creates new revenue streams while reducing caregiving costs
Our partners have found that GrandCare pays for itself almost immediately — saving money, expanding services, and helping clients learn new tasks with greater self-direction. Many states are already funding GrandCare through Medicaid waivers, and Pennsylvania has similar opportunities for reimbursement.
Smarter Care, Lower Costs: Showcasing The GrandCare Touchscreen & Sensor Platform
See GrandCare System’s Laura Mitchell, CEO, and Scott Feldstein, Director of Training & Onboarding, explain how GrandCare technology aims to reduce the staffing costs for disability and the aging population. The touchscreen platform assists with cognitive needs, such as checklists, medication reminders, instructional videos, and more. The technology collects data through motion and telehealth sensors and alerts a remote support team. Learn more about how GrandCare Systems is reducing onsite caregiver hours, enabling independence, and cutting costs on staffing. See you at the Smart Home Expo in Commonwealth A at 3:00pm Wednesday, October 22.
Follow updates on social media: #OMtechnology
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GrandCare CEO Chosen for Industry Expert Panel on Technology in IDD at Starling
GrandCare CEO, Laura Mitchell, will be joining several top experts in the disability technology industry for a panel on using technology in I/DD services at this year’s Starling Conference in Branson, Missouri.
Industry Expert Panel: Using Technology in IDD Services
November 18, 2025
2:20-3:00pm
Starling Conference
Hilton Branson Convention Center
200 E Main St
Branson, MO 65616
State of the Industry
According to the CDC, 61 million people in the US live with disabilities. In 2024, over half a million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities were on their state’s waiting list to receive services, with nowhere to go. An astounding 90% of agencies that employ DSPs nationwide report “moderate” or “severe” staffing shortages, and as a result, 69 percent experience difficulty meeting established quality standards (as set at the agency level, because there is no federal set of quality measures to date). In 2023, the average turnover ratio for DSPs was 40 percent, with 87 percent of DSPs staying on the job for fewer than 36 months.
With such high demand and a staffing shortage, is there a solution? It appears there is, and the solution is remote supports via technology. Besides serving more people with less staff, assistive technology and remote supports are improving the lives of those living with disabilities.
In fact, there is research to back this up. A study from Xavier University’s Department of Occupational Therapy showed that remote patient monitoring & telehealth technologies including the flagship platform, GrandCare Systems, increased client independence, reduced in-person caregiving hours, and cut the staffing costs dramatically.
One of the metrics used in the study was success in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). These include tasks such as: bathing, dressing, and eating, but also financial management, shopping and meal preparation. The technologies “allowed for residents to perform more of their ADLs and IADLs successfully, with less supervision.” Not only that, but technology-assisted care brought “increases in participants’ self-ratings of performance and satisfaction.”
Advantages of Technology Supports
GrandCare is a large intuitive and personalized touchscreen that provides residence-wide assists, tasks, and schedules. GrandCare also enables easy access to remote support with one touch video calls. It integrates with a wide range of remote activity monitoring sensors and telehealth devices that can alert designated caregivers if support is needed. It’s great for single occupant residences and for homes with multiple supported people. Providing support through GrandCare can enable greater independence for those already in community supported living, and it can often graduate individuals to a new level of independence.
The advantage of remote supports include:
About Starling Conference 2025
This professional development opportunity is designed for executives, managers, and emerging leaders from community providers who are eager to connect with others to learn new concepts, share ideas, and work together to strengthen services for Missourians with disabilities.
Want to Learn More?
Not able to attend the conference but would like to know more about technology for I/DD services? Schedule a consultation with us.
GrandCare CEO Laura Mitchell Slated to Speak at Z-Wave Alliance Summit & Unplug Fest 2025
As the demand for supportive, independent living solutions grows, GrandCare Systems is at the forefront of redefining what it means to live well at home. While our roots are in aging-in-place innovation, today GrandCare serves a broader community—including individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities—delivering technology that promotes safety, autonomy, and connection for people of all abilities.
Our comprehensive platform integrates activity monitoring, telehealth, and social engagement tools to create smarter, safer home environments. For aging adults, this means improved physical function, enhanced mental well-being, and reduced isolation. For individuals with developmental disabilities, it means greater independence, personalized support, and increased self-determination in daily life. Families and care teams benefit from better oversight and simplified coordination, helping shift care models from reactive to proactive.
The rapidly evolving living-in-place market is no longer one-size-fits-all. GrandCare is meeting that moment with intuitive, empowering technology that makes daily life more manageable, meaningful, and connected—supporting people to live where they choose, with dignity and confidence.
If you’d like to learn more, we invite you to attend the Z-Wave Alliance Summit & Unplug Fest. GrandCare’s CEO, Laura Mitchell, will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, October 29.
Empowering Living in Place Through Technology
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
10:00-10:45am PT
Z-Wave Alliance Summit & Unplug Fest 2025
Trident IoT Headquarters
Carlsbad, CA 92008
GrandCare Showcases Assistive Technologies at OPEN MINDS Technology & Analytics Institute
GrandCare will be exhibiting and speaking at the OPEN MINDS Technology & Analytics Institute October 21–23, 2025. Executive attendees will be immersed at the forefront of technological innovation for specialty populations throughout three days of interactive learning opportunities.
Stop by our “photo” booth and add your photo. We’ll also be giving away a cool neck fan and other goodies.
Booth Hours
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, October 22, 2025: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 23, 2025: 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Reimbursements for Assistive Technologies in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, like many states, has a pathway for agencies to receive reimbursement for assistive technologies such as GrandCare through Medicaid waivers and self-directed programs.
What is GrandCare?
GrandCare is a touchscreen-based remote supports and monitoring technology that:
Our partners have found that GrandCare pays for itself almost immediately — saving money, expanding services, and helping clients learn new tasks with greater self-direction. Many states are already funding GrandCare through Medicaid waivers, and Pennsylvania has similar opportunities for reimbursement.
Smarter Care, Lower Costs: Showcasing The GrandCare Touchscreen & Sensor Platform
See GrandCare System’s Laura Mitchell, CEO, and Scott Feldstein, Director of Training & Onboarding, explain how GrandCare technology aims to reduce the staffing costs for disability and the aging population. The touchscreen platform assists with cognitive needs, such as checklists, medication reminders, instructional videos, and more. The technology collects data through motion and telehealth sensors and alerts a remote support team. Learn more about how GrandCare Systems is reducing onsite caregiver hours, enabling independence, and cutting costs on staffing. See you at the Smart Home Expo in Commonwealth A at 3:00pm Wednesday, October 22.
Follow updates on social media: #OMtechnology