About Wellderly
The Wellderly Journey
Wellderly was born from love, frustration, and a deep desire to do better for our aging community.
When I began searching for care for my aunt, I quickly realized how difficult and often disheartening the process could be. I saw how many families were forced to choose between affordability, quality, and dignity. I saw how isolating aging could become, especially for those with memory loss or unique cultural needs. And I knew there had to be a better way.
With a professional background in healthcare and a personal commitment to change, I founded Wellderly LLC Adult Day Services to provide what I wish had existed for my own family: a place where older adults are not only safe, but seen supported physically, emotionally, and socially in a vibrant, wellness-focused environment.
At Wellderly, we don't just care for clients we celebrate who they are.
We use evidence-based methods, including memory support activities and a Montessori-inspired approach, to preserve independence and improve daily life. Our team receives specialized training in cultural humility, trauma-informed care, and personalized engagement, (because honoring a person’s background is key to supporting their future.)
Whether you’re a caregiver looking for relief or a partner hoping to invest in a better future for aging adults, Wellderly is more than a service, it’s a movement toward aging with purpose.
Our Mission
To reduce memory loss, delay institutional care, and create a sustainable model for aging in place — one rooted in wellness, equity, and respect.
Our Vision
To transform aging into a chapter of strength, purpose, and continued care.
License Status as of 2/26/26
Wellderly has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Human Services for an Adult Day Care licensing moratorium exception. The request was supported and submitted by Anoka County as the lead agency. The application is now moving forward through DHS’s formal licensing review and assignment to a licensor.
Wellderly's Founding Advisory Board
Anna Kokesh, MD
Christina M. Brandt
Jackie Johnson, RN
Program Development & Compliance
Anna Kokesh, M.D., is an entrepreneur, physician, and experienced child care operator who has successfully built and managed licensed day care programs, including two Spanish immersion centers. Fluent in self-taught Spanish, she has created culturally responsive environments that serve diverse families and
Program Development & Compliance
Anna Kokesh, M.D., is an entrepreneur, physician, and experienced child care operator who has successfully built and managed licensed day care programs, including two Spanish immersion centers. Fluent in self-taught Spanish, she has created culturally responsive environments that serve diverse families and communities.
Drawing from her experience in regulatory compliance, operational systems, and program development, Anna has provided close strategic guidance to Wellderly throughout its formation. Her insight into licensing processes, safety standards, staffing models, and sustainable care operations has helped shape Wellderly’s structural foundation.
While her advisory role is non-clinical, her medical background adds an additional layer of perspective in understanding health, safety, and care standards within regulated environments.
Jackie Johnson, RN
Christina M. Brandt
Jackie Johnson, RN
Compliance & Clinical Standards
Jackie Johnson is a Registered Nurse with deep experience in clinical care, quality oversight, and regulatory compliance. She currently serves as the contracted clinical leader for Wellderly adult day services, ensuring that our operations consistently meet Minnesota’s adult day care standards and state stat
Compliance & Clinical Standards
Jackie Johnson is a Registered Nurse with deep experience in clinical care, quality oversight, and regulatory compliance. She currently serves as the contracted clinical leader for Wellderly adult day services, ensuring that our operations consistently meet Minnesota’s adult day care standards and state statutory requirements.
In her role, Jackie oversees clinical policy implementation, staff training related to health and safety protocols, care planning, and ongoing compliance with regulatory audits and reporting. Her practical experience in community-based care and her commitment to person-centered services bring confidence and credibility to Wellderly's clinical operations.
Jackie also works with Minnesota Hospice, where she provides compassionate care and supports families through complex health transitions. Her clinical expertise strengthens Wellderly’s commitment to safe, respectful, and high-quality care for older adults.
Kelly Waller
Christina M. Brandt
Christina M. Brandt
Regulatory & Workforce Affairs
Kelly Waller is a human resources and operations leader with more than two decades of experience helping organizations strengthen culture, compliance, and workforce strategy. Her background spans disability services, behavioral health, and community-based organizations, where she has supported executive team
Regulatory & Workforce Affairs
Kelly Waller is a human resources and operations leader with more than two decades of experience helping organizations strengthen culture, compliance, and workforce strategy. Her background spans disability services, behavioral health, and community-based organizations, where she has supported executive teams through complex regulatory environment including 245D and 245G licensure, EEOC, ADA, FMLA, workers’ compensation, and CARF accreditation, while building systems and leadership capacity that improve retention, accountability, and organizational integrity.
Through her consultancy, Krae Advisory, LLC, Kelly partners with organizations to turn regulatory and workforce challenges into clear, sustainable practices that elevate performance and employee experience. She brings strengths in strategic planning, risk mitigation, leadership coaching, and culture development grounded in emotional intelligence and values-based decision‑making, making her a strong contributor to boards focused on ethical, person-centered, high-performing operations.
Kelly also brings a background in benefits advising through her work with employers and individuals, with a focus on supplemental insurance solutions that improve financial wellness and employee retention.
Christina M. Brandt
Christina M. Brandt
Christina M. Brandt
Strategic Business Advisor
Christina M. Brandt is President of ReImagine Possibilities, Inc., bringing more than 30 years of entrepreneurial and operational leadership experience. As a third-generation business leader, she has guided companies through growth, operational scale, and long-term sustainability.
For Wellderly, Christina provid
Strategic Business Advisor
Christina M. Brandt is President of ReImagine Possibilities, Inc., bringing more than 30 years of entrepreneurial and operational leadership experience. As a third-generation business leader, she has guided companies through growth, operational scale, and long-term sustainability.
For Wellderly, Christina provides high-level strategic oversight, focusing on business viability, operational structure, funding strategy, and scalable systems, as a contracted Advisor with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), supported through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She helps ensure Wellderly is built on strong financial, operational, and cultural foundations.
Christina is also a Certified Narrative Life and Career Coach and author of The Cloud Book of Wonder, reflecting her commitment to purposeful leadership and legacy-centered growth.
About Wellderly's Founder
Catherine Kammerer, CDP
Catherine Kammerer, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, is the founder and executive director of Wellderly. With years of clinical experience in emergency medicine, and surgery & coordination for organ tissue and eye transplant, she brings a systems-oriented approach to elder care innovation.
Catherine’s leadership is shaped as much by personal experience as by professional insight. She founded Wellderly inspired by her aunt, (pictured here on the left), and motivated by the challenges she witnessed families face in finding dignified, supportive care. Catherine’s commitment is further deepened by her mother’s own long term care journey in memory care. Combining firsthand understanding of caregiving realities with strategic execution, Catherine leads Wellderly to advance aging-in-place solutions that are centered on preserving independence and purpose.