I frequently note the social change that we have experienced over the last 100+ years when speaking about how we care for seniors in our culture; identifying the previous and disappearing standard of multi-generational families and the concept of “taking care of our own”.  The idea of “It Takes A Village”, in the recent past, has been considered a novel approach, whereas for most of human history, that was just the way it was.  (more…)

A new film by Scott Kirschenbaum’s titled, “You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t,” chronicles the daily life of a woman living with Alzheimer’s.  (more…)

We are extremely lucky here at BrightStar to be surrounded by staff members that truly live up to the mission of BrightStar and provide quality care to all our clients. We often receive words of praise and acknowledgement from individuals and families we assist, but none have been as moving as the recent testimonial given to us about our RN Case Manager, Christina Lapinska.  (more…)

A.C.Os (accountable care organizations) are coming!  And the initial results appear to be good.  (more…)

Each BrightStar franchisee has a different story behind finding their calling in homecare. For our Chattanooga owner, Rick Collett, it was a terrible accident led him to see the value in what BrightStar delivers.  (more…)

BrightStar Chicago is excited to welcome two new people to our family.  (more…)

Each month we recognize employees who have been nominated by our staff for going above and beyond for our clients. Meet our February Stars of the Month!  (more…)

This video on CNN Money is fabulous!  Not only does it highlight how the mature, experienced nurses are an amazing asset to a healthcare system, but it shows that nursing is an industry that recognizes the benefits of an older workforce.  (more…)

The Baker Institute Policy Report, put out by the James A. Baker III Institute For Public Policy of Rice University, may be one of the best synopsis that I’ve read in helping to point out the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the healthcare workforce.  (more…)

Sandy, a Registered Nurse, has committed her life to healthcare and serving others. She began her career in neonatal intensive care, and quickly realized that upon being released home, many patients didn’t receive the continued care they needed. Sandy then joined one of the first nurse-owned pediatric homecare units, spending many nights on the road training skilled caregivers on how to provide quality healthcare to their patients. (more…)