Great Lakes Regional Care

What Great Lakes Regional Care does

Great Lakes Regional Care (GLRC) is a privately held, for-profit residential care provider headquartered at 207 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, operating in the Great Lakes region of Michigan. The company provides medium-intensity residential care services for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities, structured around a core Specialized Residential Living program that includes private bedrooms, secure home options, on-site medical coordination, daily exercise and meal planning, therapeutic activities, life-skills education, employment assistance, recreation, and a token-economy incentive system. Staff are positioned as teachers, coaches, and mentors in a 24/7 supportive environment, with a stated policy of non-mandated overtime.

The company's revenue model is fee-for-service residential care, most likely funded through Michigan Medicaid, private insurance, and private pay arrangements, though no pricing is publicly disclosed. It operates a direct, single-location service delivery model with no third-party distribution, marketing through its website (glrcteam.com) and direct phone/text contact. The firm is led by CEO Hiram Zayas and employs 11-50 staff. Beyond its core residential program, GLRC has publicly announced three forthcoming service lines, Management Services (admin/financial, employee training, property management), Behavioral Support Services (plan development, training, behavior analysis), and Senior Services (medical coordination, concierge, transportation), signaling diversification into adjacent care and support verticals.

Name

Great Lakes Regional Care

Legal name

Great Lakes Regional Care

Website

https://glrcteam.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Great Lakes Regional Care is a private, Battle Creek, MI-based residential care provider offering medium-intensity housing, life-skills training, and behavioral support for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities, with planned expansion into senior and management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Care Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Residential Care Homes (RCFE/Board & Care) (HLADABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ)

Keywords

• Residential care services
• Developmental disability care
• Mental health support
• Life skills training
• Adult care facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Battle Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Care Services: Fee-for-service residential care payments, likely through government health programs (Medicaid/Medicare), private insurance, or personal payment arrangements for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities requiring medium-intensity care and behavioral support services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Great Lakes Regional Care provides medium-intensity residential care for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities in Battle Creek, Michigan. The company operates adult co-ed homes with private bedrooms and a secure home option, delivering life skills education, on-site medical coordination, therapeutic activities, recreational outings, employment assistance, and a token economy-based incentive program. Staff serve as teachers, coaches, and mentors to help residents develop independence skills.

Product overview

Great Lakes Regional Care is a residential care facility providing specialized residential living services for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities. The company operates a unified service model centered on its Specialized Residential Living program (with homes, health services, team support, recreation, skills training, and incentives), supplemented by Management Services, Behavioral Support Services, and Senior Services (all forthcoming). Services include medium-intensity housing with private bedrooms, secure home options, on-site medical coordination, life skills education, employment assistance, and behavioral support—delivered through teaching, coaching, and mentoring to help residents achieve independence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialized Residential Living

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Hope Network: Michigan-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, developmental disability, and residential services statewide—same geography and same adult mental illness / I/DD focus as GLRC.
• Sevita (formerly The MENTOR Network): National provider of residential and community-based services for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and substance use needs—directly comparable to GLRC's combined-population residential model.
• Penn-Mar Human Services: Operates residential, day, and employment programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health needs—directly comparable community-living service model.
• Beacon Specialized Living Services: Michigan-headquartered operator of specialized residential homes for adults with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries—a near-direct local competitor to GLRC.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Operates residential treatment and community living programs for individuals with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive disabilities, mirroring GLRC's adult mental illness and developmental disabilities focus.
• Community Living Options: Michigan-based operator of small residential homes and supports for adults with developmental disabilities and mental illness—a similar small-home, person-centered model in the same state.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Public behavioral health operator running residential treatment facilities and specialty programs across the U.S.—a scaled incumbent addressing a subset of GLRC's mental health and SUD populations.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Large publicly traded provider of home and community health, pharmacy, and behavioral health services including residential I/DD and behavioral programs—broader portfolio but directly overlaps GLRC's residential service lines.

Regional players

• Centria Healthcare: Michigan-headquartered provider of applied behavior analysis, autism, and residential services for children and adults with developmental disabilities—same Michigan footprint and overlapping DD population.
• Bay Human Services: Provides community-based residential and case management services for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities across northern and mid-Michigan—an overlapping regional peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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