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On the cover of the September issue of Home Care Magazine is Joel Theisen, RN, CEO of Lifespark and Homespire, talking a new model of care that is paving the way to help health systems and payers succeed as they feel increased pressure to deliver value-based whole person care, stay relevant, and provide better outcomes. […]

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 of “senior” seems to be on its way out, along with other labels such as “aged” or “elderly,” which never […]

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 Lifespark. It’s also been an important point for Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), one of the two largest home health providers in the nation. Read […]

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 keep elderly patients well and away from its own facilities. It found that partner more than 1,400 miles away. Read […]

By Maria Castellucci  | May 8, 2018 Intermountain Healthcare recently announced a joint venture with home healthcare company Lifespark to provide seniors with nonclinical support services. Under the partnership, case managers will provide 24/7 assistance to seniors in their homes for an array of needs, including financial planning and helping patients find their purpose and passion. The case […]

Joel Theisen founded Lifespark 14 years ago to help break what he calls the “roller coaster of health care crisis” in which seniors find themselves making repeat visits to the hospital or emergency room that eventually lead to them ending up in a nursing home. “This roller coaster is happening at enormous rates around the […]

Senior care company Lifespark reported a growth rate of nearly 45 percent since 2014. It had 2016 revenue of more than $18.2 million and moved up the Fast 50 List one spot from last year. CEO and Founder Joel Theisen talks about the company’s growth – Read more for the full interview.

By Carlo Calma | October 10, 2017 In an industry striving to meet increasing demand, one home care provider is ramping up its growth while developing a differentiated model based on its culture. Edina, Minnesota-based Lifespark, a provider of short- and long-term post-acute services in the metropolitan Twin Cities area, is banking on its philosophy of whole […]

The Minnesota Business Magazine has announced its finalists for their 2017 Innovators in Health & Wellness Awards and Joel Theisen, RN, Lifespark CEO & Founder is one of three Minnesota executives named finalists for the Health Care Executive Award. “I’m honored to be counted alongside Siyad Abdullahi, President and CEO of Informed Health Systems, and Andrea […]

Lifespark has earned a position of 4123 amid Inc. 5000’s national ranking for the fastest-growing private companies in America. For the past 36 years, Inc. has recognized companies who exercise the body and the mind, push the boundaries of strategy and innovation, and are considered by Inc., ‘the superheroes of the U.S. economy.’ Read more for […]