About BrightStar Care

BrightStar Care is a leading provider of high-quality home care and medical staffing services in the United States, operating through over 400 independently owned and operated locations across 41 states. Founded in 2002 by Shelly Sun and her husband in Gurnee, Illinois, the company has grown into a trusted national brand offering a comprehensive continuum of care. BrightStar Care is dedicated to delivering compassionate, professional, and personalized care that empowers individuals of all ages—from infants to seniors—to live well in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes.

BrightStar Care offers an extensive range of services, including:

In-Home Care: Assistance with companionship, hygiene, mobility, and daily living activities for seniors, adults, and children, tailored to help clients age in place or recover from medical conditions.
Skilled Nursing: Nurse-led medical care provided at home, such as therapy, disease management, infusion services, and in-home blood draws.
Memory Care: Specialized services for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, with personalized and proactive care plans.
Medical Staffing: Providing healthcare personnel including nurses, therapists, and administrative staff on a per diem, temporary, contract, or permanent basis to hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories, and other healthcare facilities.
Business Partnerships: Collaborations that benefit healthcare organizations and their patients by ensuring adequate staffing and care coordination.

Personalized care plans supervised by Registered Nurses tailored to the client’s overall health, current needs, and healthcare goals.

A comprehensive range of in-home care services including companionship, personal care (assistance with feeding, bathing, mobility, grooming), skilled nursing care (wound care, home infusion therapy, medication management), and short-term transitional care.

Specialized care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients with specially trained caregivers.

Availability of in-home therapies such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

Pediatric nursing and in-home child care services for children with special needs or chronic conditions.

Emphasis on helping clients remain safe and independent in their familiar home environment.

Industry-leading employee screening and training with Registered Nurse oversight on every care plan.

Offers medical staffing solutions for hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and more, providing personnel on a per diem, temporary, contract, or permanent basis.

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