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The Star Tribune announced the Top 150 Workplace rankings and Lifespark was among the winners at #10 on the list of mid-size companies. This prestigious list rates the best places to work in the Twin Cities. Read on for the full list.

Senior care company Lifespark has raised a $16.1 million Series A round of funding, the company announced on Thursday. The investment was led by California-based Virgo Investment Group. Minnetonka-based Cherry Tree & Associates served as an adviser on the deal. Lifespark provides in-home care for seniors. It plans to use the capital to invest in an electronic-records […]

Lifespark — a home-based care company known for its innovative whole-person focus — has scored a new $16.1 million investment, the first the company has accepted since its 2004 founding. The investment — which was led by Burlingame, California-based private equity firm Virgo Investment Group — came in the form of Series A preferred stock. […]

“It [all] relates to this phone call, which I get all the time,” Schneeman said. “[It goes], ‘My dad died last year and mom is not doing as well as we thought … her memory is worse than we thought. She’s on 12 different medications. She sees all these doctors. And my sister doesn’t really […]

On the heels of the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the Observer has announced the hottest Flyover Tech Companies in Digital Health naming Lifespark as one of the top 20. Coined by the Observer, flyover companies describe the Middle America disruptors and Lifespark is thrilled to be part of that list representing Minnesota. Breaking […]

Andrew Dolan of Home Health Care News took a deeper dive into Lifespark and North Memorial Health’s partnership to develop a senior strategy to help people achieve their best health. ‘Minneapolis-based North Memorial Health has partnered with Lifespark, a holistic home care provider also based in Minneapolis, to help serve the health system’s rapidly aging […]

A new care coordination program to predict and address the health needs of North Memorial’s elderly patients is different from prior attempts, its leaders said, in one key way. “This time its going to work!” proclaimed Joel Theisen, chief executive of Lifespark, the St. Louis Park-based elder care provider that has joined with North Memorial […]

Home Health Care News published their ‘crystal ball’ predictions for the home health and home care industries in 2020 this week. Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen was among those asked to share his perspective on what the biggest factors will be to shape home care and how he sees the industry changing. Read on for what […]

The Star Tribune: North Memorial Partners With Elder Care Provider To Screen Patients For Problems  A new care coordination program to predict and address the health needs of North Memorial’s elderly patients is different from prior attempts, its leaders said, in one key way. …Under the new program, a group of North Memorial’s elderly patients […]

Lifespark, North Memorial Health unveil LEADS Lifespark and North Memorial Health have partnered to make an alternative delivery system for whole person senior services. The idea behind the new system is to take into account a senior’s entire health care journey in order to more adequately serve his or her needs. Read on for the […]