The co-founders of CareCheq know firsthand the challenges of taking care of elderly family members who are strong enough to still live at home but not healthy enough to live independently. Those experiences led them to create a start-up that provides an online portal for family members and caregivers to connect.
"We ran into situations that could have made everyone's lives easier if we had a better community set up," says Dennis Stepaniak, CFO & co-founder of
CareCheq.
Finishing out its first year, the Ann Arbor-based start-up graduated from
Ann Arbor SPARK's downtown incubator. It has grown from the three co-founders to a team of nine people andt just launched the Beta version of its website. The company now plans to focus on getting traction for its product with the help of a loan from the
Michigan Microloan Fund, which in turn is expected to prompt an expansion of its staff.
"We would like to have twice the staff if not three times the staff a year from now," Stepaniak says.
Stepaniak and his co-founders believe their product will stand out because the current options in the market don't offer clear and efficient channels of communication. CareCheq allows users to create profiles and groups that can be edited and made private. Stepaniak points out that things like Facebook aren't exactly complaint with health-care regulations.
"CareCheq can save everyone time, money and effort," Stepaniak says. "It will also improve the quality of life for the patient."
Source: Dennis Stepaniak, co-founder & CFO of CareCheq
Writer: Jon Zemke
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