BrightStar Care News

March 13, 2024 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, Ill. - Global Franchise Award conducted its annual Franchise Awards. BrightStar Care® was among the top franchises recognized in Global Franchise’s 2024 awards, as the winner of the Best Nursing Franchise Award category for its outstanding achievements in the franchise industry.

"We take immense pride in our recognition as one of the top franchise brands globally," said Pete First, Chief Development Officer at BrightStar Care. "Our commitment to delivering a higher standard of care to every client, coupled with our unwavering dedication to recruiting the best and brightest nurses and caregivers in the market, truly sets us apart."

The Global Franchise Annual Awards aim to acknowledge businesses that have demonstrated outstanding performance, innovation, and a commitment to excellence over the last 12 months. Each franchise was assessed by a panel of independent judges made up of leading members of…

January 19, 2024 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, IL. - BrightStar Care was recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®. The 2024 Franchise 500® ranks BrightStar Care as 279 for its outstanding performance in areas including unit growth, financial strength and stability, and brand power.

“We are honored to have achieved a steady year-over-year presence on the Franchise 500 list for fourteen consecutive years, demonstrating the dedication and profound ambition of our franchise network,” said Pete First, Chief Development Officer of BrightStar Care.

“Every brand on the Franchise 500 has its own unique story, but they all collectively make the same statement: Franchising is strong and resilient, is full of innovation and opportunity, and provides a powerful entrepreneurial path for many people,” says Jason Feifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine. “Our 45th annual ranking is full o…

October 12, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, IL., - BrightStar Care was recognized as one of the top 400 franchise brands in the county on the Franchise Times Top 400 annual rankings list for 2023. 

The Franchise Times Top 400 is an exclusive annual ranking of the largest U.S.-based franchise systems by global systemwide sales. The project is the result of a five-month research and reporting effort that leads to the most credible and objective franchise ranking available, said Franchise Times Editor-in-Chief Laura Michaels. The collection of systemwide sales data also provides useful insight into the franchise industry’s performance as the shakeout continues following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are truly honored to once again secure our position on this prestigious annual list of the nation’s top franchises, alongside numerous other esteemed franchise brands,” said Pete First, Chief Development Officer of B…

BrightStar Care’s Monumental Avalere Health Analysis is Honored for The Most Innovate Use of Data in Franchising

GURNEE, ILL. // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // JULY 07, 2023 - Franchise Update Media conducted its 5th annual Franchise Innovation Awards contest this spring. The goal of the awards is to identify and recognize the franchisors creating and implementing the most original and successful innovative strategies and tactics to build their brand. BrightStar Care was recognized with the Most Innovative Use of Data Award.

“We are thrilled our strategic efforts, research, and dedication to acquiring data have been nationally recognized by Franchise Update through the publication’s prestigious Innovation Award series,” said Teresa Celmer, Chief Marketing Officer at BrightStar Care. “By commissioning Avalere Health, this study validated the power of BrightStar Care’s nurse-led care model to deliver superior clinical outcomes fo…

Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are building a better world

June 30, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, IL – Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced today that Shelly Sun of BrightStar Care was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year ® 2023 Midwest Award winner. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the preeminent competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Sun was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors, and other regional business leaders. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, and impact among other core contributions and attributes.

“I am immensely grateful to be recognized by Ernst & Young as an Entrepreneur Of The Year ® 2023 Midwest Award winner among other talented and dedic…

May 19, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, ILL. - BrightStar Care was awarded The Joint Commission 2023 Enterprise Champion for Quality Award for the eleventh consecutive year.

BrightStar Care is the only home care organization to achieve this title for more than a decade, with more than 95 percent of its corporate and independently owned and operated offices accredited by The Joint Commission. Additionally, BrightStar Care is one of only two franchisors to receive this title since the award's inception in 2013.

Receiving the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission means that healthcare organizations have completed a comprehensive on-site review and precisely follow the standards and requirements established by The Joint Commission. To achieve accreditation, organizations must incorporate and consistently maintain Joint Commission standards and requirements into their policies, procedures, processes, and training materials. Joint Commis…

BrightStar Care Franchisees Expand Their Home Care Footprints into New Untapped Territories 

April 19, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, ILL. - BrightStar Care just announced that 17 franchise owners within its network have expanded their home care footprints. Notably within the cohort of franchisees who are experiencing growth is one owner who expanded into multiple states and four owners who are first time multi-unit franchise owners.

Each franchisee truly embodies the BrightStar Care brand and mission and are committed to providing a higher standard of quality care to the new communities they will serve. Dan Price has been the proud Owner and President of BrightStar Care of Leesburg, Virginia, since 2016 and just opened 16 new BrightStar Care locations across Maryland, D.C., and West Virginia. With this 16-unit expansion, Price is now a multi-unit franchise owner across multiple states within the BrightStar Care franchise system. Pric…

April 06, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, ILL. - BrightStar Care announced today the acquisition of eight BrightStar Owned (BSO) locations bringing its number of company-owned agencies to 30. The eight locations added to the BrightStar Owned umbrella are located in Wisconsin. These eight locations were previously owned by BrightStar Care franchisees Susan Rather, Jeff Tews and Ryan Tews, who owned and operated their agencies for more than 16 years.

BrightStar Care created BrightStar Owned to expand the brand’s corporate-owned footprint and utilize these agencies as testing sites for new technologies and processes BrightStar Owned agencies also pilot new payer and reimbursement models and accept Medicare Advantage plans and other key national account referrals. Since its launch in February 2022, BrightStar Owned has used key insights from its agencies to prioritize areas to benefit BrightStar Care’s entire franchise network.

Rather and Tews ar…

Shelly Sun is to be inducted into the Hall of Honor in McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards Spring 2023

March 23, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, Ill. - BrightStar Care, Founder and CEO Shelly Sun was named a McKnight's Women of Distinction award winner in the Hall of Honor category for 2023. McKnight's Women of Distinction awards is a joint program of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living, and McKnight’s Home Care. The program, in its fifth year, recognizes women who have made a significant impact on their organization or in the industry.

This spring, Sun will be inducted into the Hall of Honor as part of McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program which honors senior-level professionals in the C-suite or at a level equivalent to the vice president or higher who have made instrumental contributions to their organizations and have established innovation and growth within their companies. McKnight’s also considers each …

Teresa Celmer is Promoted to the C-Suite

March 17, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com // GURNEE, ILL. - BrightStar Care announced today that Teresa Celmer has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer. After serving as BrightStar Care's Senior Vice President of Marketing since 2019, where she grew brand awareness and drove recruitment efforts, Teresa is taking the next step in her career by entering the BrightStar Care C-Suite.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Celmer will be responsible for the overall vision, leadership, and execution of all marketing programs and initiatives under the BrightStar Group Holdings umbrella: BrightStar Care, BrightStar Senior Living®, and BrightStar® Care Homes™. Celmer will also be at the helm of developing and executing BrightStar Care's long and short-term marketing strategies. Over the last few years, Celmer has played an instrumental role in marketing and internal and external communications.

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January 25, 2023 // FranchiseMarketingSolutions.com / Gurnee, IL - BrightStar Care was recognized in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®. The 44th annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500® is a sought-after honor in the franchise industry. Recognized as an invaluable resource for potential franchisees, the 2023 Franchise 500® recognizes BrightStar Care for its outstanding performance in areas including unit growth, financial strength and stability, and brand power. 

“For the past thirteen years BrightStar Care has held a steady year-over-year presence on the Franchise 500® list,” said Shelly Sun, CEO and Founder of BrightStar Care.

In Entrepreneur’s continuous effort to best understand and evaluate the ever-changing franchise marketplace, the company’s 44-year-old ranking formula continues to evolve as well. The editorial team researches and assesses several factors that go into the evaluation including costs and fees, size and growth, support, brand strength, and financial…