Senior Helpers Names Strategy Leader; Griswold Home Care Appoints CFO

Senior Helpers announces senior director of strategic programs

Senior Helpers has named David Chandler its senior director of strategic programs.

Maryland-based Senior Helpers is a home care franchise organization that operates across 44 states. The company — recently acquired by the investment arm of Advocate Aurora Health — has over 320 locations worldwide.

In his new role, Chandler will be responsible for brokering partnerships and supporting Senior Helpers’ LIFE Profile, a data-driven assessment tool that is used to put together defined care plans for the company’s clients.

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“Before I joined the Senior Helpers team, I was a believer in LIFE Profile as a customer who saw the benefits of this assessment tool firsthand,” Chandler said in a statement. “I’m thrilled to be in the position to help even more people by ensuring positive outcomes for our clients, which Senior Helpers has made our highest priority.”

Previously, Chandler managed financial operations and led staff development at Retirement Center Management. Before that, he served as a quality and safety coordinator and registered nurse.

“We recognize that the home care industry continues to experience unprecedented growth, and [David] will bring a personal passion to supporting research and evidence-based practices, all grounded in LIFE Profile,” Peter Ross, CEO of Senior Helpers, said in a statement.

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Griswold Home Care names CFO

Katherine Schiavino has joined Griswold Home Care’s team as chief financial officer.

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based Griswold Home Care currently provides personal care services across 200 locations in 30 states. The franchiser also offers hospice care at some of its locations, plus an array of other services aimed at enabling aging in place.

Schiavino has 24 years of finance leadership experience and will play a key role in helping Griswold Home Care enhance its brand, according to the company.

Additionally, Schiavino will be in charge of the financial management and protection of Griswold Home Care’s assets and lead its strategic growth efforts.

“I am confident that Katherine will be an excellent match for this position and a strong asset to the finance team, and I am excited to see her apply her industry experience to help grow our business,” Michael Slupecki, Griswold Home Care CEO, said in a statement. “Having worked with Katherine previously, I know she will be a great fit for our expanding team.”

Prior to her appointment as CFO, Schiavino was vice president of finance and interim CFO at BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy.

Prospero Health adds two c-suit clinical executives

Home-based medical care company Prospero Health announced it has appointed two new leaders to its clinical team. Dr. Kris Smith was named chief clinical officer, with Dr. Theresa Soriano named associate chief clinical officer.

Founded in 2019, Boston-based Prospero Health is a physician-led home-based health care company that provides supportive care to people with advanced illnesses. As of March 2021, Prospero served roughly 12,000 patients in 26 states.

Dr. Smith previously served as president of naviHealth’s home-based medical care division. During his time at naviHealth, he played a key role in establishing a national network of home-based medical care practices.

Before joining Prospero Health, Dr. Soriano was Cityblock’s first Northeast chief health officer.

She currently serves as president of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine, a Chicago-based professional and advocacy organization that represents physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers and other health care professionals dedicated to working in the field of home-based medical care.

“Dr. Smith and Dr. Soriano understand that health care has typically been organized around the customs of the health care system, as opposed to the needs of patients and families,” Doug Wenners, co-founder and CEO of Prospero Health, said in a statement. “They have embraced Prospero’s model of providing care to people whenever and wherever they need it because the patient-first model has served as their life’s work. We are fortunate and grateful to have them on our team.”

Elara Caring hires CIO

Elara Caring has named Kyle Seiter its chief information officer.

Elara Caring is one of the 10 largest home health providers in the U.S., according to the Atlanta-based data and technology firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The Addison, Texas-based provider currently has about 225 offices across 16 states, where it’s 32,000 caregivers take care of around 65,000 patients daily.

As CIO, Seiter will be responsible for managing Elara Caring’s information and computer technology systems and leading the company’s technological procedures.

“With Kyle’s nearly 25 years of experience as a key leader in information technology, he is uniquely positioned to lead Elara’s IT platforms and strengthen our business model,” Elara Caring CEO Scott Powers said in a statement. “We are eager to welcome Kyle to the team, and [have] his expertise to improve our technology services to provide the best quality of care for our patients and advance our business to reach more patients in need.”

Prior to joining Elara Caring, Seiter was chief information and technology officer at TPx Communications.

InnovAge enlists new CIO

InnovAge (Nasdaq: INNV), the largest PACE system in the country, has appointed Alice Raia as CIO.

Denver-based InnovAge serves 6,600 seniors in Colorado, New Mexico, California, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

PACE is a Medicare and Medicaid program that helps keep people in their communities instead of nursing homes. Oftentimes, programs are run out of community-based centers with the support of in-home care providers and their staff.

In her new role, Raia will be in charge of InnovAge’s strategy and development for data management, digital technologies integration, information technologies and technical transformation.

Raia will also head up the company’s data and technology integration efforts.

“Older adults are projected to outnumber children under age 18 for the first time in US history by 2034,” InnovAge President and CEO Maureen Hewitt said in a statement. “As such, the need for caregiver and health services for older Americans is growing rapidly and requires the PACE, industry to invest heavily in technology to stay ahead of the curve.”

Raia brings to InnovAge more than 25 years of health care and technology experience, most recently as vice president of digital experience engineering at Kaiser Permanente in California.

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