We are hiring for immediate openings!  (more…)

It is great that Chicago recognizes all the great work that our Concierge Professionals do for our fabulous city.  I have had the pleasure of meeting many of these dedicated professionals, and they are a group of very hard working, diverse, customer-service oriented people.  (more…)

As the baby boomers have started turning 65, the prevalence of family caregiving has skyrocketed. More and more families are taking on the responsibility of caring for their loved ones and a recent article by SmartMoney blogger Anne Tergesen cites a new report that confirms just how much responsibility. (more…)

While this article is set in Wisconsin with Wisconsin facts, it has a global message.  The unpaid caregivers, the unsung heroes, are really you and me.  All of us.  (more…)

Based on a survey by the Franchise Research Institute, BrightStar was named one of 25 World Class Franchises!  (more…)

According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Because glaucoma affects over 4 million Americans and nearly 70 million people worldwide and experts estimate that half don’t even know it yet, we wanted to take a closer look at what glaucoma is and what can be done to prevent or detect it. (more…)

Caring for a loved one with special health needs can feel pretty overwhelming a times. While BrightStar Care’s team of devoted professionals can help take a huge amount of the burden from your shoulders, there are still details you want to attend to — appointments to remember, status reports to share with concerned friends and relatives, daily tasks to perform and so on. So you’ll be relieved to know that BrightStar Care has a Web-based application that can make coordinating all these items a snap. We call it CareTogether. You’ll call it a lifesaver. (more…)

In a bold announcement Tuesday, the US government is calling for a national strategy that would assist those suffering from alzheimer’s, their families and those in the healthcare community that treat them.  (more…)

We at BrightStar we all know first-hand just how special a Therapy Dog can be.  We have Brickles, the first ever BrightStar Therapy Dog, to remind us of this every day.  (more…)