Elara Caring Names Ian Gordon as President of Operations

ADDISON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elara Caring, one of the nation’s leading providers of home health care services, today announced that Ian Gordon has been named as President of Operations at the company, effective immediately. In this position, Gordon will be responsible for corporate performance improvement, payment integrity, Elara Caring’s Caretinuum program and its new “Partner of Choice” program. He will report to CEO Scott Powers.

Gordon previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Solera Health, Senior Vice President of Health Plan Operations at Regence BlueCross BlueShield and Chief Operations Officer at BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina He has also held prominent positions at McKesson Health Solutions and Concentra Preferred Systems.

“At Elara Caring, our unwavering commitment has been to provide quality care to our 60,000 daily patients when and where they need it. We have no doubt that Ian has proven himself to be the dedicated leader and advocate that our patients come to expect from us,” said Scott Powers, CEO of Elara Caring. “Ian will bring the experience needed to build upon the successes we’ve achieved. We are excited and grateful for Ian to join our team and help us as we continue to provide the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.”

“I am excited and humbled at the opportunity to join an incredible company that is leading the home care industry in delivering compassionate and high-quality care,” said Gordon. “I thank Scott and the rest of the team for being so welcoming and I look forward to getting to work and contributing to our success.”

Gordon holds an undergraduate degree from Montclair State University, and graduate degrees from Rider University and the University of Virginia.

About Elara Caring

Elara Caring (www.elara.com) is one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, with a footprint in the Northeast, Midwest and South. Elara brings together three award-winning organizations — Great Lakes Caring, National Home Health Care, and Jordan Health Services — into one transformational company, which provides the highest-quality comprehensive care continuum of personal care, skilled home health, hospice care and behavioral health. The company, comprised of 35,000 caregivers serving over 60,000 patients and their families daily, in 225 locations across 16 states, is focused on providing patients with the “right care, at the right time, in the right place.”