Data Collection and Regulation in Adult Day Services: What You Need to Know
Regulation in Adult Day Services varies by state, but the shape of compliance is often similar. Understand the main regulatory buckets and how to build a data collection system around them so you can prepare for licensing, surveys, and audits with more confidence.
Built for Adult Day Services leaders and adjacent providers
Owners, executive directors, administrators, program managers, and teams exploring ADS
You will leave with a clearer picture of how regulation shows up operationally, what regulators typically expect to see in documentation and data, and practical first steps to align your systems with oversight requirements.
Webinar at a glance
About This Webinar
A practical look at regulation and data in Adult Day Services
Whether you operate centers today or are evaluating an ADS model, this session helps you connect regulatory expectations to the records, workflows, and metrics you need day to day.
- Describe why ADS regulation varies by state and what is still often similar in practice
- Identify common regulatory themes and what documentation and proof usually look like
- Understand what data collection typically means in ADS and what surveyors often focus on
- Outline first steps for licensing readiness and building sustainable compliance habits
What You'll Learn
From regulatory landscape to operational data systems
Regulatory landscape
Why rules differ by state, typical oversight bodies, and broad trends in ADS oversight.
Common themes
Core compliance buckets that show up repeatedly and where providers often get surprised.
Data that supports compliance
What data collection usually means in ADS and what regulators expect to see.
Authoritative sources
How to locate state requirements, interpret them into checklists, and document guidance you receive.
Starting or scaling ADS
High-level licensing sequence, staffing and policy basics, and early mistakes to avoid.
Who Should Attend
Adult Day Services operators and partners who touch compliance and quality
ADS owners & leaders
Executive directors and administrators responsible for licensing and survey readiness
Program managers
Leaders who translate regulations into day-to-day operations and staff workflows
Adjacent providers
Home care, case management, and related services coordinating with ADS
Prospective operators
Teams exploring opening an Adult Day agency with compliance in mind from day one
Meet Your Speaker
Tennessee-based operator perspective with national ADS leadership experience
Bill Zagorski
CEO, American Senior Care Centers / Centennial Adultcare Centers
Immediate Past Board Chair, National Adult Day Services Association
Bill is a Tennessee native with graduate training in molecular genetics and cell biology. He returned to Tennessee in 2011 and joined the family-founded American Senior Care Centers, where he now serves as CEO overseeing Adult Day Health Care centers, home care, transportation, and case management across middle Tennessee.
He is Research Committee Chair and Immediate Past Board Chair of the National Adult Day Services Association, President of the Tennessee Association of Adult Day Services, and active across state and national aging and dementia initiatives.
In this webinar, Bill connects the regulatory realities ADS leaders navigate with practical approaches to documentation, surveys, and building systems that hold up under scrutiny.
Ready to strengthen compliance and data practices in ADS?
Join us on May 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
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