Great Lakes Caring Targets Population Health With Fuller in C-Suite

Creating partnerships with local health care organizations and driving the value and benefits to home health is a top priority for industry veteran Brian Fuller, as he settles into his new role as chief strategy officer for Jackson, Michigan-based Great Lakes Caring Home Health and Hospice. His appointment was announced October 13 by the company. […]

Workforce Development Tips from LHC Group, BrightStar, Great Lakes Caring

Many leaders across the home health care industry agree that staffing is among the greatest challenges they’ll face over the next decade. To attract and retain top talent and help surmount a growing workforce shortage, some large home health and home care companies are “testing the heart” of applicants, drawing inspiration from a well-known e-commerce brand, […]

NuevaCare Leads Industry Among Fastest-Growing Agencies

In-home care providers continue to see tremendous growth year after year, with more than a few being listed among the “fastest-growing,” according the 2017 Inc. 5000 ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The 2017 roundup featured a total of 22 in-home care providers, up from 13 last year. This stronger presence should come as no […]

Long-Time Great Lakes Caring CEO William Deary Steps Down

After more than two decades, Great Lakes Caring Home Health and Hospice will have a new CEO. William Deary has stepped down from the role and exited the Jackson, Michigan-based company that he founded in 1994. Adam Nielsen, who was named president of Great Lakes in January 2016, has assumed the CEO position, effective immediately. […]

3 Home Health Providers Earn Top Workplace Honors

Headlines about retention challenges in home health and home care might create the impression that agencies are not great places to work. But at least a few standouts challenge this notion—including the home health companies that appear on this year’s Fortune rankings of the top 20 workplaces in health care. Dallas-based Encompass Home Health and […]

New Home Health Leaders Rise in ‘Rocket Science’ Era

As data continues to be the name of the game in the home health industry, one of the largest home health and hospice providers is evolving its executive plan to meet this challenge. Midwest-based Great Lakes Caring, which operates 24 locations with over 2,600 employees in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, announced the promotion of three […]

Business Briefs: Great Lakes Caring’s Executive Leadership

Great Lakes Caring Announces Executive Leadership Appointments Great Lakes Caring Home Health and Hospice, a Midwest provider of coordinated continuum care, including home health, palliative and hospice care, has named four executive leadership hires in its “Leadership 2025 – Evolution of Excellence” plan. The plan puts in place key leadership promotions to advance the company’s […]