Staffing still might be the biggest challenge for Briggs Home Care, but the company is taking a unique approach in order to recruit new talent. Instead of going down the traditional path to find new caregivers, the Iowa-based home care provider has started to cast a wide net for workers by reaching out to church […]
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VITAS Healthcare Appoints New COO VITAS Healthcare, an end-of-life care provider based in Miami, has named Joel Wherley as chief operating officer. In this role, Wherley reports to VITAS CEO Nick Westfall and oversees the operations of the company’s 44 hospice programs in 14 states, which reach more than 16,300 patients daily. Wherley has 30 years […]
Sodexo Expands Home Care Market in UK Quality of life services provider Sodexo has announced the acquisition of UK home care provider Prestige Nursing + Care. The acquisition will help expand Sodexo’s private-pay home care market in the UK, as well as build on the company’s brand Comfort Keepers, according to a press release Monday. […]
A proprietary medical documentation and device company with a 70-history has stepped across the line from providing products to providing services by acquiring operations in the private duty home care space. West Des Moines, Iowa-based Briggs Healthcare has recently started a new business line as the owner and operator of private duty home care companies—with plans […]