BrightStar Care
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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Founder | Shelly Sun |
| Headquarters | Gurnee, Illinois |
| Website | www |
BrightStar Care is a US-based home-care franchise company.[1][2]
BrightStar Care founded by Shelly Sun and her husband in 2002,[3] located in Gurnee, Illinois.[4] Shelly Sun is the company’s CEO[5] and Andy Ray is the company's Chief Operating Officer.[6] In 2005, the company began franchising its businesses.[7][8] BrightStar Care and its CEO were the topic of a 2011 episode of the television series Undercover Boss.[9][10]
Locations are found in thirty-eight states and Canada. As of 2016, there were about 300 franchise locations.[7][11] As of 2017, the company employed 100,000 nurses and caregivers.[5] In 2018, there were 329 BrightStar Care locations.[12] That year BrightStar Care also acquired Iowa-based HomeChoice Senior Care.[13][14][15] The company provides assisted-living and memory care, in addition to other forms of care,[16] such as ALS care.[17]