Our Family

Dr. Juan Grana , President & Executive Director

Juan has spent his entire career taking care of patients of all ages. First as a Chiropractor, then doing ergonomic and biomechanical consulting work for major corporations, hospitals assisted living facilities and nursing homes. It was there that Juan saw that there had to be a better way than placing loved ones in a nursing home or assisted living. Thinking about his own parents, he vowed to find a way to help families stay together. Juan saw that there were limited choices available for the care of seniors requiring some degree of assistance and supervision, and felt that Adult Day Care filled this void in the continuum of care in the United States. Through an extensive national search, he found SarahCare to be the premier provider of these services in the country, and purchased a franchise. Subsequently, SarahCare at Watchung Square officially opened in February 2008.

Juan spent twenty years running a Chiropractic Practice in Elizabeth, NJ, specializing in low back conditions. He started Work-Safe Enterprises in 2000 to help corporations prevent employee injuries and has worked with several Fortune 100 corporations.

Juan received a BS degree major in Pre-Med Chemistry from Seton hall University and his Doctor Of Chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College. Received certification as an Injury prevention Consultant from F.I.T. He is the staff physician for Aikido Schools of NJ, where he is an Instructor and fourth degree black belt. He has earned the Certified Senior Advisor, CSA™ designation and serves on the Board of Directors for the Gateway Chamber of Commerce.

As the executive director, Juan is responsible for the day-to-day operation of our center, supervising staff and overseeing all marketing, data collection and record keeping activities.

Director of Nursing - Bonnie Testa, RN, LNHA

Bonnie Testa, our director of nursing oversees all of the healthcare aspects of our center. She graduated from the Newark City Hospital School of nursing as an RN, from Upsala College in East Orange with a Business administration degree and as a licensed nursing home administrator in 1993. She has 36 years experience working with geriatrics, starting at the Westfield Convalescent Center(Now Genesis), then Ashbrook Nursing home, Meridian Nursing and rehab center, Runnels hospital and back with Genesis before starting Vitalize, a geriatric case management company.

Activity Director - Erin Pender

In addition to providing safety and nutrition, SarahCare® is committed to stimulating the minds of our participants.  Our Activity Director is in charge of planning and facilitating our recreation, arts-and–crafts and other special activities such as current event discussions, cooking, reading, field trips and more.  Erin holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Marist College and has seven years of experience working in Activities in the social setting. She brings a wealth of experience working with seniors and a burning desire to exceed the expectations of our participants and caregivers.