Fortune Magazine’s annual “Best Workplaces in Aging Services” list once again features a number of familiar names from the home-based care space. The top-15 home-based care organizations on this year’s list include ComForCare, Senior Helpers, 24 Hour Home Care, Compass Care and Reliant at Home. SCAN Health Plan was also included. Every year, Fortune puts […]
Category: Franchises
True to its word, BrightStar Care is investing in company-owned locations with the acquisition of eight agencies in Florida and Alabama. The eight locations will now operate as BrightStar-owned agencies, marking the largest purchase the company has made since launching the corporate-owned focus program in February. Over the past few months, BrightStar Care has committed […]
Working in home care wasn’t the original plan for many of the leaders and entrepreneurs that are now operating in this space. But life circumstances, the business opportunity in senior care and a greater call to aid others meant home care became their ultimate, and likely final, destination. In many cases, being an outsider coming […]
More often than ever, professionals from other sectors are changing course, entering the home care industry and jump starting their careers by becoming franchisees. This new class of home care franchise owners brings with them backgrounds in law, hospitality, public relations and other areas. Since moving into the home care sector, many have been able […]
A home care company is turning the franchise model on its head. Instead of making potential new owners pay an initial franchise fee, HomeWell Care Services announced that it will remove the fee for new owners moving forward. Now, new owners will now be able to reinvest what would otherwise be their initial franchise fee […]
While the majority of their services and energy is concentrated in U.S. markets, a number of home-based care providers are continuing to see the value in participating in international markets. By providing services to countries around the world — whether directly or through franchisees — several U.S.-based companies have taken advantage of demand overseas by […]
As more home care franchise companies begin to embrace company-owned or corporate-owned locations, veterans in the space are analyzing the return on investment of their long-held locations. While company-owned locations are more recent additions at a number home care agencies, BrightStar Care got its start with a handful of company-owned locations in 2002. In fact, […]
When Margaret Haynes was appointed CEO of Right at Home in April, she had already established herself as a veteran within the company. Since 2014, she has served as chief operating officer. She first joined Right at Home in 2011. What many do not know is that Haynes has not only served as one of […]
In some ways, preparation and experimentation are two sides of the same coin in that the latter gives way to the former. Over the years, a number of home care franchise companies have added company-owned locations to their larger franchise networks. These locations function as “test kitchens” that allow providers to experiment with new programs […]
A month after Right at Home announced that Brian Petranick resigned from his long-held position as president and CEO, the company appointed Margaret Haynes — formerly the COO — to the role. “I’m really humbled by the fact that I have the opportunity now to serve as the CEO and president of Right at Home,” […]
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