In Home Health Care News, Joel Theisen, CEO of Lifesprk shared how he is: “Personally willing to bet everything I’ve got — every asset I own — on that game and I am doing that ...
Lifesprk Making Moves
In Home Health Care News’ article ‘Intermountain Bets Big on Home-Based Mentality’ Lifesprk is highlighted for making moves scaling its own, separate home-based primary care offering, Lifesprk Health, in its Minnesota market. The move is, ...
Next Avenue Readers Speak Up About Elderspeak
When Next Avenue first published their piece “The Negative Effects of Elderspeak” in one of their January issues, they received more than 11,000 reactions and almost 3,000 comments, clearly touching a nerve with readers. In ...
Can One Person Change Our ‘Sick Care’ System?
Joel Theisen, Lifesprk CEO, addressed a crowd of sagers at their fall conference in Minnesota. His goal: helping people age magnificently. In SAGE-ing’s recent blog post, Joel shares how this is possible – how each ...
Top Trends in Home Care for 2019
In many ways, 2018 was a coming of age for the home care industry, as it steadily became recognized as a key part of the overall continuum of care due to its ability to keep ...
Lifesprk Venture Reduces Health System Readmissions, Adds Innovator Bill Thomas
When Homespire launched in May, the goal of the new private-duty home care model was simple: Use an in-home approach to cut health care costs, reduce rehospitalization rates and prevent emergency room visits for Utah’s rapidly ...
Lifesprk CEO on Cover of Home Care Magazine
On the cover of the September issue of Home Care Magazine is Joel Theisen, RN, CEO of Lifesprk and Homespire, talking a new model of care that is paving the way to help health systems ...
Baby Boomers Shake Off ‘Perennials’ And Other Aging Labels
Home-based care providers may need to rethink how they refer to their baby boomer clients, as many have rejected traditional labels describing older adults in favor of more inventive alternatives. Indeed, the widely accepted tag ...
LHC Group, FirstLight, Lifesprk Craft Strategies to Combat Social Isolation
Tackling senior isolation has become a priority for many in-home care providers in recent years, from large franchise-based companies like Cincinnati-based FirstLight Home Care to small but growing operations like Edina, Minnesota-based Lifesprk. It’s also been an important ...
Intermountain, Lifesprk Team Up for New Joint Venture
For almost two years, Intermountain Healthcare—a Utah-based health system that boasts 22 hospitals, more than 180 clinics and its own health insurance plan—has been searching for the perfect home care partner to help it proactively ...
