BrightStar Care In-Home Care Blog

 “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”*    During National Nurses Week, we wanted to honor nurses everywhere by taking the time to truly hear what they have to say...

 The Challenge: Cost Containment for Chronic Conditions Management of Congestive Heart Failure is extensive and expensive, placing heavy demands on health care system resources due to long hospital stays, multiple readmissions and other...

In February, BrightStar Care announced the national winners of our annual Nurse of the Year and Caregiver ofthe Year awards at its annual conference. Our CEO and Founder, Shelly Sun made an unprecedented decision to recognize all eight regional...

We are pleased to announce that 185 BrightStar Care® agencies have received one or more of the 2022 Best of Home Care® awards from Home Care Pulse (HCP)® for the high-quality care we provide our clients every day.   Our locally...

This article was written during the peak of the Omicron variant, as reflected by some of the information shared within it highlighting how important respite care can be during a national health crisis.Family caregivers who are constantly on call...

Family members are first in line for caregiving responsibilities, whether raising children or caring for a spouse, or aging family members. Yet, while home care has been around since 1965 when Medicare and Medicaid were established, the concept of...

After serving six years as a Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy and nearly 26 years as a contractor with the Department of Defense, Chris McCreary now uses his military background to successfully operate BrightStar Care of Northern Kentucky.  ...

At the beginning of the pandemic, people throughout the world were cheering and clapping for healthcare workers. Nurses were revered and recognized. Today, those same nurses are quitting their jobs in droves.   Nurses who are serving in our...

Thoughts of the holiday season may have you dreaming of sugar plums and family gatherings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa. But what about navigating holidays throughout the year, like the 4th of July, when spousal and family...

Planning your own long-term care gives you choices about care as you age. The truth is, most families don't plan until it's too late because long-term care planning isn't a well-known or frequently discussed subject. On the other hand,...