Company History
.Tom watched J.D.s early challenges and researched ways in which to facilitate personal success. The
Para/Quad Services was established by Thomas R. Frazier in 1988 after his son (J.D.) was injured on the job. J.D. fell from a ladder and fractured vertebrae at the 4th and 5th cervical level and transecting his spinal cord, further resulting in permanent paralysis from the neck down. Tom watched J.D.s early challenges and researched ways in which to facilitate personal success. The biggest hurdle perceived, second only to illness or injury itself, was facilitating individual client success through processes that help identify good matches between clients and staff.

Toms answer developed into utilizing quality home care staff to avoid, monitor, and respond to negative health issues associated with catastrophic injury; to facilitate increased relative independence; and to provide efficient care delivery. With just such services, J.D. was able to return to a productive lifestyle. Since his accident in 1984, J.D. and his wife are the proud parents of a daughter born in 2003. He has earned his bachelor of science and masters degrees. During the same time, J.D. has actively participated in the Peer Support program at Shepherd Center in Atlanta.

During J.D.s formal education process, he and his father frequently pondered ways in which individuals with catastrophic disabilities were succeeding in life, and how those who were not could be assisted. J.D. designed a graduate research project in Conflict Management to understand challenges in Private Home Care Provider services in health care delivery.

Tom turned over operation of Para/Quad Services to J.D. after his years of being a quad, formal education, and initiation and orientation in the business.