The Next Wave is not just a theme—it’s a call to action at 2026 NASP Conference

GrandCare Systems is thrilled to announce our participation in the Nebraska Association of Service Providers (NASP) Annual Conference again this year. We are eagerly anticipating joining industry leaders, innovators, and professionals at this premier event. The conference will take place in Lincoln, Nebraska on Tuesday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

Nebraska NE 1915(c) Family Support Waiver

With the recent game-changing approval of GrandCare Systems under the NE 1915(c) Family Support Waiver, Nebraska agencies now have a streamlined, powerful way to tackle staffing gaps head-on while dramatically boosting participant independence.

Networking at the Cheers & Connections Social Hour March 31

This conference provides an invaluable opportunity for the GrandCare team to showcase our latest remote monitoring and telehealth solutions. We look forward to engaging in insightful discussions, networking with attendees, and demonstrating how our technology can support improved outcomes and operational efficiency.

Stop by our booth for a chance to win a FREE three-month trial and learn how we enable independence and help optimize support services.

And when you visit us, pick up two complimentary tickets to the Cheers & Connections Social Hour on March 31!

Don’t Just Stay Afloat, But Thrive

The HCBS landscape is evolving at lightning speed—through policy shifts, technological breakthroughs, relentless workforce challenges, and surging advocacy. The Nebraska Association of Service Providers (NASP) Annual Conference is the must-attend event, designed to arm attendees with the crucial insights, cutting-edge tools, and strategic partnerships needed to not just stay afloat, but to thrive.

Cal-TASH 2026

GrandCare Is Going to Cal-TASH 2026!

We’re excited to be exhibiting at Cal-TASH 2026 in Sacramento, where this year’s theme — Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers — perfectly reflects our mission.

GrandCare provides person-centered remote supports that empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve greater independence at home.

Our platform includes in-home touchscreens with customizable supports such as:

  • Automated ADL prompts
  • Medication reminders
  • Motion and door sensor notifications
  • Health device integration
  • Secure two-way video for remote support professionals

But what truly sets GrandCare apart is engagement. From personalized videos and photos to games, trivia, and interest-based content (yes — whether it’s rodeos, Star Wars, or classic cars), we believe technology people enjoy using leads to stronger adoption and better outcomes.

Be sure to check out the Housing Security session hosted by Alta California Regional Center during Breakout Session 4 on Friday.

Participants in this breakout session will learn how one California Regional Center works to promote housing security for individuals with developmental disabilities in their community. Attendees will hear how the regional center supports affordable housing development in multifamily apartment complexes. They will learn about Housing Access Services and the types of home finding and tenancy support services that are offered. Finally, participants will learn about the State of California’s Assistive Technology Pilot and the ways it can promote choice and safety for those choosing to live independently.

If you’re attending Cal-TASH, we’d love to connect and show you how remote supports can build real bridges to independence.

Booth Hours
Friday, February 27 | 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, February 28 | 8:00 am – 4:00pm

Cal-TASH 2026

Cal-TASH 2026

February 27-28, 2026
Embassy Suites Riverfront
100 Capitol Mall
Sacramento CA 95814

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Can’t attend but want to learn more about remote supports? Schedule a free consultation with GrandCare.

TechACCESS of Rhode Island - A Program of Advocates

GrandCare Brings Remote Supports to Life at Rhode Island’s ATCNE Conference

If you’re attending the Assistive Technology Conference of New England (ATCNE) on November 20th, get ready for an inspiring day! From 10a – 3:45p, you’ll have the chance to explore the latest in assistive technology and meet some incredible innovators who are making a real difference in the transformation of care services.

We at GrandCare are excited to be part of the action! Stop by our booth to experience how our remote supports and person-centered enabling technology empower independence and connection.

Our GrandCare System is a simple, touchscreen-based hub that does so much more than you might expect. It helps people stay on top of daily routines with reminders, video check-ins, and telehealth tools. Care teams can monitor vitals, receive motion alerts, and even share video modeling for everyday tasks—all from an easy-to-use caregiver dashboard that works on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Come see GrandCare in action! Our team will be there to demo the technology, answer your questions about remote supports and funding, and of course, hand out some fun giveaways.

And don’t miss the educational breakout sessions happening throughout the day. We’re especially excited that GrandCare’s own Scott Feldstein will be sharing his insights during the midday sessions—you won’t want to miss it!

Tech-Enabled Caregiving with Remote Supports: The How, the Why and the ROI

November 20, 11:15am – 12:30pm

ATCNE session GrandCare 2025

About This Session

Although it is often associated with the military, the term “force multiplier” simply means something that allows a small group of people to do something that would ordinarily take a larger number of people to do. Smart home, sensors and touchscreen-based technologies can be YOUR force multiplier, allowing your organization to support more people without hiring more staff. AND your clients will enjoy a more self-directed, independent lifestyle.

This session will help your agency understand why it’s best for you to provide your OWN remote supports instead of outsourcing to a third party and how it can save your organization money while improving client care and independence.

About the Assistive Technology Conference of New England (ATCNE)

Since 1988, Rhode Island’s annual conference on assistive technology has offered state-of-the-art workshops, information, and exhibits highlighting technologies that change and enhance the lives of people with disabilities of all ages. Attended each year by hundreds of individuals, family members, and professionals from New England and beyond, the conference focuses on uses of technology in education, communication, employment, recreation, home, and independent living. Learn more at the TechACCESS of Rhode Island website.

 

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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.

activity monitoring and remote supports

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.

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

 

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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.

Picture Yourself with GrandCarePicture 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.

 

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InterHab Power Up

Time to Power Up Your Remote Supports, Kansas!

Do you want to power up your remote supports? Maybe your agency has already started incorporating technology that allows you to provide support remotely. Or maybe you’ve just started learning about the remote support model and wonder how it all works and what options are available. If so, we want to help you learn more!

GrandCare Systems will be exhibiting and speaking at InterHab’s Power Up! Conference this October, and we can’t wait to show you how remote supports can not only provide greater independence for people with disabilities, but also allows you to support more people without more staff.

Join GrandCare and ShiftAbility for a breakout session on how to provide your OWN remote supports to serve more clients, save money and improve client independence. See us on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 3:00pm in Konza Prairie C.

Power Up! is a dynamic, three-day annual conference dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering professionals who work to support individuals with disabilities. This event brings together leaders, innovators, and change-makers in the field of IDD services, creating a unique platform for sharing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and advancing inclusive practices.

InterHab Power Up! 2025 Booth Hours

Wednesday, October 8
12:00-1:00pm & 2:00-3:00pm

Thursday, October 9
8:00-8:45am & 11:30am-1:00pm

About GrandCare’s Remote Support Platform

The GrandCare touchscreen is a stationary, internet-connected device that a person with disabilities uses to receive some or all of their support for daily living. GrandCare pairs with a large variety of remote support devices such as motion detectors, door sensors and cameras. Information from these sensors are recorded and can be accessed remotely through the caregiver portal via a computer, laptop, or smartphone. Caregivers can be notified if something is amiss. You set the alert rules so you’re only notified when something is unusual (for example, motion is detected by the door sensor at 3am.)

GrandCare provides the remote support tools. You provide the remote support. No outsourcing required!

Managed Alerts screenHIPAA-compliant video chat allows for face-to-face communication with caregivers. A check-in button allows the user to check in with staff.

Data from Bluetooth health devices such as blood pressure devices, pulse oximeters, thermometers and scales can be viewed through the caregiver portal, and parameters set to send notifications when the data indicates intervention is needed.

GrandCare Systems’ technology also enables individuals to self-support through ADL and medication prompts, and provides entertainment tailored to their interest through videos, photos, games, and more.

To Do Reminder - mailFor more than 20 years, GrandCare has been providing remote support tools and assistive technology, and we’re always improving our platform and providing more features as technology continues to advance. We live in a very exciting time for remote supports and have been thrilled to see it embraced by more staff and clients every year.

If you’d like to experience our technology hands-on, please stop at our booth. We’d be happy to answer any questions you have about how to integrate the remote support model into your agency.

We hope to see you there! Follow the conversation on social media: #interhabpowerup2025

GrandCare booth

Power Up Session ShiftAbility GrandCare

Assistive Technology, Remote Supports & GrandCare Goodness at CT Tech Tools for Life 2025

GrandCare is headed to Connecticut for this year’s Tech Tools for Life conference. The conference includes informative panels, breakout sessions, demos, networking, and an exhibit hall.

During Breakout Session 3E, join GrandCare’s Laura Mitchell and ShiftAbility’s Brian Hart for an educational session on setting up technology for self support and remote support.

Tech-infused Smart Living: Setting up Assistive Technology and Remote Supports. Speakers: Laura Mitchell, CEO GrandCare Systems, Brian Hart, CEO ShiftAbility.Providers are facing staffing shortages and high turnover while the number of people requiring support is increasing. The Pew Research center reports up to 1 in 4 Adults face some type of disability in America today. The answer isn’t to recruit harder, it’s to work smarter. And when you’re armed with high-tech, high-touch products, you can! In this session we’ll explore the spectrum of technology options from medication management to fall detection to smart touchscreens and smart stoves. We’ll talk about Smart Tech-enabled Living, a new model of value-based care that is saving organizations real dollars, improving independence and reducing onsite caregiving hours without sacrificing safety. What should you expect? How do you pay for it and when do you start seeing the return on investment?

Tech-infused Smart Living: Setting up Assistive Technology and Remote Supports
Monday, June 9
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Paragon Room (Home 2)

GrandCare will be participating in Tech Tools for Life’s expo. See us at our booth for fun giveaways, and to get your hands on GrandCare technology. GrandCare is a stationary touchscreen appliance that can be placed on a flat surface or mounted on a wall. The system can help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve new levels of independence by dramatically–and safely–reducing in-person support hours. It includes ADL reminders, on-demand videos, activity alerts, HIPAA-compliant video calls, games, community calendars and so much more.

Tech Tools for Life Exhibit Hall Schedule
Monday, June 9 | 11:30-12:00 & 2:00-2:30
Tuesday, June 10 | 11:30-12:00 & 2:00-2:30

Follow the conference on social media: #CTTechTools25.

Can’t attend but want to learn more about remote supports? Schedule a free consultation with GrandCare. We’d love to show you our platform and answer your questions.

We Make a Great Pair: GrandCare Joins 2025 CCLN Annual Leadership Conference

The CCLN Leadership Conference 2025, “Staying Strong Together – Advocacy, Hope & Resilience” takes place April 16-18 at The Dana on Mission Bay.

CCLN 2025 GrandCare booth 8Stop by our booth for a fun wine tasting and candy pairing! Plus, we’ll be giving away a beach bag bundle full of goodies.

We have some exciting news! GrandCare is nearing the end of the process of being vendorized with Alta Regional Center – this means we will be reimbursed in many counties in the state of California! Stay tuned for more info.

CCLN Exhibit Hall Schedule

Thursday, April 17, 8:00-4:15
Friday, April 18, 8:00-3:30

While you’re at our booth, we invite you to explore our remote support system. GrandCare is a stationary touchscreen appliance that can be placed on a flat surface or mounted on a wall. A person may receive some or all of their support remotely through the GrandCare platform.

Top GrandCare Features

  • Delivers reminders for ADLs, medications and calendar appointments
  • Provides multi-step video instruction for complex tasks
  • Displays photos, videos, and games
  • HIPAA-compliant video calls
  • Connects with motion and door sensors
  • Connects with wireless telehealth devices
  • Remote and onsite caregiving tools
  • Motion detection notifications and compliance alerts for caregivers
  • Reporting

One of the best features? Every GrandCare touchscreen is completely customizable to the user’s needs and interests!

Watch our Day in the Life video to see how GrandCare is integrated into someone’s life, providing support AND independence.

Can’t attend but want to learn more about remote supports? Schedule a free consultation with GrandCare. We’d love to show you our platform and answer your questions.

Visit GrandCare at the NASP Conference

GrandCare Slated to Present at NASP Annual Conference with ShiftAbility and Showcase GrandCare in Action

A 2025 NASP Conference Breakout Session

Attending NASP? So are we! Hosted by the Nebraska Association of Service Providers, the NASP Conference will be March 24–25, 2025, at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska.

We invite you to visit our director of sales and accounts, Katya Kowal at our booth to see GrandCare live in action, plus register for a special give away. Plan to attend our breakout session: “Technology and Remote Supports: The How, the Why, the ROI” March 25 at 2:30pm CT in Ballroom B presented by our CEO, Laura Mitchell and Brian Hart, CEO of ShiftAbility.

Technology and Remote Supports: The How, the Why, the ROI with GrandCare and ShiftAbility

Although it is often associated with the military, the term “force multiplier” simply means something that allows a small group of people to do something that would ordinarily take a larger number of people to do. Smart home and touchscreen-based technologies can be YOUR force multiplier, allowing your organization to support more people without hiring more staff. AND your clients will enjoy a more self-directed, independent lifestyle.

This session will discuss:

  • Who is a good candidate for remote supports
  • Choosing which technologies
  • Which supports can be provided in an automated way
  • Which supports can be provided remotely
  • Staff & family buy-in
  • How to get started
  • Who pays (NE waiver changes)

GrandCare Systems is a touchscreen and sensor-based technology platform designed to improve independence and enable remote supports for individuals living with disabilities and older adults.

ShiftAbility is a Cincinnati based agency focused on assisting I/DD agencies in transforming from typical caregiving models to technology-first models of service.

To learn more, visit the Nebraska Association of Service Providers Conference website.

Can’t attend but want to learn more about remote supports? Schedule a free consultation with GrandCare. We’d love to show you our platform and answer your questions.