For the second consecutive year, The Joint Commission has
presented BrightStar Care with the Enterprise Champion for Quality award.
The award recognizes BrightStar Care for its efforts to promote the delivery of high-quality home health care to its franchisees through Joint Commission accreditation.
Margherita C. Labson, RN, of The Joint Commission with BrightStar Care
Co-Founders JD and Shelly Sun, Chief Clinical Quality Officer Sharon Roth Maguire and President Thom Gilday
BrightStar Care is a national private duty home care franchisor
with more than 260 locations that provide skilled and non-medical home care and staffing services to individuals, families and health care facilities. BrightStar Care provides around the clock services in the home, including live-in or hourly care, companionship, dementia care, medication set-ups and reminders, skilled nursing care and much more.
The Enterprise Champion for Quality award carries unique
requirements relevant to franchisors, including:
The franchisor is legally organized and registered, and
maintains an organization of franchises that are eligible for accreditation by The Joint Commission.
At the time of application, the franchisor has a minimum of 10
franchises accredited in good standing by The Joint Commission.
The franchisor demonstrates that 95 percent of all eligible
franchises are accredited and in good standing with The Joint Commission.
The Joint Commission applauds the efforts of BrightStar Care to
promote quality-focused home care, said Margherita C. Labson, RN, executive director, Home Care Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission. Through the Enterprise Champion for Quality award, BrightStar Care has distinguished itself among others as being committed to delivering a higher standard of care. We are honored to be recognized again by The Joint Commission, said Shelly Sun, CEO and co-founder, BrightStar Care. We are proud of our franchisees and their commitment to attaining and maintaining Joint Commission accreditation. As health care organizations become more focused on high-quality, cost-effective, outcome- based care, it is more important than ever for us to align ourselves with an organization like The Joint Commission.
BrightStar Care is only one of two franchisors to receive the
Enterprise Champion for Quality award since it was established in 2013. Click here for more information about the Enterprise Champion for Quality award.
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