BrightStar Care explained
BrightStar Care is a US-based home-care franchise company.[1] [2]
History
BrightStar Care founded by Shelly Sun and her husband in 2002,[3] located in Gurnee, Illinois.[4] Shelly Sun is the company’s CEO and Andy Ray is the company's Chief Operating Officer.[5] In 2005, the company began franchising its businesses.[6] BrightStar Care and its CEO were the topic of a 2011 episode of the television series Undercover Boss.[7] [8]
Locations are found in thirty-eight states and Canada. As of 2016, there were about 300 franchise locations.[9] [10] As of 2017, the company employed 100,000 nurses and caregivers.[11] In 2018, there were 329 BrightStar Care locations.[12] That year BrightStar Care also acquired Iowa-based HomeChoice Senior Care.[13] [14] [15] The company provides assisted-living and memory care, in addition to other forms of care,[16] such as ALS care.[17]
Businesses
BrightStar is a source of in-home nurses[18] and care assistance for the elderly, temporarily infirmed, and ill;[19] in addition to physical, speech and occupational therapies for children and others.[20] Franchises are each known by the name “BrightStar Care of”, followed by the location’s city or region of the state. The company also developed the BrightStar Connections program for those suffering from Alzheimer's or Dementia.[21]
The company also founded BrightStar Senior Living in 2014,[22] which provides retirement communities in various regions.[23] Each of the locations are owned by an independent franchise operator.[24]
Notes and References
- News: BrightStar Care welcomes new managers, announces new client care coordinator. Star Democrat .
- News: BrightStar Care Welcomes. Star Democrat .
- Web site: BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leadership Team. Harvard Business School.
- Web site: BrightStar Care featured on Sunday's 'Undercover Boss'. Kathleen Quilligan . NWI Times.
- News: BrightStar Care taps Steve Schildwachter as chief marketing officer . Chicago Business Journal.
- Web site: BrightStar Care. 11 May 2016. CNBC.
- Web site: The Entrepreneur's Guide To Success With BrightStar CEO Shelly Sun. Kevin. Kruse. Forbes Magazine.
- Web site: BrightStar Care to open, provide home care services. Centre Daily.
- Web site: BrightStar Care to Add 26 Home Care Locations in Philadelphia. 15 August 2016. Home Health Care News.
- News: BrightStar Care of Huntsville under new ownership. Alabama.com.
- Web site: BrightStar CEO: Major Tech, Workforce Investments Sharpen Competitive Edge. 3 January 2017. Home Health Care News.
- Web site: BrightStar Care has six Cleveland area territories available for franchising. Crain's Cleveland Business.
- News: HomeChoice Senior Care joins BrightStar Care. Business Record .
- Web site: Transactions: BrightStar Acquires Iowa Agency. 16 April 2018. Home Health Care News.
- Web site: BrightStar, FirstLight Start to Turn Independent Operators Into Franchisees. 17 April 2018. Home Health Care News.
- Web site: BrightStar to soon start welcoming residents. Peter Lindblad. HNG News.
- News: BrightStar Care gives caregiver hours to man with ALS, job for son . The Austin Statesman.
- News: Matt Hayes, owner, BrightStar Care of Mid-Missouri . Columbia Business Times . 2018-09-25 . 2018-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142235/http://columbiabusinesstimes.com/2018/06/27/matt-hayes-owner-brightstar-care-of-mid-missouri/ . dead .
- Web site: Perspective - The versatile D.C. investor with a buzzy nonprofit. Washington Post.
- Web site: Lubbock nurse named BrightStar Care's Southeast Finalist for Nurse of the Year award. Ellysa Harris A-J. Media. Lubbock Online.
- Web site: BrightStar Care celebrating 750 clients. Edmond Sun.
- Web site: BrightStar to Franchise 100-Property Senior Living Pipeline. Senior Housing News .
- Web site: Taking Care of Business: 2018 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference Gets it Done!. Franchising Magazine.
- Web site: BrightStar Care Scales Back Growth Plans for Senior Living Franchise Model. 23 May 2018. Home Health Care News.
