WOODLAND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INC.

What WOODLAND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INC. does

Woodland Residential Services, Inc. (WRS) is a California-based, family-owned provider of residential and day-program services for developmentally disabled adults, founded in January 2002 in Woodland, California. The company was established by Shelly Kenealy, Jack Kenealy, Parm Kajley, and Sukh "Kaj" Kajley to assure continuity of care for clients in the Gum, Elliot, North, and Evergreen residential programs, and has since expanded to operate seven Intermediate Care Facilities (six ICF/DD-Nursing facilities and one ICF/DD-Habilitative facility known as Happy Ranch) along with the Harmony Day Program, which opened in 2007 as the first Woodland day program to provide continual on-site nursing.

The underlying service platform is the federally defined Active Treatment model at 42 CFR 483.440(a), delivered through Individual Program Plans designed by an Interdisciplinary Team that includes a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP), Social Worker, Dietitian, Recreation Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist, and Audiologist. Facilities serve adult consumers aged 18+ across a profound-to-moderate range of intellectual disability, including medically fragile clients with gtubes, seizure disorders, incontinence, and behavioral challenges; Harmony Day Program adds sensory stimulation rooms, adapted computers, and specialized activity stations. Full-time licensed staff with decades of experience support both residential and day-program operations.

WRS's business model is managed-services revenue funded entirely through California's Medi-Cal program, with the company explicitly declining private-pay clients; occasional respite placements are funded by regional centers. Referrals are sourced primarily through Alta California Regional Center service coordinators, who coordinate placements and review client charts with WRS's administrator, nurse, and QIDP. There is no technology platform, no AI/ML capability, and no publicly disclosed revenue. The company employs roughly 30 staff across its Woodland headquarters at 1250 Harter Avenue, Suite G.

Name

WOODLAND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INC.

Legal name

Woodland Residential Services, Inc.

Website

https://wresidential.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Woodland Residential Services is a family-owned California provider of residential and day-program services for developmentally disabled adults, operating seven ICF/DD facilities (six nursing, one habilitative) plus the Harmony Day Program in Woodland, funded through Medi-Cal and Alta California Regional Center referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developmental Disability Residential Care

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

Keywords

• Intermediate care facilities
• Developmental disability services
• Residential habilitation care
• Adult day programs
• Medi-Cal provider services

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medi-Cal Funding: Services funded through Medi-Cal government program. Does not accept private pay clients. Occasionally takes respite placements paid for by regional centers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Woodland Residential Services, Inc. operates seven Intermediate Care Facilities for the developmentally disabled (ICF/DD-N and ICF/DD-H) along with the Harmony Day Program in Woodland, California. The company delivers 24-hour residential care, active treatment, and individualized program plans for developmentally disabled adults. Operations are funded through California's Medi-Cal program, with referrals coordinated through regional centers such as Alta California Regional Center.

Product overview

Woodland Residential Services offers a unified residential care portfolio centered on Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DD). The company operates six ICF/DD-Nursing facilities providing medical support alongside habilitative services, plus one ICF/DD-Habilitative facility focused on skill development. The Harmony Day Program complements the residential offerings as a daytime program with specialized sensory facilities and on-site nursing—the first such program in Woodland when established. Active Treatment Services and Individual Program Plans provide the therapeutic framework, with each client receiving customized plans developed by interdisciplinary teams. The company was founded in 2002 and expanded through acquisition of existing programs and development of the Happy Ranch residential option.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Harmony Day Program: A day program designed for developmentally disabled adult clients, featuring sensory stimulation rooms, adapted computers, games, and activity stations. The first day program in Woodland to provide continual on-site nursing services.

Products and services

• Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled - Nursing (ICF/DD-N)
• Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled - Habilitative (ICF/DD-H)
• Harmony Day Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alta California Regional CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Alta California Regional Center assisted in the development of Harmony Day Program which opened in 2007. Regional center service coordinators coordinate placements and referrals of developmentally disabled adults to WRS facilities.
• State of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState of California provided grant funding for the development of Happy Ranch facility. Services funded through Medi-Cal program administered by state.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Pacific Valley Homes / Pacific Adult Day Services: Pacific Valley Homes and related Pacific Adult Day Services operate ICF/DD-style residential facilities and adult day programs in California, primarily through regional center referrals. It is a regional peer because it competes in the same California regional-center ecosystem but focuses on different counties than WRS.

Direct peers

• LifeShare / LifeHouse Residential Care: LifeShare (formerly LifeHouse) is a California-based operator of residential care homes and day programs for adults with developmental disabilities, including medically fragile clients. It is a direct peer because it serves the same regional-center-referred, Medi-Cal-funded IDD population in Northern California.
• BrightSpring Health Services: BrightSpring (formerly ResCare/Kindred at Home) operates ICF/IID residential homes and specialized day programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is a direct peer because it competes for the same California Medi-Cal ICF/DD placements and employs a similar interdisciplinary care model.
• Sevita Health (formerly The MENTOR Network): Sevita Health is one of the largest operators of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) and home-and-community-based services for developmentally disabled adults in the United States. It is a direct peer because it operates ICF/DD-style residential homes and day programs serving the same Medi-Cal-funded developmental disability population in California and other states.
• Dungarvin: Dungarvin operates residential homes and day programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across multiple states, including ICF/IID-style services. It is a direct peer because it shares WRS's operating model of small licensed group homes with 24-hour support for developmentally disabled adults.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals Bay Area / Easterseals Northern California: Easterseals Northern California (and the broader Easterseals network) operates day programs and some residential services for adults with developmental disabilities in California. It is a broad incumbent because it offers a wider portfolio (employment services, therapy, adult day health) but overlaps with WRS on the adult day program and developmental disability segments.
• The Arc of California:

Others

• California Department of Developmental Services (DDS): California DDS is the state agency that funds and oversees regional centers and the ICF/DD vendor system. It is included as an ecosystem participant because it is both the source of capital (Happy Ranch grant) and the regulator/payer that defines WRS's operating model; not a competitor, but a key counterpart that any PE diligence must map.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Woodland-Residential-Services-725480474280302
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/woodlandresidentialservices

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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