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02/28/2013 - ResCare CEO highlighted by CareerBuilder
In a recent interview with CareerBuilder that spotlights industry leaders, ResCare President and CEO Ralph G. Gronefeld, Jr. discusses how ResCare’s mission is central to motivating and engaging employees, why quality is vital to our organization and, most importantly, how the services ResCare provides help the people we support reach their highest level of independence. Read more...

07/19/2012 - Rehab Without Walls client receives Child of the Year award
ResCare's Rehab Without Walls client Monsterrat Contreras overcomes rare brain disorder and stroke and receives Child of the Year award from the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Read more...

06/26/2012 - Family produces song to stop the r-word
The Wright family in Wilmington, NC is hoping a song they produced called It Starts With A Voice will help spread the national campaign for people to stop using the r-word. Read more...

12/28/2011 - Oh, the places he’ll run
Completing marathons in all 50 states may have most people ready to kick their feet up and relax. But for ResCare Vice President of Risk Services Ross Davison, it was time to face a new challenge. Read more...

11/28/2011 - ResCare HomeCare Louisville Branch Named 2011 Top 25 Percent by HomeCare Elite
ResCare HomeCare Louisville branch today announced that it has been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite™ Top 25 Percent, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its sixth year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies, ranking winners by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance. Read more...

11/04/2011 - ResCare Employee Honored During Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
(Washington, DC) In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Lesly Diaz, business and community liaison for ResCare-operated Homestead Job Corps Center (HJCC), was awarded a “Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition” by U.S. Rep David Rivera. Read more...

09/12/2011 - ResCare and Community Alternatives Kentucky (CAKY) pull teams to compete in 2011 Special Olympics Kentucky Big Brown Truck Pull
The ResCare and CAKY Pull Teams will compete in the Special Olympics Kentucky 2011 Big Brown Truck Pull presented by ResCare to put their muscle into raising funds for year round sports training and competitions for people with developmental disabilities. Read more...

07/06/2011 - Rest Assured offered in Ohio as Medicaid option that is cheaper and less intrusive than other options
At Third Annual Elder Rights Conference in Augusta, GA, ResCare HomeCare spotlights their approach of creating collaboration between professionals, family caregivers and the patient to help the patient feel more in charge and ensure things are done according to their wishes. Read more...

06/23/2011 - ResCare HomeCare’s approach to finding solutions for seniors focuses on patient involvement in choices
At Third Annual Elder Rights Conference in Augusta, GA, ResCare HomeCare spotlights their approach of creating collaboration between professionals, family caregivers and the patient to help the patient feel more in charge and ensure things are done according to their wishes. Read more...

06/23/2011 - ResCare CFO David Miles recognized as CFO of the Year in community service
Business First recognized seven Louisville-area financial officers during its third-annual CFO of the Year awards luncheon. Read more...

06/22/2011 - ResCare Premier Named Provider for Veterans with Brain Injuries
ResCare today announced that its acquired brain injury services providers, ResCare Premier Texas and ResCare Premier Illinois, have been selected by the Veterans Administration (VA) to participate in the Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury. Read more...

05/25/2011 - ResCare’s Rest Assured® featured as one of 100 Brilliant Companies in Entrepreneur®
ResCare’s Telecare system, Rest Assured®, takes top billing in the seniors category of Entrepreneur's annual look at the brightest ideas, the hottest industries and the most insightful innovators. Read more...

05/04/2011 - Finding the right home care for our aging relatives or loved ones
ResCare Senior Director Shelle Womble discusses options available for helping seniors live as independently as possible and shares information about educational seminars on dementia and related illnesses. Read more...

04/28/2011 - ResCare HomeCare Senior Director published in CARING Magazine
Shelle Womble, ResCare HomeCare Senior Director, has been published in CARING Magazine. Her article, Private Duty Equals Custom Care, appears in the March 2011 issue. Read more...

04/26/2011 - Kentucky proposes using telecare systems like ResCare’s Rest Assured^® for Medicaid
State seeks to make telecare like ResCare’s Rest Assured^® service available to its disabled and elderly Medicaid recipients, expecting it could save money. Read more...

03/11/2011 - Seniors’ rising desire to “age in place” is driving innovation
Cameras, sensors, and video chat allow caregivers of seniors to be hundreds of miles away and still help care for their loved one. Read more...

03/11/2011 - ResCare HomeCare Employee Honored as Best in Country by National Private Duty Association
When a devastating flood hit Cedar Rapids, IA, Tina Hartson and her family lost everything – the family home, her husband’s job and the money to replace the home and belongings her husband, children, father-in-law and pets all shared. Read more...

01/04/2011 - TV Tokyo profiles ResCare's Rest Assured^® for Japanese audiences
Viewers of TV Tokyo in Japan learned how to help their loved ones stay at home and age in place with ResCare's Rest Assured^® telecare services. Read more...

01/04/2011 - Technology offers elderly many home care options for living more healthy and independent lives
Remote medical and home care services using technology to keep people healthy, safe and more independent are on the rise, including ResCare's Rest Assured^® telecare system. Read more...