Interim HealthCare’s Jennifer Sheets Honored with Silver Stevie® in 2022 American Business Awards®

Sheets recognized for her outstanding leadership, generating exponential company growth over the past two challenging years

Interim HealthCare Inc., the nation’s leading franchise network of home care, senior care, care coordination, home health, hospice and healthcare staffing services, today announced that CEO and President Jennifer Sheets received a Silver Stevie in the “Woman of the Year – Consumer Services” category at the 2022 American Business Awards®.

Over the past two-plus years, Sheets’ commitment to improving the quality of life for patients and their families through the power of care coordination and home healthcare has become especially important. Her steadfast leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic helped ensure the safety of not only Interim HealthCare’s employees, but countless individuals working within the home healthcare industry. Sheets established the industry’s only website for sourcing personal protective equipment (PPE) and opened it up to competitors worldwide to purchase at fair-market prices and at scale. In total, an estimated three million units of critical PPE items were distributed to more than 1,000 agencies across the U.S. and five other countries.

During the pandemic, Sheets also spent countless hours advocating with federal and state governments for the “essential” worker status of America’s 3.2 million home healthcare workers, participating in meetings with top officials to ensure these workers were kept safe while doing their jobs. Sheets continues to advocate for the home healthcare workforce by pushing for better reimbursement rates, more reimbursement for technology-enabled care, targeted education opportunities for nurses and expanded recruitment efforts to meet the growing demand for home healthcare services.

Sheets also oversaw the growth of Interim HealthCare in 2021, including exponential expansion to the number of franchises within its network, that positioned the brand for acquisition by Wellspring Capital Management. In reviewing her accomplishments, the American Business Awards judges praised Sheets’ work as “exemplary leadership in the time of crisis” with “laudable foresight, proactive and results-oriented work.”

“Providing home healthcare access to more people in need and offering superior care coordination services from the comfort of home is the driving force behind what we do,” said Jennifer Sheets, CEO and president of Interim HealthCare. “I am grateful for this recognition as we continue in our commitment to positively impact the quality-of-care delivery and health outcomes for people across the country.”

The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. This year, more than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in a wide range of categories. More than 230 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2022 Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

For more information on Interim HealthCare’s services, please visit www.interimhealthcare.com.

About Interim Healthcare

Founded in 1966 and First in Home Care®, Interim HealthCare Inc. is unique in combining the commitment of local ownership with the support of a national organization that develops innovative programs and quality standards. The only major franchise brand in its category to offer the full continuum of care, the company strives to improve the delivery of home healthcare and staffing services through 330 plus locations servicing the U.S. Ranked number one for the fourth year in a row by Entrepreneur magazine, franchisees employ nurses, therapists, aides, companions and other healthcare professionals who provide 25 million hours of home care to 200,000 people each year, as well as telehealth and care coordination services, to meet a variety of home health, senior care, hospice, palliative care, pediatric care and healthcare staffing needs. For more information or to locate an Interim HealthCare office, visit www.interimhealthcare.com.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

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