Leading Executives in Home Health Care Services

Shawna Gisch

CEO, Optum Home & Community Care, Optum Home & Community Care (UnitedHealth Group)

Leads Optum’s home-based care arm, overseeing integration and scale-up of LHC Group and Amedisys to form the nation’s largest home health platform.

Barb Jacobsmeyer

President & CEO, Enhabit, Inc.

First CEO of the Encompass Health spinout; steering quality and payer strategy while initiating a 2026 succession plan.

Laura Tortorella

Chief Executive Officer, AccentCare

Operator-focused leader who took the helm in 2023 to accelerate partnerships with health systems and expand hospice/personal care service lines.

Andrew (Andy) Ray

Chief Executive Officer, BrightStar Care

Former franchisee-turned-CEO driving operational consistency and growth across 400+ franchised and company-owned home care locations.

R. Dirk Allison

Chairman & CEO, Addus HomeCare

Longtime industry operator credited with disciplined M&A and payer diversification in personal care, home health and hospice.

Jeff Shaner

Chief Executive Officer, Aveanna Healthcare

Led Aveanna’s pivot to preferred payer strategies and value-based arrangements across private-duty nursing, home health and hospice.

Dan Savitt

President & CEO, VNS Health

Heads one of the largest nonprofit home- and community-based care organizations, integrating care delivery with managed long‑term care plans in NY.

Ananth Mohan

Chief Executive Officer, Elara Caring

Promoted from COO to CEO to scale multi‑state skilled home health, hospice, and personal care through operational transformation and tech enablement.

Paul Mastrapa

President & CEO, Interim HealthCare (Caring Brands International)

Franchise-savvy operator leading a 330+ location network offering the full continuum from personal care to skilled home health and hospice.

Margaret Haynes

President & CEO, Right at Home

Franchise growth and workforce advocate; also 2024 president of HCAOA’s board, elevating home care’s policy voice.

Brent Guerisoli

Chief Executive Officer, The Pennant Group

Oversees a decentralized ‘operating company’ model across 100+ home health and hospice agencies; led notable Pacific Northwest expansion.

Mike Asselta

Chief Executive Officer, Compassus

Former Fresenius U.S. care delivery COO now scaling integrated home health, hospice, palliative and infusion services via major health system JVs.

Kirk Allen

President, Humana Home Solutions (oversees CenterWell Home Health), Humana | CenterWell Home Health (Home Solutions)

Humana’s Home Solutions executive who currently oversees CenterWell Home Health following leadership changes; focused on value-based home care integration.

David Causby

President & CEO, Gentiva

Former Kindred at Home chief now steering the nation’s largest hospice provider and palliative platform, including post‑ProMedica acquisition footprint.

David Baiada

Chief Executive Officer (transition to Board pending), BAYADA Home Health Care

Led BAYADA’s conversion to a nonprofit and multi‑state growth; in August 2025 announced a planned transition to board service during CEO succession.

Joel L. Wherley

Chief Executive Officer, VITAS Healthcare (Chemed)

Long‑time VITAS operator elevated from President & COO to CEO in July 2025 to lead one of the largest U.S. hospice providers.

April Anthony

Chief Executive Officer, VitalCaring Group

Serial home health entrepreneur (Encompass founder, former Homecare Homebase CEO) now building VitalCaring into a Southeastern home health platform.

Dave Wagnon

Chief Executive Officer, Care Advantage, Inc.

Deal‑maker CEO tapped in Feb. 2025 to lead the Mid‑Atlantic’s largest privately held home‑care provider through its next M&A‑driven growth phase.

Heather Dixon

President & Chief Operating Officer, Addus HomeCare

Former Acadia Healthcare CFO moved from Addus board to President & COO in Sept. 2025, strengthening operations across personal care, home health and hospice.

Andy Johnston

President, Hospice & Personal Care Services, AccentCare

Leads AccentCare’s hospice and personal care services, a key growth and integration area within one of the largest U.S. home‑based care providers.