California Association for Adult Day Services

Name

California Association for Adult Day Services

Legal name

California Association for Adult Day Services

Website

https://caads.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services (Adult Day Services Advocacy & Education)

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD), Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards (HLAJACAC)

Keywords

• Adult day services
• Membership association
• Nonprofit advocacy
• Healthcare compliance
• Professional association

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CAADS generates revenue through membership dues from Adult Day Services providers. Membership categories include Adult Day Health Care (ADHC), Adult Day Program (ADP), Adult Day Vendorized Program (ADVP), Associate, and Strategic Partner. Dues are prorated throughout the year.
2. Conference and Event Fees: Revenue generated from CAADS conferences including the annual Spring and Fall conferences. Members receive discounts on conference attendance.
3. HIPAA Manual Sales: CAADS sells HIPAA compliance manuals to members and non-members: Member Rate $850.00, Non-Member Rate $2,250.00. The package includes electronic manual, webinar recording, and slide set.
4. Advocacy Fund Donations: CAADS solicits tax-deductible and non-deductible donations to support advocacy efforts, lobbying, and legislative initiatives. The organization is a non-profit 501(c)(6) mutual benefit organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAADS is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) membership association that supports adult day services providers across California. It sells membership (in categories ADHC, ADP, ADVP, Associate, and Strategic Partner), advocacy, regulatory guidance, training webinars and conferences, and compliance resources such as the 2025 HIPAA Manual. It also operates a public Find a Center directory linking caregivers to member providers.

Product overview

CAADS is a professional membership association, not a technology product company. The organization provides advocacy, education, and member services to adult day services providers in California. Its offerings include membership programs, the CAADS Connect Portal for member resources, annual conferences, compliance resources including the HIPAA Manual, and a Find a Center directory for caregivers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CAADS Membership Services Membership program for Adult Day Services providers in California, with categories for Adult Day Health Care (ADHC/CBAS), Adult Day Program (ADP), Adult Day Vendorized Program (ADVP), Associate, and Strategic Partner members. Members receive regulatory guidance, advocacy, weekly newsletters, free monthly training webinars, member-discounted conferences, and access to the CAADS Connect Portal.
• CAADS Connect Portal

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered tier 1, tier 2 and core.

• TurboTAR, Inc. / TurboADHCtier 1Technology or IntegrationTier 1 Strategic Partner providing electronic health records and billing software for Community Based Adult Service Providers. Founded in 2010, TurboTAR is the largest ADHC/CBAS software and billing service company in California. They also own and operate their own family-run ADHC/CBAS center, providing firsthand understanding of provider needs.
• Poms & Associates Insurance Brokerstier 1OthersTier 1 Strategic Partner providing insurance services to CAADS members.
• Bright Horizonstier 2OthersTier 2 Strategic Partner providing back-up care solutions for employers.
• Partners in Care FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllied Community/Government Organization member since 2014. Partners aligns social care and health care to address social determinants of health and equity disparities affecting diverse, underserved, and vulnerable populations. An LGBTQ-friendly organization.
• Correlink Systems, Inc. (iLife)coreTechnology or IntegrationAssociate member since 2011 providing Electronic Health Records and Billing Software for Community Based Adult Service Providers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Adult Day Services Association: The national trade association for adult day services providers in the U.S. NADSA is the most direct peer to CAADS — both represent adult day services providers, both deliver training/CE and advocacy, and CAADS effectively serves as California's state-level counterpart to NADSA's national scope.
• California Assisted Living Association: California-based association representing assisted living providers. Highly comparable to CAADS in structure (state-level membership association), mission (community-based care for older adults/people with disabilities), and revenue model (dues, events, advocacy), but focused on residential rather than day services.
• California Association of Health Facilities: California-based association representing skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities. Same California-only membership model, regulatory advocacy focus, and member services portfolio as CAADS, but serving a different (institutional) subset of long-term care providers.
• LeadingAge California: California state partner of the national LeadingAge network, representing nonprofit providers of aging services. Structurally identical to CAADS (501(c)(6)-style state association, dues + events model, Sacramento presence, advocacy for senior care providers), making it a tightly comparable peer.
• California Association for Health Services at Home: California association for home health and hospice providers. Comparable in that it is a Sacramento-based, California-only membership association serving long-term care providers with regulatory advocacy, education, and member resources — competing for the same 'community-based care' advocacy lane as CAADS.

Broad incumbents

• American Health Care Association: The largest national association representing long-term and post-acute care providers. While broader than CAADS, it overlaps directly in adult day services policy advocacy and competes for national-level influence that California providers may compare against CAADS's state-level work.
• AARP California: California state office of AARP, the largest U.S. advocacy organization for older adults. While much larger and broader, AARP California actively engages on aging-in-place and long-term care policy that intersects with CAADS's adult day services advocacy priorities.

Emerging players

• Partners in Care Foundation: A California-based nonprofit focused on social determinants of health, equity, and community-based care for vulnerable populations. CAADS lists it as an Allied Community/Government member; it is partly a peer (overlapping mission) and partly an adjacent ecosystem partner for CAADS members serving dual-eligible populations.

Regional players

• California Foundation for Independent Living Centers: California statewide association for Independent Living Centers serving people with disabilities. Comparable organizational model (state association, advocacy, provider support) and serves a partially overlapping population (developmental disabilities, ADVP providers) with CAADS.

Others

• California Department of Aging: California state agency that certifies CBAS providers and administers programs CAADS members rely on. Not a peer in the membership sense, but a regulatory counterpart whose decisions directly shape CAADS member economics — included as the most consequential adjacent institution in CAADS's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CAADSORG
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIZsqQoFS-kbVrYkacKZctQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/caadsorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caads
• Instagraminstagram.com/cal_ads_2020

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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